East Java, Indonesia's Largest Sugarcane Producing Province in 2023

According to the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) report, national sugarcane production reached 2.27 million tons in 2023, a 5.42% increase year-on-year (yoy).

Only 12 out of Indonesia's 38 provinces produced sugarcane last year.

East Java was the largest sugarcane-producing province in 2023, with a production volume of 1.12 million tons, or 49.34% of total national production.

Lampung came in second with 648,300 tons, followed by Central Java, South Sumatra, and West Java.

The lowest sugarcane production was in Yogyakarta Special Region, at only 6,100 tons.

On the other hand, 26 provinces recorded no sugarcane production in 2023, including Aceh, West Sumatra, Riau, Jambi, Bengkulu, Bangka Belitung Islands, Riau Islands, Jakarta, Banten, Bali, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, and East Kalimantan.

Furthermore, North Kalimantan, North Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, West Sulawesi, Maluku, North Maluku, West Papua, Southwest Papua, Papua, South Papua, Central Papua, and Papua Mountains did not produce sugarcane throughout last year.

Here is a detailed breakdown of national sugarcane production volume in 2023 by province, from highest to lowest:

1. East Java: 1,129,400 tons
2. Lampung: 648,300 tons
3. Central Java: 194,600 tons
4. South Sumatra: 114,400 tons
5. West Java: 56,000 tons
6. Gorontalo: 47,100 tons
7. South Sulawesi: 19,900 tons
8. North Sumatra: 19,000 tons
9. West Nusa Tenggara: 16,900 tons
10. Southeast Sulawesi: 12,100 tons
11. East Nusa Tenggara: 7,300 tons
12. Yogyakarta Special Region: 6,100 tons

Sugarcane is one of the raw materials for the granulated sugar industry, a staple food for the Indonesian people. Recently, the price of consumer sugar has been creeping up due to high international market prices. The Director General of Domestic Trade (Dirjen PDN) of the Ministry of Trade, Isy Karim, stated that Indonesia is still dependent on imported sugar and therefore inevitably follows global sugar price benchmarks.