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Indonesia rankings 2026: where Indonesia places in 226 global Top 10s

Indonesia is #1 in Countries producing the most palm oil, #1 in 6 rankings and inside the top 10 of 80 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.

How does Indonesia compare with the rest of the world? On Top10Earth it is ranked in 226 of 491 live country rankings, each one built from a named public source. This page gathers every position, value and date in one place. Its best position is #1 in Countries producing the most palm oil, where it is measured at 47.1k thousand tonnes (Palm oil production) as of 2026-11-02. Indonesia holds the #1 spot in 6 rankings and finishes inside the top 10 in 80 rankings.

Where Indonesia is number one

Indonesia leads the world in 6 rankings. In each case the runner-up and the gap are shown so the lead can be judged, not just the position.

Top 10 finishes

Indonesia is inside the top 10 of 74 further rankings beyond the ones it leads. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.

The remaining 62 top-10 positions are in the full list at the end of this guide.

Indonesia by theme

The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.

Environment and energy

In environment and energy, Indonesia holds 70 positions: #1 of 49 in Countries producing the most palm oil (47.1k thousand tonnes), #1 of 50 in Countries with the most threatened bird species (161), #1 of 50 in Countries with the most threatened mammal species (212) and #3 of 50 in Countries with the largest CO2 emissions from land use change (576.19 million tonnes). 66 more rankings are listed below.

Finance and crypto

In finance and crypto, Indonesia holds 54 positions: #4 of 50 in Countries with the largest labor force (147.1 million people), #6 of 50 in Countries with the largest external debt (421.06 DOD, current US$ bn), #7 of 50 in Countries with the largest national income, adjusted for prices (4,911.59 international $ bn) and #7 of 50 in Largest economies by GDP (PPP) (5,045.78 current international $ bn). 50 more rankings are listed below.

Food and agriculture

In food and agriculture, Indonesia holds 47 positions: #1 of 44 in Countries with the most land used for palm oil (14.3k thousand hectares), #1 of 50 in Countries with the most threatened fish species (366 species), #2 of 50 in Countries catching the most wild fish (7,817.07 thousand metric tons) and #2 of 50 in Countries producing the most farmed fish (15.8k thousand metric tons). 43 more rankings are listed below.

World and society

In world and society, Indonesia holds 26 positions: #2 of 50 in Countries with the largest aquaculture production (15.8k thousand metric tons), #4 of 50 in Most populous countries (285.72 million), #5 of 50 in Countries with the largest urban population (169.7 million people) and #7 of 50 in Countries with the most road injury deaths (31.1k deaths). 22 more rankings are listed below.

Health and wellbeing

In health and wellbeing, Indonesia holds 17 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries with the most wildfire smoke emissions (PM2.5) (5,568.84 thousand tonnes), #2 of 50 in Countries with the most people without safe drinking water (197.1k thousand people), #5 of 50 in Countries with the most births per year (4,482.36 thousand births) and #6 of 50 in Countries spending the most on alcohol and tobacco as a share of expenditure (7.35 %). 13 more rankings are listed below.

Travel

In travel, Indonesia holds 5 positions: #9 of 50 in Countries with the most air passengers (97.05 million), #9 of 50 in Countries with the most rail travel (0.03 million), #11 of 50 in Countries with the most airline departures (736.33 thousand) and #42 of 50 in Countries earning the most from tourism (3.53 US$ bn). 1 more ranking is listed below.

Consumer tech

In consumer tech, Indonesia holds 4 positions: #4 of 50 in Countries with the most internet users (206.32 million people), #4 of 50 in Countries with the most mobile phone subscriptions (347.32 million subscriptions), #19 of 50 in Countries with the most fixed broadband subscriptions (13.95 million subscriptions) and #28 of 50 in Countries with the most fixed telephone subscriptions (4,654.71 thousand subscriptions).

Education and science

In education and science, Indonesia holds 3 positions: #17 of 50 in Countries with the most scientific journal articles (38.99 thousand), #19 of 50 in Countries with the most patent applications by residents (1.93 thousand) and #42 of 50 in Countries with the highest adult literacy rates (96 %).

What changed at the latest refresh

Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Indonesia moved in 205 rankings:

Since the first snapshot

Top10Earth keeps every snapshot it publishes. Where a ranking has been captured at least three times, the first recorded position can be compared with today's:

Where Indonesia ranks lowest

A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Indonesia's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people with basic handwashing facilities (79.78 %), 49th of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from diarrhoeal diseases (17.72 per 100,000 people) and 49th of 50 in Countries with the highest share of overexploited fish stocks (35.35 %). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.

Every ranking that includes Indonesia

How to read these numbers

Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Indonesia's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.

Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.

Questions people ask about Indonesia

What is Indonesia's best ranking on Top10Earth?

#1 in Countries producing the most palm oil, with 47.1k thousand tonnes (Palm oil production) as of 2026-11-02.

How many rankings include Indonesia?

226 current country rankings out of 491 on the site, including 6 rankings where it is #1.

Is Indonesia in the top 10 of anything?

Yes: 80 rankings, including #1 in Countries producing the most palm oil, #1 in Countries with the most land used for palm oil and #1 in Countries with the most threatened bird species.

Where do the numbers come from?

From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.

When was this guide last updated?

The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.

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