The coffee business is booming, fueled by the proliferation of young people's hangouts serving coffee drinks. Coffee shops are no longer confined to malls and office buildings; they've sprung up along roadsides.
Sumatra is Indonesia's coffee heartland, producing 514,000 tons, or about 71%, of the nation's coffee output. South Sumatra is the top-producing province nationally, yielding 251,000 tons. This province, with Palembang as its capital, is the darkest shade on the production map. Lampung is the second-largest producer, followed by Aceh.
(Read Databoks: Household Coffee Consumption Decreases)
For reference, Indonesia's coffee production in 2018 grew by 0.6% to 722,461 tons (provisional figure) compared to the previous year. This comprised 685,787 tons from People's Plantations, 19,926 tons from State-Owned Large Plantations, and 16,748 tons from Private Large Plantations. National coffee production is projected to grow by 1% to 729,074 tons in 2019.
(Read Databoks: 2021, Indonesian Coffee Consumption Predicted to Reach 370,000 Tons)