Rice yields in Indonesia
Indonesia: Rice yields was 5.29 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rice yields 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
Indonesia recorded 5.29 tonnes per hectare for rice yields in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice yields in Indonesia peaked at 5.36 tonnes per hectare in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.72 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
Indonesia ranks 35th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.86 tonnes per hectare | 3.29 tonnes per hectare | 4.25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.34 tonnes per hectare | 4.2 tonnes per hectare | 4.43 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.61 tonnes per hectare | 4.39 tonnes per hectare | 5.01 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.13 tonnes per hectare | 5 tonnes per hectare | 5.36 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.23 tonnes per hectare | 5.13 tonnes per hectare | 5.29 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 32 France 5.34 tonnes per hectare compare
- 33 Azerbaijan 5.31 tonnes per hectare compare
- 34 Bangladesh 5.29 tonnes per hectare compare
- 36 Kazakhstan 5.22 tonnes per hectare compare
- 37 Dominican Republic 5.1 tonnes per hectare compare
- 38 Afghanistan 5.06 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 rice yields in Indonesia?
- Rice yields in Indonesia was 5.29 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 rice yields recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.36 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- What is the lowest rice yields recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.72 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does Indonesia rank for rice yields?
- Indonesia ranks 35th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice yields rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 Rice yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.