Top 10 Provinces with the Largest Rice Harvest Area in 2022

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) estimates that the harvested area of rice reached 10.61 million hectares in 2022. This is an increase of 194,710 hectares (1.87%) compared to the previous year's 10.41 million hectares.

With the increase in the harvested area, Indonesia's rice production is predicted to increase by 1.25 million tons (2.31%) to 55.67 million tons of dry milled rice (GKG) by the end of this year, compared to last year's 54.42 million tons of GKG.

East Java remains the province with the largest national rice harvest area. Rice production in this province is estimated to reach 1.7 million hectares by the end of this year. This is followed by Central Java with a harvested area of 1.7 million hectares, West Java 1.69 million hectares, South Sulawesi 1.04 million hectares, and Lampung 516,900 hectares.

Next, South Sumatra has a rice harvest area of 516,260 hectares, North Sumatra 423,520 hectares, Banten 338,450 hectares, West Sumatra 288,510 hectares, and Aceh 276,620 hectares.

Of the 34 provinces, 16 provinces are estimated to see an increase in their rice harvest area throughout 2022, while 18 provinces experienced a decrease in their rice harvest land area.

West Java recorded the largest increase in rice harvest area, reaching 81,190 hectares (5.06%), followed by South Sulawesi, which also increased by 56,950 hectares (5.78%). Meanwhile, East Java is the province that experienced the largest decrease in rice harvest area this year, at 42,720 hectares (2.44%), followed by Kalimantan, which also decreased by 28,780 hectares (11.32%).

The following is a complete list of rice harvest areas by province in 2022*:

1. East Java: 1,704,759 ha
2. Central Java: 1,699,436 ha
3. West Java: 1,685,295 ha
4. South Sulawesi: 1,042,107 ha
5. Lampung: 516,910 ha
6. South Sumatra: 516,260 ha
7. North Sumatra: 423,522 ha
8. Banten: 338,454 ha
9. West Sumatra: 288,511 ha
10. Aceh: 276,622 ha
11. West Kalimantan: 272,116 ha
12. West Nusa Tenggara: 269,827 ha
13. South Kalimantan: 225,483 ha
14. East Nusa Tenggara: 185,738 ha
15. Central Sulawesi: 173,239 ha
16. Southeast Sulawesi: 119,663 ha
17. Bali: 114,791 ha
18. Yogyakarta Special Region: 112,148 ha
19. Central Kalimantan: 109,756 ha
20. West Sulawesi: 71,470 ha
21. East Kalimantan: 64,031 ha
22. Jambi: 63,761 ha
23. North Sulawesi: 59,082 ha
24. Bengkulu: 58,664 ha
25. Riau: 54,317 ha
26. Papua: 48,988 ha
27. Gorontalo: 48,498 ha
28. Maluku: 23,991 ha
29. Bangka Belitung Islands: 15,909 ha
30. North Kalimantan: 10,550 ha
31. North Maluku: 6,408 ha
32. West Papua: 5,476 ha
33. Jakarta Special Capital Region: 536 ha
34. Riau Islands: 197 ha

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