Tree Cover Loss in Indonesia
Indonesia: Tree Cover Loss was 1.16 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Tree Cover Loss in Indonesia, 2001–2025
Source: Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, tree cover loss in Indonesia stood at 1.16 million hectares.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss in Indonesia peaked at 2.42 million hectares in 2016 and was at its lowest, 544,812 hectares, in 2003.
Indonesia ranks 6th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.20 million hectares | 544,812 hectares | 1.94 million hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.60 million hectares | 1.14 million hectares | 2.42 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 million hectares | 841,390 hectares | 1.40 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
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)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 13.1 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 13.1 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 12.69 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree cover loss in Indonesia?
- Tree cover loss in Indonesia was 1.16 million hectares in 2025, according to Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA).
- What is the highest tree cover loss recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.42 million hectares in 2016.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 544,812 hectares in 2003.
- How does Indonesia rank for tree cover loss?
- Indonesia ranks 6th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tree cover loss rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA), published as part of Tree Cover Loss (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Shows year-by-year tree cover loss, defined as stand level replacement of vegetation greater than 5 meters, within the selected area. The tree cover loss data set is a collaboration of the University of Maryland, Google, USGS, and NASA, and uses Landsat satellite images to map annual tree cover loss at a 30 × 30 meter resolution. Note that “tree cover loss” is not the same as “deforestation” – tree cover loss includes change in both natural and planted forest, and does not need to be human caused. The data from 2011 onward were produced with an updated methodology that may capture additional loss. Comparisons between the original 2001-2010 data and future years should be performed with caution.