Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Indonesia
Indonesia: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use was 5.42 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Indonesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Indonesia stood at 5.42 tonnes per hectare. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Indonesia peaked at 5.42 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.5 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
That places Indonesia 34th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.39 tonnes per hectare | 2.87 tonnes per hectare | 3.78 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.88 tonnes per hectare | 3.8 tonnes per hectare | 4.01 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.34 tonnes per hectare | 4.03 tonnes per hectare | 4.81 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.12 tonnes per hectare | 4.87 tonnes per hectare | 5.35 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.35 tonnes per hectare | 5.2 tonnes per hectare | 5.42 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 31 Hungary 5.63 tonnes per hectare compare
- 32 Slovakia 5.56 tonnes per hectare compare
- 33 Uzbekistan 5.5 tonnes per hectare compare
- 35 Bangladesh 5.41 tonnes per hectare compare
- 36 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.36 tonnes per hectare compare
- 37 Portugal 5.31 tonnes per hectare compare
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 cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Indonesia?
- Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Indonesia was 5.42 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.42 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does Indonesia rank for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Indonesia ranks 34th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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 Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.