What is area of permanent meadows and pastures in Indonesia?

Area of permanent meadows and pastures in Indonesia was 11.00 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest area of permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Indonesia?

The highest recorded value was 13.29 million hectares in 1989.

What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Indonesia?

The lowest recorded value was 11.00 million hectares in 2003.

How does Indonesia rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures?

Indonesia ranks 48th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.

Is area of permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Indonesia?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Indonesia data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Area of permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Area of permanent meadows and pastures in Indonesia

Name: Area of permanent meadows and pastures in Indonesia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Indonesia: Area of permanent meadows and pastures was 11.00 million hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

11.00 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

48th

of 208 countries

All-time high

13.29 million hectares

in 1989

All-time low

11.00 million hectares

in 2003

Years of data

1961–2023

Area of permanent meadows and pastures in Indonesia, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

Indonesia recorded 11.00 million hectares for area of permanent meadows and pastures in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, area of permanent meadows and pastures in Indonesia peaked at 13.29 million hectares in 1989 and was at its lowest, 11.00 million hectares, in 2003.

That places Indonesia 48th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	12.26 million hectares	12.26 million hectares	12.26 million hectares	9
1970s	12.17 million hectares	12.00 million hectares	12.26 million hectares	10
1980s	12.18 million hectares	11.12 million hectares	13.29 million hectares	10
1990s	11.67 million hectares	11.18 million hectares	13.11 million hectares	10
2000s	11.04 million hectares	11.00 million hectares	11.18 million hectares	10
2010s	11.00 million hectares	11.00 million hectares	11.00 million hectares	10
2020s	11.00 million hectares	11.00 million hectares	11.00 million hectares	4

Countries ranked near Indonesia

45 Cote d'Ivoire 13.20 million hectares compare
46 Zimbabwe 12.10 million hectares compare
47 Uruguay 12.00 million hectares compare
49 United Kingdom 10.92 million hectares compare
50 Guinea 10.70 million hectares compare
51 France 10.37 million hectares compare

See the full ranking of 210 places →

More reference data data for Indonesia

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.97 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.13 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.75 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.58 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.75 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 23.37 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.87 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 46.48 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 187.88 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 19.49 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is area of permanent meadows and pastures in Indonesia?: Area of permanent meadows and pastures in Indonesia was 11.00 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest area of permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Indonesia?: The highest recorded value was 13.29 million hectares in 1989.
What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Indonesia?: The lowest recorded value was 11.00 million hectares in 2003.
How does Indonesia rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures?: Indonesia ranks 48th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is area of permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Indonesia?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Indonesia data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Area of permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Area of permanent meadows and pastures
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: 210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

This is the land used for livestock grazing. The total land use for livestock farming is higher as it additionally requires cropland used to grow animal feed.