Indonesia's 2023 Forest Cover Area, Largest in Papua

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Nabilah Muhamad 30/12/2024 18:03 WIB

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According to BPS data, Indonesia's forest cover in 2023 reached 95 million hectares. The largest area of forest cover is located in Papua.

Indonesia's Forest Cover Area by Region (2023)

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Indonesia's Forest Cover Area by Region (2023)

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Based on a report by the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), Indonesia had 95.9 million hectares (ha) of forest cover in 2023, equivalent to 50.68% of its total land area.

Indonesia's forest cover increased compared to 2019, when it covered 93.59 million ha or 49.46% of the total land area.

"An increase in forest cover area occurred across all islands, except for Java and Bali-Nusa Tenggara," wrote the BPS in its report, *Integrated System of Indonesia's Environmental and Economic Accounts 2019-2023*.

In 2023, Papua had the largest forest cover, at 34.13 million ha, equivalent to 18.04% of Indonesia's total land area.

Next was Kalimantan Island with 27.91 million ha (14.75%), followed by Sumatra with 14.13 million ha (7.47%), and Sulawesi with 9.24 million ha (4.88%).

Then, the forest cover area in Maluku was 5.14 million ha (2.72%), Java 2.74 million ha (1.45%), and Bali-Nusa Tenggara 2.63 million ha (1.39%).

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