Land area in Indonesia
Indonesia: Land area was 1.89 million sq. km in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land area in Indonesia, 1961–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 1.89 million sq. km for land area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in Indonesia peaked at 1.89 million sq. km in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.81 million sq. km, in 1961.
Indonesia ranks 14th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.81 million sq. km | 1.81 million sq. km | 1.81 million sq. km | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.81 million sq. km | 1.81 million sq. km | 1.81 million sq. km | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.81 million sq. km | 1.81 million sq. km | 1.81 million sq. km | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.81 million sq. km | 1.81 million sq. km | 1.81 million sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.88 million sq. km | 1.88 million sq. km | 1.88 million sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.88 million sq. km | 1.88 million sq. km | 1.88 million sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.89 million sq. km | 1.88 million sq. km | 1.89 million sq. km | 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 land area in Indonesia?
- Land area in Indonesia was 1.89 million sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest land area recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.89 million sq. km in 2021.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.81 million sq. km in 1961.
- How does Indonesia rank for land area?
- Indonesia ranks 14th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.