Agricultural land use per person in Indonesia
Indonesia: Agricultural land use per person was 0.2284 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2284 hectares per person
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
129th
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.747 hectares per person
in 1800
All-time low
0.2128 hectares per person
in 2006
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural land use per person in Indonesia, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2025, agricultural land use per person in Indonesia stood at 0.2284 hectares per person.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use per person in Indonesia peaked at 0.747 hectares per person in 1800 and was at its lowest, 0.2128 hectares per person, in 2006.
Indonesia ranks 129th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.
Agricultural land use per person in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.4323 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 0.4646 hectares per person | +7.5% |
| 1200 | 0.5002 hectares per person | +7.7% |
| 1300 | 0.5406 hectares per person | +8.1% |
| 1400 | 0.585 hectares per person | +8.2% |
| 1500 | 0.6081 hectares per person | +3.9% |
| 1600 | 0.624 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 1700 | 0.6363 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 1710 | 0.6467 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1720 | 0.6571 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1730 | 0.6674 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1740 | 0.678 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1750 | 0.6891 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1760 | 0.7001 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1770 | 0.7116 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1780 | 0.7233 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1790 | 0.7354 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 1800 | 0.747 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1810 | 0.7182 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1820 | 0.6904 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1830 | 0.6641 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1840 | 0.6391 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1850 | 0.6152 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1860 | 0.5917 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1870 | 0.5694 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1880 | 0.5488 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1890 | 0.5291 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1900 | 0.5273 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1910 | 0.4868 hectares per person | -7.7% |
| 1920 | 0.4581 hectares per person | -5.9% |
| 1930 | 0.437 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 1940 | 0.4201 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1950 | 0.45 hectares per person | +7.1% |
| 1951 | 0.4448 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1952 | 0.439 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1953 | 0.4328 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1954 | 0.4261 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1955 | 0.4192 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1956 | 0.412 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1957 | 0.4045 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1958 | 0.397 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1959 | 0.3895 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1960 | 0.382 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1961 | 0.372 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1962 | 0.3646 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3576 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.3495 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.343 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.3357 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.328 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.3233 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.3186 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.3116 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.3052 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2991 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2926 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2863 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2815 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.2748 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2699 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2659 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2635 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2608 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2577 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2549 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2508 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2453 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2545 hectares per person | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.2627 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2714 hectares per person | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2707 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.267 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2662 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2422 hectares per person | -9.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2372 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2375 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2336 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2358 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2331 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.23 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2277 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2302 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2298 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2283 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2239 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2217 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.217 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2153 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2128 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2132 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2152 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2177 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2193 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2221 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2231 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2247 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2276 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2279 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2301 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2288 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2276 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2274 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2272 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2273 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2277 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2262 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.2279 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.2284 hectares per person | +0.2% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 0.2284 hectares per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4169 hectares per person, 55% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 0.2284 hectares per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2284 hectares per person, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.4323 hectares per person | 0.4323 hectares per person | 0.4323 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.4646 hectares per person | 0.4646 hectares per person | 0.4646 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.5002 hectares per person | 0.5002 hectares per person | 0.5002 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.5406 hectares per person | 0.5406 hectares per person | 0.5406 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.585 hectares per person | 0.585 hectares per person | 0.585 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.6081 hectares per person | 0.6081 hectares per person | 0.6081 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.624 hectares per person | 0.624 hectares per person | 0.624 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.6363 hectares per person | 0.6363 hectares per person | 0.6363 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.6467 hectares per person | 0.6467 hectares per person | 0.6467 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.6571 hectares per person | 0.6571 hectares per person | 0.6571 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.6674 hectares per person | 0.6674 hectares per person | 0.6674 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.678 hectares per person | 0.678 hectares per person | 0.678 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.6891 hectares per person | 0.6891 hectares per person | 0.6891 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.7001 hectares per person | 0.7001 hectares per person | 0.7001 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.7116 hectares per person | 0.7116 hectares per person | 0.7116 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.7233 hectares per person | 0.7233 hectares per person | 0.7233 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.7354 hectares per person | 0.7354 hectares per person | 0.7354 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.747 hectares per person | 0.747 hectares per person | 0.747 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.7182 hectares per person | 0.7182 hectares per person | 0.7182 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.6904 hectares per person | 0.6904 hectares per person | 0.6904 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.6641 hectares per person | 0.6641 hectares per person | 0.6641 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.6391 hectares per person | 0.6391 hectares per person | 0.6391 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.6152 hectares per person | 0.6152 hectares per person | 0.6152 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.5917 hectares per person | 0.5917 hectares per person | 0.5917 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.5694 hectares per person | 0.5694 hectares per person | 0.5694 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.5488 hectares per person | 0.5488 hectares per person | 0.5488 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.5291 hectares per person | 0.5291 hectares per person | 0.5291 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.5273 hectares per person | 0.5273 hectares per person | 0.5273 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.4868 hectares per person | 0.4868 hectares per person | 0.4868 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.4581 hectares per person | 0.4581 hectares per person | 0.4581 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.437 hectares per person | 0.437 hectares per person | 0.437 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.4201 hectares per person | 0.4201 hectares per person | 0.4201 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.4215 hectares per person | 0.3895 hectares per person | 0.45 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3474 hectares per person | 0.3186 hectares per person | 0.382 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.285 hectares per person | 0.2635 hectares per person | 0.3116 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2596 hectares per person | 0.2453 hectares per person | 0.2714 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2374 hectares per person | 0.2277 hectares per person | 0.2662 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2195 hectares per person | 0.2128 hectares per person | 0.2298 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2258 hectares per person | 0.2193 hectares per person | 0.2301 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2274 hectares per person | 0.2262 hectares per person | 0.2284 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 126 Malaysia 0.2445 hectares per person compare
- 127 United Kingdom 0.2431 hectares per person compare
- 128 Andorra 0.2402 hectares per person compare
- 130 East Timor 0.2252 hectares per person compare
- 131 Samoa 0.2175 hectares per person compare
- 132 Dominican Republic 0.2097 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Indonesia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.8289 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1786 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.7886 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2154 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use per person in Indonesia?
- Agricultural land use per person in Indonesia was 0.2284 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use per person recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.747 hectares per person in 1800.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use per person recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2128 hectares per person in 2006.
- How does Indonesia rank for agricultural land use per person?
- Indonesia ranks 129th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.