Arable land in Indonesia
Indonesia: Arable land was 0.0632 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Indonesia, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land in Indonesia stood at 0.0632 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Indonesia peaked at 0.1606 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0632 hectares per person, in 2023.
Indonesia ranks 139th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1501 hectares per person | 0.1402 hectares per person | 0.1606 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1278 hectares per person | 0.1188 hectares per person | 0.1377 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1159 hectares per person | 0.1104 hectares per person | 0.122 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0915 hectares per person | 0.0842 hectares per person | 0.1104 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0782 hectares per person | 0.0736 hectares per person | 0.083 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0687 hectares per person | 0.0653 hectares per person | 0.0726 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.064 hectares per person | 0.0632 hectares per person | 0.0648 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More agriculture & rural data for Indonesia
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
- Rural population 40.6% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 116.02 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 13.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 189.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 12.69 million hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 5,829 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 73.97 million metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Indonesia?
- Arable land in Indonesia was 0.0632 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1606 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0632 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Indonesia rank for arable land?
- Indonesia ranks 139th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.