India vs Indonesia: Breakdown of habitable land area

India
1.82 million hectares
in 2019
Indonesia
2.08 million hectares
in 2019
India rank
18th
Indonesia rank
17th

Breakdown of habitable land area over time

  • India
  • Indonesia
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M201520172019

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 2.08 million hectares against 1.82 million hectares in India, a difference of 259,420 hectares.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times India's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.

India ranks 18th and Indonesia ranks 17th of 235 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Breakdown of habitable land area
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed

Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.