Abstract:
National development in every country aims to create people's welfare. Agriculture plays an important role in
improving the economic welfare of the Indonesian population. Research on the effect of agriculture on the
Indonesians economic welfare has been widely carried out, while the effect of agriculture on the Indonesians
happiness was still limited. This research aims to analyze the effect of GDP, agricultural GDP, and livestock GDP
on Indonesians happiness. The study was conducted in January-April 2021. A regression model was applied with
the dependent factor of the Happiness Index and independent factors of GDP, agricultural GDP, and livestock
GDP of the Indonesians in 34 provinces in 2014 and 2017. GDP had no significant effect on the Indonesians
happiness. GDP could be considered as one of the happiness components and should be combined with other
indicators. Agricultural GDP had no significant effect on the Indonesians happiness. Agriculture was a producer
of staple foods (basic human needs). When basic needs have been met and income has increased, the happiness
was strongly influenced by non-material factors. Livestock GDP had no significant effect on the Indonesians
happiness. Livestock was a producer of food sources of animal protein. For most Indonesians, animal food was
still considered luxury goods with the characteristic that their expenditure for animal food was still very low
