Cropland per person over the long-term in Indonesia
Indonesia: Cropland per person over the long-term was 0.1894 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Cropland per person over the long-term in Indonesia, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 0.1894 hectares per person for cropland per person over the long-term in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long-term in Indonesia peaked at 0.6057 hectares per person in 1800 and was at its lowest, 0.1667 hectares per person, in 2006.
That places Indonesia 82nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.
Cropland per person over the long-term in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.2907 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 0.3229 hectares per person | +11.1% |
| 1200 | 0.3585 hectares per person | +11.0% |
| 1300 | 0.3989 hectares per person | +11.3% |
| 1400 | 0.4434 hectares per person | +11.1% |
| 1500 | 0.4664 hectares per person | +5.2% |
| 1600 | 0.4823 hectares per person | +3.4% |
| 1700 | 0.4946 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 1710 | 0.5051 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 1720 | 0.5154 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 1730 | 0.5258 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 1740 | 0.5364 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 1750 | 0.5475 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 1760 | 0.5585 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 1770 | 0.57 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 1780 | 0.5817 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 1790 | 0.5939 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 1800 | 0.6057 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 1810 | 0.577 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 1820 | 0.5494 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 1830 | 0.5232 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 1840 | 0.4984 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 1850 | 0.4746 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 1860 | 0.4519 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 1870 | 0.4305 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 1880 | 0.4103 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 1890 | 0.3906 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 1900 | 0.3775 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1910 | 0.3399 hectares per person | -10.0% |
| 1920 | 0.3132 hectares per person | -7.9% |
| 1930 | 0.2933 hectares per person | -6.4% |
| 1940 | 0.2778 hectares per person | -5.3% |
| 1950 | 0.294 hectares per person | +5.8% |
| 1951 | 0.2902 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1952 | 0.2861 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1953 | 0.2818 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1954 | 0.2771 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1955 | 0.2723 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1956 | 0.2673 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1957 | 0.2622 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1958 | 0.2571 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1959 | 0.2519 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1960 | 0.2468 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1961 | 0.2404 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1962 | 0.2364 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.2328 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.228 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2247 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.2205 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2159 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.2143 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2125 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2083 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2053 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2023 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1987 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1952 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.193 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.19 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1871 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.185 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1847 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1837 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1827 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1816 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1794 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1798 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1863 hectares per person | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1937 hectares per person | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2004 hectares per person | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2017 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1963 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.198 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1816 hectares per person | -8.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1773 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1784 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1754 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1785 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1795 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1771 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1755 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1786 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1789 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1785 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1749 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.174 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1701 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1687 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1667 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1677 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1703 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1733 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1753 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1785 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.18 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.182 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1853 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.186 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1886 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1876 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1869 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1869 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1871 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1874 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.188 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1867 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1889 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.1894 hectares per person | +0.2% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 0.1894 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1888 hectares per person, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 0.1894 hectares per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1367 hectares per person, 1.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.2907 hectares per person | 0.2907 hectares per person | 0.2907 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.3229 hectares per person | 0.3229 hectares per person | 0.3229 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.3585 hectares per person | 0.3585 hectares per person | 0.3585 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.3989 hectares per person | 0.3989 hectares per person | 0.3989 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.4434 hectares per person | 0.4434 hectares per person | 0.4434 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.4664 hectares per person | 0.4664 hectares per person | 0.4664 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.4823 hectares per person | 0.4823 hectares per person | 0.4823 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.4946 hectares per person | 0.4946 hectares per person | 0.4946 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.5051 hectares per person | 0.5051 hectares per person | 0.5051 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.5154 hectares per person | 0.5154 hectares per person | 0.5154 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.5258 hectares per person | 0.5258 hectares per person | 0.5258 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.5364 hectares per person | 0.5364 hectares per person | 0.5364 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.5475 hectares per person | 0.5475 hectares per person | 0.5475 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.5585 hectares per person | 0.5585 hectares per person | 0.5585 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.57 hectares per person | 0.57 hectares per person | 0.57 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.5817 hectares per person | 0.5817 hectares per person | 0.5817 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.5939 hectares per person | 0.5939 hectares per person | 0.5939 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.6057 hectares per person | 0.6057 hectares per person | 0.6057 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.577 hectares per person | 0.577 hectares per person | 0.577 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.5494 hectares per person | 0.5494 hectares per person | 0.5494 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.5232 hectares per person | 0.5232 hectares per person | 0.5232 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.4984 hectares per person | 0.4984 hectares per person | 0.4984 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.4746 hectares per person | 0.4746 hectares per person | 0.4746 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.4519 hectares per person | 0.4519 hectares per person | 0.4519 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.4305 hectares per person | 0.4305 hectares per person | 0.4305 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.4103 hectares per person | 0.4103 hectares per person | 0.4103 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.3906 hectares per person | 0.3906 hectares per person | 0.3906 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.3775 hectares per person | 0.3775 hectares per person | 0.3775 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.3399 hectares per person | 0.3399 hectares per person | 0.3399 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.3132 hectares per person | 0.3132 hectares per person | 0.3132 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.2933 hectares per person | 0.2933 hectares per person | 0.2933 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.2778 hectares per person | 0.2778 hectares per person | 0.2778 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.274 hectares per person | 0.2519 hectares per person | 0.294 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2272 hectares per person | 0.2125 hectares per person | 0.2468 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.195 hectares per person | 0.1847 hectares per person | 0.2083 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1886 hectares per person | 0.1794 hectares per person | 0.2017 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.18 hectares per person | 0.1754 hectares per person | 0.198 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1723 hectares per person | 0.1667 hectares per person | 0.1789 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1837 hectares per person | 0.1753 hectares per person | 0.1886 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1879 hectares per person | 0.1867 hectares per person | 0.1894 hectares per person | 6 |
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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 cropland per person over the long-term in Indonesia?
- Cropland per person over the long-term in Indonesia was 0.1894 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6057 hectares per person in 1800.
- What is the lowest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1667 hectares per person in 2006.
- How does Indonesia rank for cropland per person over the long-term?
- Indonesia ranks 82nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland per person over the long-term rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.