Indonesia lost 30.8 million hectares of relative tree cover, which is a 19% decrease since 2000.
In 2001, Indonesia had 93.8 Mha of primary forest*, extending over 50% of its land area. In 2023, it lost 292 kha of primary forest*, equivalent to 221 Mt of CO₂ emissions. 144 kha of this loss was found to be within Indonesia’s official forest land cover classes and with a patch size larger than two hectares according to MoEF-WRI analysis.
Global Forest Watch
5/8/20241 min read
Primary Forest Loss in Indonesia
From 2002 to 2023, Indonesia lost 10.5 Mha of humid primary forest, making up 35% of its total tree cover loss in the same time period. Total area of humid primary forest in Indonesia decreased by 11% in this time period.