Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Indonesia
Indonesia: Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre was 39.08 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
39.08 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
39th
of 181 countries
All-time high
42.95 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2015
All-time low
7.7 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Indonesia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Indonesia is 39.08 metric tons per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Indonesia peaked at 42.95 metric tons per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.7 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1963.
That places Indonesia 39th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.93 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 8.97 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1963 | 7.7 metric tons per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1964 | 8.87 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1965 | 8.47 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1966 | 9.59 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1967 | 8.61 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1968 | 11.22 metric tons per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 1969 | 11.21 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 12.23 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 12.58 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 11.95 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 13.9 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1974 | 14.07 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 13.93 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 14.28 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 14.62 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 16.45 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1979 | 16.5 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 18.57 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1981 | 20.58 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1982 | 20.32 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 22.3 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1984 | 23.97 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1985 | 23.94 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 25.2 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 24.97 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 26.68 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 28.11 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 28.66 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 28.12 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 31.04 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1993 | 30.16 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 29.54 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 32.01 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 33.35 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 32.1 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 32.79 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 33.16 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 32.8 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 31.85 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 32.53 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 33.57 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 34.79 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 35.51 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 35.19 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 36.15 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 39.41 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 40.82 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 41.34 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 40.43 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 42.13 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 41.87 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 41.58 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 42.95 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 41.34 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 42.83 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 41.57 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 39.55 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 38.12 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 38.34 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 40.74 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 39.08 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.1% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 39.08 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.21 metric tons per square kilometre, 3.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 39.08 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.95 metric tons per square kilometre, 4.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.17 metric tons per square kilometre | 7.7 metric tons per square kilometre | 11.22 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.05 metric tons per square kilometre | 11.95 metric tons per square kilometre | 16.5 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.46 metric tons per square kilometre | 18.57 metric tons per square kilometre | 28.11 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.09 metric tons per square kilometre | 28.12 metric tons per square kilometre | 33.35 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.26 metric tons per square kilometre | 31.85 metric tons per square kilometre | 40.82 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.56 metric tons per square kilometre | 39.55 metric tons per square kilometre | 42.95 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.07 metric tons per square kilometre | 38.12 metric tons per square kilometre | 40.74 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 36 El Salvador 42.52 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 37 Malawi 40.25 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 38 North Korea 39.76 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 40 Azerbaijan 38.16 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 41 Rwanda 34.31 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 42 Belarus 33.19 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Indonesia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.131 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 662.79 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7808 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4061 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Indonesia?
- Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Indonesia was 39.08 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.95 metric tons per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7 metric tons per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Indonesia rank for cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre?
- Indonesia ranks 39th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereal production (metric tons) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.