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Forest cover — Indonesia

Forest cover in Indonesia in 2023 — 47.72%. Ranked 56 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 17.72 pp.

2023 47.72% −0.32 pp vs 2022
World rank 56of 213
Period maximum 65.44%1990
Period minimum 47.72%2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Indonesia, 1990–20234550556065701990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 65.44%1991: 64.48%1992: 63.53%1993: 62.58%1994: 61.63%1995: 60.67%1996: 59.72%1997: 58.77%1998: 57.81%1999: 56.86%2000: 53.94%2001: 53.86%2002: 53.77%2003: 53.68%2004: 53.6%2005: 53.51%2006: 53.43%2007: 53.34%2008: 53.25%2009: 53.17%2010: 53.08%2011: 52.59%2012: 52.09%2013: 51.6%2014: 51.11%2015: 50.61%2016: 50.74%2017: 50.04%2018: 49.72%2019: 49.39%2020: 49.07%2021: 48.36%2022: 48.04%2023: 47.72%
Change over the period: −17.72 pp Annual average: -0.54 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Indonesia

Indonesia 47.72%
World 31.1%
East Asia & Pacific 27.26%
South-Eastern Asia computed 46.17%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 30.65%
Forest cover — Indonesia, by year Indonesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 47.72 −0.32 pp
2022 48.04 −0.32 pp
2021 48.36 −0.71 pp
2020 49.07 −0.32 pp
2019 49.39 −0.32 pp
2018 49.72 −0.32 pp
2017 50.04 −0.7 pp
2016 50.74 +0.13 pp
2015 50.61 −0.49 pp
2014 51.11 −0.49 pp
2013 51.6 −0.49 pp
2012 52.09 −0.49 pp
2011 52.59 −0.49 pp
2010 53.08 −0.09 pp
2009 53.17 −0.09 pp
2008 53.25 −0.09 pp
2007 53.34 −0.09 pp
2006 53.43 −0.09 pp
2005 53.51 −0.09 pp
2004 53.6 −0.09 pp
2003 53.68 −0.09 pp
2002 53.77 −0.09 pp
2001 53.86 −0.09 pp
2000 53.94 −2.92 pp
1999 56.86 −0.95 pp
1998 57.81 −0.95 pp
1997 58.77 −0.95 pp
1996 59.72 −0.95 pp
1995 60.67 −0.95 pp
1994 61.63 −0.95 pp
1993 62.58 −0.95 pp
1992 63.53 −0.95 pp
1991 64.48 −0.95 pp
1990 65.44 —

South-Eastern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

BN Brunei Darussalam 72.11 LA Laos 71.46 TL Timor-Leste 61.66 MY Malaysia 57.72 ID Indonesia 47.72 VN Vietnam 47.45 KH Cambodia 43.06 MM Myanmar 42.4 TH Thailand 38.69 PH Philippines 24.46 SG Singapore 20.93
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About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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