Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Indonesia

Indonesia: Forestland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0506 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0506 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
48th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.0642 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1990
All-time low
0.049 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2000
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Indonesia, 1990–2023

00.020.040.061990200620231990: 0.064 1000 ha per square kilometre1991: 0.063 1000 ha per square kilometre1992: 0.062 1000 ha per square kilometre1993: 0.06 1000 ha per square kilometre1994: 0.059 1000 ha per square kilometre1995: 0.057 1000 ha per square kilometre1996: 0.056 1000 ha per square kilometre1997: 0.055 1000 ha per square kilometre1998: 0.053 1000 ha per square kilometre1999: 0.052 1000 ha per square kilometre2000: 0.049 1000 ha per square kilometre2001: 0.049 1000 ha per square kilometre2002: 0.049 1000 ha per square kilometre2003: 0.05 1000 ha per square kilometre2004: 0.05 1000 ha per square kilometre2005: 0.05 1000 ha per square kilometre2006: 0.05 1000 ha per square kilometre2007: 0.051 1000 ha per square kilometre2008: 0.051 1000 ha per square kilometre2009: 0.051 1000 ha per square kilometre2010: 0.051 1000 ha per square kilometre2011: 0.051 1000 ha per square kilometre2012: 0.051 1000 ha per square kilometre2013: 0.051 1000 ha per square kilometre2014: 0.051 1000 ha per square kilometre2015: 0.051 1000 ha per square kilometre2016: 0.051 1000 ha per square kilometre2017: 0.051 1000 ha per square kilometre2018: 0.051 1000 ha per square kilometre2019: 0.051 1000 ha per square kilometre2020: 0.051 1000 ha per square kilometre2021: 0.051 1000 ha per square kilometre2022: 0.051 1000 ha per square kilometre2023: 0.051 1000 ha per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.

Analysis

Indonesia recorded 0.0506 1000 ha per square kilometre for forestland — area, per square kilometre in 2023.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forestland — area, per square kilometre in Indonesia peaked at 0.0642 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.049 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2000.

Indonesia ranks 48th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Indonesia, 1990 to 2023.
Year 1000 ha per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0642 1000 ha per square kilometre —
1991 0.0629 1000 ha per square kilometre -2.1%
1992 0.0615 1000 ha per square kilometre -2.1%
1993 0.0602 1000 ha per square kilometre -2.2%
1994 0.0588 1000 ha per square kilometre -2.2%
1995 0.0575 1000 ha per square kilometre -2.3%
1996 0.0561 1000 ha per square kilometre -2.3%
1997 0.0548 1000 ha per square kilometre -2.4%
1998 0.0535 1000 ha per square kilometre -2.5%
1999 0.0521 1000 ha per square kilometre -2.5%
2000 0.049 1000 ha per square kilometre -6.0%
2001 0.0492 1000 ha per square kilometre +0.5%
2002 0.0494 1000 ha per square kilometre +0.5%
2003 0.0497 1000 ha per square kilometre +0.5%
2004 0.0499 1000 ha per square kilometre +0.5%
2005 0.0501 1000 ha per square kilometre +0.5%
2006 0.0504 1000 ha per square kilometre +0.5%
2007 0.0506 1000 ha per square kilometre +0.5%
2008 0.0508 1000 ha per square kilometre +0.5%
2009 0.0511 1000 ha per square kilometre +0.5%
2010 0.0513 1000 ha per square kilometre +0.5%
2011 0.0512 1000 ha per square kilometre -0.3%
2012 0.051 1000 ha per square kilometre -0.3%
2013 0.0509 1000 ha per square kilometre -0.3%
2014 0.0507 1000 ha per square kilometre -0.3%
2015 0.0506 1000 ha per square kilometre -0.3%
2016 0.0507 1000 ha per square kilometre +0.1%
2017 0.0507 1000 ha per square kilometre +0.1%
2018 0.0508 1000 ha per square kilometre +0.1%
2019 0.0508 1000 ha per square kilometre +0.1%
2020 0.0509 1000 ha per square kilometre +0.1%
2021 0.0505 1000 ha per square kilometre -0.7%
2022 0.0506 1000 ha per square kilometre +0.1%
2023 0.0506 1000 ha per square kilometre +0.1%

Indonesia compared with similar countries

  • Indonesia's 0.0506 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.038 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Indonesia's 0.0506 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0459 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0582 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0521 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0642 1000 ha per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.05 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.049 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0511 1000 ha per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0509 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0506 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0513 1000 ha per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0507 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0505 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0509 1000 ha per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 45 Grenada 0.0521 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
  2. 46 Angola 0.0516 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
  3. 47 Bahamas 0.0509 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
  4. 49 Puerto Rico 0.0503 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
  5. 50 Ecuador 0.0498 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
  6. 51 New Caledonia 0.0488 1000 ha per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is forestland — area, per square kilometre in Indonesia?
Forestland — area, per square kilometre in Indonesia was 0.0506 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest forestland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0642 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
What is the lowest forestland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.049 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2000.
How does Indonesia rank for forestland — area, per square kilometre?
Indonesia ranks 48th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is forestland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 Forestland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Forestland — Area 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.

Forestland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 6,341 data points, 1990–2023
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Forestland — Area 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.