Indonesia's Top Provinces for Beef Cattle Population in 2022: East Java Takes the Lead

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded that the population of slaughter cattle in Indonesia reached 18.61 million heads in 2022. This figure is up 3.56% compared to the previous year (year-on-year/yoy).

East Java has the largest national population of slaughter cattle, reaching 5.07 million heads. This amount is equivalent to 27.24% of the total slaughter cattle population in Indonesia in 2022.

Next, Central Java has the second largest national population of slaughter cattle, at 1.91 million heads. This is followed by South Sulawesi and West Nusa Tenggara, each with 1.48 million and 1.47 million heads, respectively.

East Nusa Tenggara is recorded as having a slaughter cattle population of 1.24 million heads. North Sumatra and Lampung also have slaughter cattle populations of 967,610 heads and 906,560 heads, respectively.

Meanwhile, the smallest national slaughter cattle population is in DKI Jakarta, with only 1,751 heads in 2022, followed by Bangka Belitung with 20,086 heads.

Here are the 10 provinces with the largest slaughter cattle populations in 2022:

1. East Java: 5,070,240 heads
2. Central Java: 1,910,864 heads
3. South Sulawesi: 1,483,709 heads
4. West Nusa Tenggara: 1,474,516 heads
5. East Nusa Tenggara: 1,243,884 heads
6. North Sumatra: 967,611 heads
7. Lampung: 906,568 heads
8. Bali: 575,218 heads
9. Aceh: 481,605 heads
10. Central Sulawesi: 458,057 heads

On the other hand, here are the 10 provinces with the lowest national slaughter cattle populations in 2022:

1. DKI Jakarta: 1,751 heads
2. Bangka Belitung Islands: 20,086 heads
3. Banten: 21,744 heads
4. North Kalimantan: 22,900 heads
5. Riau Islands: 29,156 heads
6. West Papua: 67,790 heads
7. Central Kalimantan: 87,883 heads
8. North Maluku: 116,664 heads
9. West Sulawesi: 119,207 heads
10. Maluku: 120,171 heads