Indonesia - Emissions from peat subsidence
Years available: 2001-2024
Data last updated: 27 Oct 2025
GHG emissions from peat subsidence in a given year were estimated based on the area of industrial oil palm plantations located on peat soils within each FFB production unit for the target year. This area was multiplied by an emission factor of 90 t CO₂ eq ha⁻¹ yr⁻¹, averaged over a 30-year plantation cycle, to account for methane, nitrous oxide, and carbon dioxide emissions resulting from peat oxidation and subsidence after drainage (Cooper et al., 2020).
Indonesia - Emissions from peat subsidence (country)
Indonesia - Emissions from peat subsidence (kabupaten)
Indonesia - Emissions from peat subsidence (province)
Sources
- Indonesia’s peatland map (Ministry of Agriculture, 2019); Nusantara Atlas (Gaveau et al., 2022; The TreeMap, 2025)
References
- Gaveau, D. L. A., Locatelli, B., Salim, M. A., Husnayaen, Manurung, T., Descals, A., Angelsen, A., Meijaard, E., & Sheil, D. (2022). Slowing deforestation in Indonesia follows declining oil palm expansion and lower oil prices. PLOS ONE, 17(3), e0266178. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0266178
- Ministry of Agriculture. (2019). Peta Lahan Gambut Indonesia Skala 1:50.000, Edisi Desember 2019 (Indonesian peatland map at 1:50,000 scale, December 2019 Edition) [Dataset].
- The TreeMap. (2025). Nusantara Atlas [Dataset]. https://nusantara-atlas.org
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