What is land area in Indonesia?

Land area in Indonesia was 1.89 million sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Indonesia?

The highest recorded value was 1.89 million sq. km in 2021.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Indonesia?

The lowest recorded value was 1.81 million sq. km in 1961.

How does Indonesia rank for land area?

Indonesia ranks 14th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Indonesia?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Indonesia data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Indonesia

Name: Land area in Indonesia
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Indonesia: Land area was 1.89 million sq. km in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

1.89 million sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

14th

of 216 countries

All-time high

1.89 million sq. km

in 2021

All-time low

1.81 million sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Indonesia, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

Indonesia recorded 1.89 million sq. km for land area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Indonesia peaked at 1.89 million sq. km in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.81 million sq. km, in 1961.

Indonesia ranks 14th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Land area in Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for Land area (sq. km) in Indonesia, 1961 to 2023.
Year	sq. km	Change
1961	1.81 million sq. km	—
1962	1.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1963	1.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1964	1.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1965	1.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1966	1.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1967	1.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1968	1.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1969	1.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1970	1.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1971	1.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1972	1.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1973	1.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1974	1.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1975	1.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1976	1.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1977	1.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1978	1.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1979	1.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1980	1.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1981	1.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1982	1.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1983	1.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1984	1.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1985	1.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1986	1.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1987	1.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1988	1.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1989	1.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1990	1.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1991	1.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1992	1.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1993	1.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1994	1.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1995	1.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1996	1.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1997	1.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1998	1.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
1999	1.81 million sq. km	+0.0%
2000	1.88 million sq. km	+3.6%
2001	1.88 million sq. km	+0.0%
2002	1.88 million sq. km	+0.0%
2003	1.88 million sq. km	+0.0%
2004	1.88 million sq. km	+0.0%
2005	1.88 million sq. km	+0.0%
2006	1.88 million sq. km	+0.0%
2007	1.88 million sq. km	+0.0%
2008	1.88 million sq. km	+0.0%
2009	1.88 million sq. km	+0.0%
2010	1.88 million sq. km	+0.0%
2011	1.88 million sq. km	+0.0%
2012	1.88 million sq. km	+0.0%
2013	1.88 million sq. km	+0.0%
2014	1.88 million sq. km	+0.0%
2015	1.88 million sq. km	+0.0%
2016	1.88 million sq. km	+0.0%
2017	1.88 million sq. km	+0.0%
2018	1.88 million sq. km	+0.0%
2019	1.88 million sq. km	+0.0%
2020	1.88 million sq. km	+0.0%
2021	1.89 million sq. km	+0.8%
2022	1.89 million sq. km	+0.0%
2023	1.89 million sq. km	+0.0%

Indonesia compared with similar countries

Indonesia's 1.89 million sq. km is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96,297 sq. km, 19.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Indonesia's 1.89 million sq. km is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18,270 sq. km, 103.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	1.81 million sq. km	1.81 million sq. km	1.81 million sq. km	9
1970s	1.81 million sq. km	1.81 million sq. km	1.81 million sq. km	10
1980s	1.81 million sq. km	1.81 million sq. km	1.81 million sq. km	10
1990s	1.81 million sq. km	1.81 million sq. km	1.81 million sq. km	10
2000s	1.88 million sq. km	1.88 million sq. km	1.88 million sq. km	10
2010s	1.88 million sq. km	1.88 million sq. km	1.88 million sq. km	10
2020s	1.89 million sq. km	1.88 million sq. km	1.89 million sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Indonesia

11 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.27 million sq. km compare
12 Saudi Arabia 2.15 million sq. km compare
13 Mexico 1.94 million sq. km compare
15 Sudan 1.87 million sq. km compare
16 Libya 1.76 million sq. km compare
17 Iran 1.62 million sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Indonesia?: Land area in Indonesia was 1.89 million sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Indonesia?: The highest recorded value was 1.89 million sq. km in 2021.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Indonesia?: The lowest recorded value was 1.81 million sq. km in 1961.
How does Indonesia rank for land area?: Indonesia ranks 14th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Indonesia?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Indonesia data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 15,371 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.