Top 10 Rubber-Producing Provinces in 2023, Mostly from Sumatra

Indonesia is one of the world's largest rubber producers. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), national rubber production reached 2.65 million tons in 2023, a decrease of 2.22% year-on-year (yoy).

Most of Indonesia's rubber is produced in the provinces on the island of Sumatra.

South Sumatra was the largest rubber-producing province in 2023, with a production volume of 767,000 tons, or 28.93% of total national production.

The second to fourth largest producing provinces were also from Sumatra: North Sumatra, Jambi, and Riau.

West Sumatra, Lampung, and Bengkulu ranked eighth to tenth.

The lowest rubber production came from Southeast Sulawesi, at only 100 tons. Fourteen provinces reported no rubber production at all last year.

The following is a detailed breakdown of national rubber production volume in 2023 by province, from highest to lowest:

1. South Sumatra: 767,000 tons
2. North Sumatra: 307,800 tons
3. Jambi: 285,500 tons
4. Riau: 214,800 tons
5. West Kalimantan: 183,200 tons
6. South Kalimantan: 153,200 tons
7. Central Kalimantan: 136,400 tons
8. West Sumatra: 122,000 tons
9. Lampung: 116,700 tons
10. Bengkulu: 87,100 tons
11. East Kalimantan: 66,300 tons
12. Aceh: 63,900 tons
13. Bangka Belitung Islands: 38,600 tons
14. West Java: 36,900 tons
15. Central Java: 23,700 tons
16. East Java: 17,400 tons
17. Riau Islands: 10,300 tons
18. Banten: 8,400 tons
19. Papua: 4,800 tons
20. South Sulawesi: 3,800 tons
21. Central Sulawesi: 2,500 tons
22. Maluku: 700 tons
23. North Kalimantan: 200 tons
24. Southeast Sulawesi: 100 tons
25. Jakarta: 0 tons
26. Yogyakarta: 0 tons
27. Bali: 0 tons
28. West Nusa Tenggara: 0 tons
29. East Nusa Tenggara: 0 tons
30. North Sulawesi: 0 tons
31. Gorontalo: 0 tons
32. West Sulawesi: 0 tons
33. North Maluku: 0 tons
34. West Papua: 0 tons
35. Southwest Papua: 0 tons
36. South Papua: 0 tons
37. Central Papua: 0 tons
38. Highland Papua: 0 tons