Top 10 Provinces with the Largest Rice Harvests in 2023: Mostly in Java and Sumatra

According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), the national rice harvest area reached 10,213,705 hectares (ha) in 2023, a decrease of 2.29% year-on-year (yoy).

Indonesia's largest rice harvests are predominantly produced in provinces on Java and Sumatra islands.

In 2023, East Java had the largest rice harvest area, reaching 1,698,083 ha or 16.62% of the total national rice harvest area.

The second and third positions were also occupied by Javanese provinces, namely Central Java and West Java. Banten also ranked eighth on this list.

Furthermore, four provinces from Sumatra, namely Lampung, South Sumatra, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra, also made it into the top 10 provinces with the largest national rice harvests.

Meanwhile, the smallest rice harvest came from the Pegunungan Papua province, at only 14 ha. This was followed by the Riau Islands with 115 ha and DKI Jakarta with 543 ha.

Here is a detailed breakdown of the national rice harvest area in 2023 by province, from largest to smallest:

1. East Java: 1,698,083 ha
2. Central Java: 1,642,761 ha
3. West Java: 1,583,656 ha
4. South Sulawesi: 967,790 ha
5. Lampung: 530,108 ha
6. South Sumatra: 504,143 ha
7. North Sumatra: 406,109 ha
8. Banten: 311,200 ha
9. West Sumatra: 300,565 ha
10. West Nusa Tenggara: 287,512 ha
11. Aceh: 254,287 ha
12. West Kalimantan: 224,069 ha
13. South Kalimantan: 214,284 ha
14. East Nusa Tenggara: 184,699 ha
15. Central Sulawesi: 177,699 ha
16. Southeast Sulawesi: 113,930 ha
17. Bali: 108,514 ha
18. Yogyakarta Special Region: 105,694 ha
19. Central Kalimantan: 101,580 ha
20. Jambi: 61,237 ha
21. West Sulawesi: 58,607 ha
22. Bengkulu: 57,877 ha
23. East Kalimantan: 57,082 ha
24. North Sulawesi: 54,563 ha
25. Riau: 51,914 ha
26. Gorontalo: 49,610 ha
27. South Papua: 44,808 ha
28. Maluku: 22,637 ha
29. Bangka Belitung Islands: 15,285 ha
30. North Maluku: 7,709 ha
31. North Kalimantan: 6,500 ha
32. West Papua: 5,006 ha
33. Central Papua: 2,094 ha
34. Papua: 840 ha
35. Southwest Papua: 580 ha
36. DKI Jakarta: 543 ha
37. Riau Islands: 115 ha
38. Pegunungan Papua: 14 ha