Deforestation statistics for Indonesia
Total land area: Indonesia
Total land area | ha |
Land area | 189,408,945 |
Tree cover in 2018 | 143,180,196 |
Forest and tree cover extent: Indonesia
Extent of primary forest cover and tree cover for Indonesia. All area figures are in hectares (ha)Year | Primary forest | Tree cover (30%) |
---|---|---|
2000 | 160,850,864 | |
2001 | 93,837,970 | |
2010 | 89,671,644 | 157,998,604 |
2018 | 84,683,971 | 143,180,196 |
Primary/Total tree cover 2018 | 59% | |
Tree cover/Total land area 2018 | 75.6% |
Primary forest loss and tree cover loss: Indonesia
Annual loss of primary forest cover and tree cover for Indonesia by year. All area figures are in hectares (ha)Year | Primary forest | Tree cover (30%) | |
---|---|---|---|
2001 | 744,917 | ||
2002 | 271,745 | 856,270 | |
2003 | 248,436 | 545,528 | |
2004 | 479,153 | 1,291,467 | |
2005 | 478,406 | 1,291,467 | |
2006 | 468,382 | 1,434,724 | |
2007 | 525,993 | 1,389,495 | |
2008 | 469,407 | 1,398,066 | |
2009 | 683,828 | 1,947,257 | |
2010 | 540,976 | 1,280,641 | |
2011 | 613,906 | 1,545,060 | |
2012 | 855,534 | 2,262,504 | |
2013 | 472,991 | 1,140,308 | |
2014 | 736,798 | 1,896,006 | |
2015 | 666,641 | 1,747,954 | |
2016 | 928,660 | 2,424,326 | |
2017 | 373,255 | 1,301,946 | |
2018 | 339,888 | 1,219,663 | |
Primary loss 2002-2018 | 9,154,000 | ||
Tree cover loss 2001-2018 | 24,972,682 | ||
Primary loss/ Total tree cover loss | 36.7% | ||
Percent loss 2001-2018 | 9.8% | ||
Loss/year (2001/2-2010) | 462,925.13 | 1,217,983 | |
Loss/year (2011-2018) | 623,459.19 | 1,692,221 |
Biodiversity data: Indonesia
Species count by taxa for Indonesia. For consistency, all data for a given group comes from a single source. Amphibians - amphibiaweb; Reptiles - reptile-database; Fish - fishbase; Birds - birdlife; Mammals - IUCN; and Plants - World Conservation Monitoring Centre of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP-WCMC).Animal / plant group | Species count |
---|---|
Birds | 1711 |
Amphibians | 365 |
Reptiles | 755 |
Fishes | 4772 |
Mammals | 670 |
Vascular plants | 29375 |
Conservation data: Indonesia
Data on threatened species in Indonesia as of 2018, according to the IUCN Red List.Taxa | Species count |
---|---|
Threatened mammals (2018) | 191 |
Threatened birds (2018) | 160 |
Threatened fishes (2018) | 166 |
Threatened higher plants (2018) | 458 |
Protected areas data: Indonesia
Data on threatened species in Indonesia as of 2017, according to the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) maintained by the United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC).Protected areas (2017) | Percentage |
---|---|
Terrestrial protected areas, % of total land area | 12.2 |
Marine protected areas, % of territorial waters |
Tree cover loss data for Indonesia
"Tree cover threshold" is used for defining the tree cover area. For example, 75% includes only areas with more than 75% tree cover, whereas 10% includes all areas with more than 10% tree cover. 75% tree cover reflects a dense canopy.
Tree cover threshold (%) | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | % land area | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | % land area | Tree cover Extent in 2018 (ha) | % land area | Tree cover loss 2001-2018 (ha) | % tree cover loss since 2000 | Avg tree cover loss/year (ha) | Avg loss/year 2001-2010 (ha) | Avg loss/year 2011-2018 (ha) |
10 | 189408945 | 165320537 | 87.30% | 162993501 | 86.10% | 149269496 | 78.80% | 25839549 | 15.60% | 1435531 | 1211554 | 1715501 |
15 | 189408945 | 163854637 | 86.50% | 160984574 | 85.00% | 147314891 | 77.80% | 25772708 | 15.70% | 1431817 | 1210303 | 1708710 |
20 | 189408945 | 162997030 | 86.10% | 160305704 | 84.60% | 146683728 | 77.40% | 25712078 | 15.80% | 1428449 | 1209010 | 1702747 |
25 | 189408945 | 162095573 | 85.60% | 159179188 | 84.00% | 145587469 | 76.90% | 25673775 | 15.80% | 1426321 | 1208206 | 1698965 |
30 | 189408945 | 160850864 | 84.90% | 157998604 | 83.40% | 144460837 | 76.30% | 25609934 | 15.90% | 1422774 | 1207217 | 1692221 |
50 | 189408945 | 155260639 | 82.00% | 150984433 | 79.70% | 137783368 | 72.70% | 25149549 | 16.20% | 1397197 | 1194848 | 1650133 |
75 | 189408945 | 141067010 | 74.50% | 137096514 | 72.40% | 125338355 | 66.20% | 22982980 | 16.30% | 1276832 | 1122482 | 1469770 |
Biomass and land use carbon emissions data for Indonesia
"Tree cover threshold" is used for defining the tree cover area. For example, 75% includes only areas with more than 75% tree cover, whereas 10% includes all areas with more than 10% tree cover. 75% tree cover reflects a dense canopy.
Tree cover threshold (%) | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Carbon biomass (Mt) | Biomass loss 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg biomass loss/year (Mt) | Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year (Mt) |
10 | 189408945 | 165320537 | 162993501 | 79926568308 | 5745492058 | 319194003 | 10533402003 | 585189000 |
15 | 189408945 | 163854637 | 160984574 | 79693785959 | 5740073280 | 318892960 | 10523467762 | 584637098 |
20 | 189408945 | 162997030 | 160305704 | 79549654719 | 5735018674 | 318612149 | 10514200939 | 584122274 |
25 | 189408945 | 162095573 | 159179188 | 79393251528 | 5731804034 | 318433557 | 10508307415 | 583794856 |
30 | 189408945 | 160850864 | 157998604 | 79171771888 | 5726418274 | 318134349 | 10498433513 | 583246306 |
50 | 189408945 | 155260639 | 150984433 | 78104612468 | 5684500357 | 315805575 | 10421583956 | 578976886 |
75 | 189408945 | 141067010 | 137096514 | 74732398755 | 5437851059 | 302102837 | 9969393586 | 553855199 |
Tree cover data for subnational administrative areas in Indonesia
"This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.
Administrative area | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2018 (ha) | % cover in 2018 | Loss 2001-2018 (ha) | % loss since 2000 | Avg loss/year since 2000 (ha) | Loss 2001-2010 (ha) | loss between 2000-2010 | Avg loss/year 2001-2010 (ha) | Loss 2011-2018 (ha) | loss between 2011-2018 | Avg loss/year 2011-2018 (ha) |
Aceh | 5696552 | 4992809 | 4887117 | 4513869 | 79% | 652315 | 13% | 36,240 | 279067 | 6% | 27,907 | 373248 | 8% | 46,656 |
Bali | 561901 | 367010 | 391279 | 388153 | 69% | 6477 | 2% | 360 | 3351 | 1% | 335 | 3126 | 1% | 391 |
Bangka Belitung | 1681043 | 1334688 | 1257630 | 979305 | 58% | 505851 | 38% | 28,103 | 227526 | 17% | 22,753 | 278325 | 22% | 34,791 |
Banten | 938813 | 562758 | 537395 | 516139 | 55% | 34640 | 6% | 1,924 | 13384 | 2% | 1,338 | 21256 | 4% | 2,657 |
Bengkulu | 1985546 | 1798230 | 1791545 | 1608132 | 81% | 353699 | 20% | 19,650 | 170286 | 9% | 17,029 | 183413 | 10% | 22,927 |
Gorontalo | 1207885 | 1004909 | 979875 | 916540 | 76% | 113108 | 11% | 6,284 | 49773 | 5% | 4,977 | 63335 | 6% | 7,917 |
Jakarta Raya | 66319 | 1375 | 1642 | 1636 | 2% | 19 | 1% | 1 | 13 | 1% | 1 | 6 | 0% | 1 |
Jambi | 4907786 | 4494551 | 4383069 | 3662512 | 75% | 1531393 | 34% | 85,077 | 810836 | 18% | 81,084 | 720557 | 16% | 90,070 |
Jawa Barat | 3717655 | 2012099 | 1967185 | 1934337 | 52% | 70430 | 4% | 3,913 | 37582 | 2% | 3,758 | 32848 | 2% | 4,106 |
Jawa Tengah | 3457083 | 1512320 | 1458392 | 1437212 | 42% | 45273 | 3% | 2,515 | 24093 | 2% | 2,409 | 21180 | 1% | 2,648 |
Jawa Timur | 4816099 | 1923005 | 1970575 | 1931739 | 40% | 79503 | 4% | 4,417 | 40667 | 2% | 4,067 | 38836 | 2% | 4,855 |
Kalimantan Barat | 14704204 | 13653759 | 13100552 | 11138372 | 76% | 3319218 | 24% | 184,401 | 1357038 | 10% | 135,704 | 1962180 | 15% | 245,273 |
Kalimantan Selatan | 3746950 | 2824127 | 2787472 | 2355362 | 63% | 750382 | 27% | 41,688 | 318272 | 11% | 31,827 | 432110 | 16% | 54,014 |
Kalimantan Tengah | 15386409 | 14234110 | 13866696 | 12286820 | 80% | 3260610 | 23% | 181,145 | 1680734 | 12% | 168,073 | 1579876 | 11% | 197,485 |
Kalimantan Timur | 19617138 | 18564260 | 17971888 | 16044479 | 82% | 3184798 | 17% | 176,933 | 1257389 | 7% | 125,739 | 1927409 | 11% | 240,926 |
Kepulauan Riau | 840429 | 692453 | 669554 | 596006 | 71% | 122087 | 18% | 6,783 | 48539 | 7% | 4,854 | 73548 | 11% | 9,194 |
Lampung | 3357669 | 1786863 | 1731934 | 1615680 | 48% | 244014 | 14% | 13,556 | 127760 | 7% | 12,776 | 116254 | 7% | 14,532 |
Maluku | 4652648 | 4153630 | 4146380 | 4010441 | 86% | 210114 | 5% | 11,673 | 74175 | 2% | 7,418 | 135939 | 3% | 16,992 |
Maluku Utara | 3164119 | 3078157 | 3063111 | 2928244 | 93% | 240166 | 8% | 13,343 | 105299 | 3% | 10,530 | 134867 | 4% | 16,858 |
Nusa Tenggara Barat | 1974375 | 1136790 | 1170639 | 1133668 | 57% | 61169 | 5% | 3,398 | 24198 | 2% | 2,420 | 36971 | 3% | 4,621 |
Nusa Tenggara Timur | 4658509 | 2301650 | 2194113 | 2140003 | 46% | 101237 | 4% | 5,624 | 47127 | 2% | 4,713 | 54110 | 2% | 6,764 |
Papua | 31412723 | 29591849 | 29748531 | 29332153 | 93% | 602015 | 2% | 33,445 | 185637 | 1% | 18,564 | 416378 | 1% | 52,047 |
Papua Barat | 9872528 | 9468627 | 9432209 | 9275414 | 94% | 256038 | 3% | 14,224 | 99243 | 1% | 9,924 | 156795 | 2% | 19,599 |
Riau | 9001246 | 7857370 | 7654674 | 6149516 | 68% | 3710185 | 47% | 206,121 | 2205027 | 28% | 220,503 | 1505158 | 20% | 188,145 |
Sulawesi Barat | 1660571 | 1516149 | 1480880 | 1377849 | 83% | 210840 | 14% | 11,713 | 107809 | 7% | 10,781 | 103031 | 7% | 12,879 |
Sulawesi Selatan | 4560496 | 3044673 | 3018766 | 2855157 | 63% | 280672 | 9% | 15,593 | 117063 | 4% | 11,706 | 163609 | 5% | 20,451 |
Sulawesi Tengah | 6132084 | 5668124 | 5597811 | 5218170 | 85% | 651076 | 11% | 36,171 | 271435 | 5% | 27,144 | 379641 | 7% | 47,455 |
Sulawesi Tenggara | 3674370 | 3169492 | 3156832 | 2922135 | 80% | 438875 | 14% | 24,382 | 204178 | 6% | 20,418 | 234697 | 7% | 29,337 |
Sulawesi Utara | 1457400 | 1309042 | 1290851 | 1238756 | 85% | 97409 | 7% | 5,412 | 45314 | 3% | 4,531 | 52095 | 4% | 6,512 |
Sumatera Barat | 4225377 | 3818199 | 3739422 | 3456331 | 82% | 541387 | 14% | 30,077 | 258296 | 7% | 25,830 | 283091 | 8% | 35,386 |
Sumatera Selatan | 8711717 | 7046805 | 6749649 | 5299133 | 61% | 2652255 | 38% | 147,348 | 1201739 | 17% | 120,174 | 1450516 | 21% | 181,315 |
Sumatera Utara | 7242227 | 5797305 | 5684396 | 5081701 | 70% | 1281528 | 22% | 71,196 | 678833 | 12% | 67,883 | 602695 | 11% | 75,337 |
Yogyakarta | 319074 | 133676 | 116540 | 115873 | 36% | 1151 | 1% | 64 | 484 | 0% | 48 | 667 | 1% | 83 |
Carbon dioxide emissions data for subnational administrative areas in Indonesia
"This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.
Administrative area | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Carbon biomass (Mt) | Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year 2001-10 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year 2011-18 (Mt) |
Aceh | 5696552 | 4992809 | 4887117 | 2551777207 | 274357585 | 15242088 | 12024176 | 19264478 |
Bali | 561901 | 367010 | 391279 | 153339150 | 2746922 | 152607 | 152798 | 152368 |
Bangka Belitung | 1681043 | 1334688 | 1257630 | 414036611 | 166932773 | 9274043 | 7921532 | 10964681 |
Banten | 938813 | 562758 | 537395 | 219797949 | 13344453 | 741359 | 545042 | 986755 |
Bengkulu | 1985546 | 1798230 | 1791545 | 905608373 | 169613038 | 9422947 | 8226615 | 10918361 |
Gorontalo | 1207885 | 1004909 | 979875 | 575210732 | 55042525 | 3057918 | 2389175 | 3893847 |
Jakarta Raya | 66319 | 1375 | 1642 | 209242 | 4751 | 264 | 357 | 148 |
Jambi | 4907786 | 4494551 | 4383069 | 1919951198 | 645943597 | 35885755 | 34413905 | 37725568 |
Jawa Barat | 3717655 | 2012099 | 1967185 | 798554589 | 30199775 | 1677765 | 1746132 | 1592307 |
Jawa Tengah | 3457083 | 1512320 | 1458392 | 556109802 | 18699707 | 1038873 | 1048958 | 1026265 |
Jawa Timur | 4816099 | 1923005 | 1970575 | 720323226 | 34509421 | 1917190 | 1931989 | 1898691 |
Kalimantan Barat | 14704204 | 13653759 | 13100552 | 6217257923 | 1312970135 | 72942785 | 55573688 | 94654157 |
Kalimantan Selatan | 3746950 | 2824127 | 2787472 | 1058001205 | 256178391 | 14232133 | 11246752 | 17963859 |
Kalimantan Tengah | 15386409 | 14234110 | 13866696 | 6631706060 | 1281287957 | 71182664 | 68419591 | 74636506 |
Kalimantan Timur | 19617138 | 18564260 | 17971888 | 9982463557 | 1424839460 | 79157748 | 56083678 | 108000335 |
Kepulauan Riau | 840429 | 692453 | 669554 | 255873464 | 47094292 | 2616350 | 1945914 | 3454394 |
Lampung | 3357669 | 1786863 | 1731934 | 633799710 | 82884019 | 4604668 | 4599864 | 4610672 |
Maluku | 4652648 | 4153630 | 4146380 | 2314647773 | 112062276 | 6225682 | 3993898 | 9015413 |
Maluku Utara | 3164119 | 3078157 | 3063111 | 1788448657 | 135045173 | 7502510 | 6018002 | 9358144 |
Nusa Tenggara Barat | 1974375 | 1136790 | 1170639 | 499248170 | 24290050 | 1349447 | 1048189 | 1726021 |
Nusa Tenggara Timur | 4658509 | 2301650 | 2194113 | 837152176 | 37388165 | 2077120 | 1913310 | 2281883 |
Papua | 31412723 | 29591849 | 29748531 | 16885187454 | 324728752 | 18040486 | 9981041 | 28114793 |
Papua Barat | 9872528 | 9468627 | 9432209 | 5938974682 | 149200437 | 8288913 | 5887500 | 11290680 |
Riau | 9001246 | 7857370 | 7654674 | 3005585483 | 1531509688 | 85083872 | 92868999 | 75352462 |
Sulawesi Barat | 1660571 | 1516149 | 1480880 | 793057478 | 98836333 | 5490907 | 5420422 | 5579014 |
Sulawesi Selatan | 4560496 | 3044673 | 3018766 | 1403073358 | 122208770 | 6789376 | 5027913 | 8991205 |
Sulawesi Tengah | 6132084 | 5668124 | 5597811 | 3068294848 | 330632010 | 18368445 | 14087713 | 23719361 |
Sulawesi Tenggara | 3674370 | 3169492 | 3156832 | 1638182652 | 204482988 | 11360166 | 9948770 | 13124411 |
Sulawesi Utara | 1457400 | 1309042 | 1290851 | 681307063 | 50793453 | 2821859 | 2469144 | 3262752 |
Sumatera Barat | 4225377 | 3818199 | 3739422 | 2009026137 | 266103818 | 14783545 | 12476570 | 17667265 |
Sumatera Selatan | 8711717 | 7046805 | 6749649 | 2147316209 | 763483765 | 42415765 | 35984105 | 50455340 |
Sumatera Utara | 7242227 | 5797305 | 5684396 | 2527876774 | 530584845 | 29476936 | 28538090 | 30650493 |
Yogyakarta | 319074 | 133676 | 116540 | 40372976 | 434189 | 24122 | 19977 | 29302 |
Biomass data for subnational administrative areas in Indonesia
This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.
Administrative area | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Carbon biomass (Mt) | Avg biomass per ha (Mt) | Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg annual emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg annual emissions 2001-10 (Mt) | Avg annual emissions 2011-18 (Mt) |
Aceh | 5696552 | 4992809 | 4887117 | 1391878476 | 279 | 149649597 | 8313867 | 6558642 | 10507897 |
Bali | 561901 | 367010 | 391279 | 83639536 | 228 | 1498321 | 83240 | 83345 | 83109 |
Bangka Belitung | 1681043 | 1334688 | 1257630 | 225838152 | 169 | 91054244 | 5058569 | 4320836 | 5980736 |
Banten | 938813 | 562758 | 537395 | 119889791 | 213 | 7278794 | 404377 | 297296 | 538230 |
Bengkulu | 1985546 | 1798230 | 1791545 | 493968203 | 275 | 92516209 | 5139789 | 4487245 | 5955470 |
Gorontalo | 1207885 | 1004909 | 979875 | 313751307 | 312 | 30023191 | 1667955 | 1303186 | 2123916 |
Jakarta Raya | 66319 | 1375 | 1642 | 114132 | 83 | 2594 | 144 | 195 | 81 |
Jambi | 4907786 | 4494551 | 4383069 | 1047246109 | 233 | 352332867 | 19574048 | 18771221 | 20577582 |
Jawa Barat | 3717655 | 2012099 | 1967185 | 435575232 | 216 | 16472601 | 915145 | 952435 | 868531 |
Jawa Tengah | 3457083 | 1512320 | 1458392 | 303332621 | 201 | 10199846 | 566658 | 572160 | 559781 |
Jawa Timur | 4816099 | 1923005 | 1970575 | 392903577 | 204 | 18823312 | 1045740 | 1053812 | 1035649 |
Kalimantan Barat | 14704204 | 13653759 | 13100552 | 3391231595 | 249 | 716165524 | 39786974 | 30312920 | 51629540 |
Kalimantan Selatan | 3746950 | 2824127 | 2787472 | 577091567 | 204 | 139733660 | 7762981 | 6134592 | 9798468 |
Kalimantan Tengah | 15386409 | 14234110 | 13866696 | 3617294214 | 254 | 698884338 | 38826908 | 37319776 | 40710822 |
Kalimantan Timur | 19617138 | 18564260 | 17971888 | 5444980124 | 293 | 777185160 | 43176953 | 30591097 | 58909274 |
Kepulauan Riau | 840429 | 692453 | 669554 | 139567344 | 202 | 25687793 | 1427100 | 1061408 | 1884214 |
Lampung | 3357669 | 1786863 | 1731934 | 345708934 | 194 | 45209472 | 2511637 | 2509018 | 2514912 |
Maluku | 4652648 | 4153630 | 4146380 | 1262535148 | 304 | 61124874 | 3395826 | 2178490 | 4917497 |
Maluku Utara | 3164119 | 3078157 | 3063111 | 975517450 | 317 | 73661007 | 4092278 | 3282547 | 5104442 |
Nusa Tenggara Barat | 1974375 | 1136790 | 1170639 | 272317182 | 240 | 13249113 | 736062 | 571739 | 941465 |
Nusa Tenggara Timur | 4658509 | 2301650 | 2194113 | 456628458 | 198 | 20393549 | 1132975 | 1043623 | 1244665 |
Papua | 31412723 | 29591849 | 29748531 | 9210102248 | 311 | 177124776 | 9840265 | 5444204 | 15335342 |
Papua Barat | 9872528 | 9468627 | 9432209 | 3239440737 | 342 | 81382055 | 4521225 | 3211363 | 6158553 |
Riau | 9001246 | 7857370 | 7654674 | 1639410264 | 209 | 835368923 | 46409385 | 50655817 | 41101344 |
Sulawesi Barat | 1660571 | 1516149 | 1480880 | 432576805 | 285 | 53910720 | 2995040 | 2956593 | 3043099 |
Sulawesi Selatan | 4560496 | 3044673 | 3018766 | 765312739 | 251 | 66659321 | 3703296 | 2742498 | 4904293 |
Sulawesi Tengah | 6132084 | 5668124 | 5597811 | 1673615371 | 295 | 180344738 | 10019152 | 7684208 | 12937833 |
Sulawesi Tenggara | 3674370 | 3169492 | 3156832 | 893554175 | 282 | 111536178 | 6196454 | 5426602 | 7158770 |
Sulawesi Utara | 1457400 | 1309042 | 1290851 | 371622036 | 284 | 27705516 | 1539195 | 1346805 | 1779683 |
Sumatera Barat | 4225377 | 3818199 | 3739422 | 1095832439 | 287 | 145147534 | 8063752 | 6805402 | 9636690 |
Sumatera Selatan | 8711717 | 7046805 | 6749649 | 1171263386 | 166 | 416445697 | 23135872 | 19627694 | 27521095 |
Sumatera Utara | 7242227 | 5797305 | 5684396 | 1378841878 | 238 | 289409917 | 16078329 | 15566232 | 16718450 |
Yogyakarta | 319074 | 133676 | 116540 | 22021622 | 165 | 236833 | 13157 | 10897 | 15983 |
Archived forest data for Indonesia | Forest data for Indonesia
Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.
Citation: Mongabay. "Deforestation statistics for [selected country name]". Accessed on [date] from worldrainforests.com.
Ads are placed on this page automatically by Google. Mongabay does not control what ads are displayed.