Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre in Indonesia

Indonesia: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre was 0.0059 million t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0059 million t per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
27th
of 200 countries
All-time high
0.0073 million t per square kilometre
in 1990
All-time low
0.0056 million t per square kilometre
in 2000
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre in Indonesia, 1990–2023

00.0020.0040.0060.0081990200620231990: 0.007 million t per square kilometre1991: 0.007 million t per square kilometre1992: 0.007 million t per square kilometre1993: 0.007 million t per square kilometre1994: 0.007 million t per square kilometre1995: 0.007 million t per square kilometre1996: 0.006 million t per square kilometre1997: 0.006 million t per square kilometre1998: 0.006 million t per square kilometre1999: 0.006 million t per square kilometre2000: 0.006 million t per square kilometre2001: 0.006 million t per square kilometre2002: 0.006 million t per square kilometre2003: 0.006 million t per square kilometre2004: 0.006 million t per square kilometre2005: 0.006 million t per square kilometre2006: 0.006 million t per square kilometre2007: 0.006 million t per square kilometre2008: 0.006 million t per square kilometre2009: 0.006 million t per square kilometre2010: 0.006 million t per square kilometre2011: 0.006 million t per square kilometre2012: 0.006 million t per square kilometre2013: 0.006 million t per square kilometre2014: 0.006 million t per square kilometre2015: 0.006 million t per square kilometre2016: 0.006 million t per square kilometre2017: 0.006 million t per square kilometre2018: 0.006 million t per square kilometre2019: 0.006 million t per square kilometre2020: 0.006 million t per square kilometre2021: 0.006 million t per square kilometre2022: 0.006 million t per square kilometre2023: 0.006 million t per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million t per square kilometre.

Analysis

Indonesia recorded 0.0059 million t per square kilometre for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre in Indonesia peaked at 0.0073 million t per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0056 million t per square kilometre, in 2000.

That places Indonesia 27th out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre in Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre in Indonesia, 1990 to 2023.
Year million t per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0073 million t per square kilometre —
1991 0.0071 million t per square kilometre -2.1%
1992 0.007 million t per square kilometre -2.1%
1993 0.0068 million t per square kilometre -2.2%
1994 0.0067 million t per square kilometre -2.2%
1995 0.0065 million t per square kilometre -2.3%
1996 0.0064 million t per square kilometre -2.3%
1997 0.0062 million t per square kilometre -2.4%
1998 0.0061 million t per square kilometre -2.5%
1999 0.0059 million t per square kilometre -2.5%
2000 0.0056 million t per square kilometre -6.0%
2001 0.0056 million t per square kilometre +0.5%
2002 0.0056 million t per square kilometre +0.5%
2003 0.0056 million t per square kilometre +0.5%
2004 0.0057 million t per square kilometre +0.5%
2005 0.0057 million t per square kilometre +0.5%
2006 0.0057 million t per square kilometre +0.5%
2007 0.0057 million t per square kilometre +0.5%
2008 0.0058 million t per square kilometre +0.5%
2009 0.0058 million t per square kilometre +0.5%
2010 0.0058 million t per square kilometre +0.5%
2011 0.0058 million t per square kilometre -0.3%
2012 0.0058 million t per square kilometre -0.3%
2013 0.0058 million t per square kilometre -0.3%
2014 0.0058 million t per square kilometre -0.3%
2015 0.0057 million t per square kilometre -0.3%
2016 0.0058 million t per square kilometre +0.6%
2017 0.0058 million t per square kilometre +0.6%
2018 0.0058 million t per square kilometre +0.6%
2019 0.0059 million t per square kilometre +0.6%
2020 0.0059 million t per square kilometre +0.6%
2021 0.0059 million t per square kilometre -0.7%
2022 0.0059 million t per square kilometre +0.1%
2023 0.0059 million t per square kilometre +0.1%

Indonesia compared with similar countries

  • Indonesia's 0.0059 million t per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0026 million t per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Indonesia's 0.0059 million t per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0041 million t per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0066 million t per square kilometre 0.0059 million t per square kilometre 0.0073 million t per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0057 million t per square kilometre 0.0056 million t per square kilometre 0.0058 million t per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0058 million t per square kilometre 0.0057 million t per square kilometre 0.0059 million t per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0059 million t per square kilometre 0.0059 million t per square kilometre 0.0059 million t per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 24 Colombia 0.0062 million t per square kilometre compare
  2. 25 Peru 0.0062 million t per square kilometre compare
  3. 26 Brazil 0.0062 million t per square kilometre compare
  4. 28 Cameroon 0.0058 million t per square kilometre compare
  5. 29 New Zealand 0.0058 million t per square kilometre compare
  6. 30 Japan 0.0056 million t per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre in Indonesia?
Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre in Indonesia was 0.0059 million t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0073 million t per square kilometre in 1990.
What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0056 million t per square kilometre in 2000.
How does Indonesia rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre?
Indonesia ranks 27th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre
Unit
million t per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
202 places, 6,712 data points, 1961–2023
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Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.