Agricultural land use in Indonesia
Indonesia: Agricultural land use was 55.12 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land use in Indonesia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land use in Indonesia stood at 55.12 million hectares. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use in Indonesia peaked at 55.12 million hectares in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.23 million hectares, in 1961.
That places Indonesia 16th out of 226 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.02 million hectares | 31.23 million hectares | 33.06 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 34.57 million hectares | 33.20 million hectares | 35.85 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.68 million hectares | 36.27 million hectares | 44.44 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.81 million hectares | 41.36 million hectares | 45.08 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.20 million hectares | 44.62 million hectares | 49.89 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.82 million hectares | 49.88 million hectares | 53.98 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.80 million hectares | 54.38 million hectares | 55.12 million hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More agriculture & rural data for Indonesia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 189.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 13.1% (2025)
- Rural population 116.02 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 40.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 12.69 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use in Indonesia?
- Agricultural land use in Indonesia was 55.12 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 55.12 million hectares in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.23 million hectares in 1961.
- How does Indonesia rank for agricultural land use?
- Indonesia ranks 16th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land used for cultivation of crops and animal husbandry. The total of areas under cropland and permanent meadows and pastures.