Sulawesi Dominates Indonesia's Top 10 Cocoa Bean Producing Provinces in 2022

According to a report by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), Indonesia produced 650,612 tons of cocoa beans in 2022. This volume decreased by 5.46% compared to the previous year.

Sulawesi dominated the top 10 cocoa-producing provinces in Indonesia last year.

Central Sulawesi was recorded as the largest cocoa bean producing province, with a volume of 130,848 tons, or 20.11% of national total production.

Southeast Sulawesi was the second largest cocoa bean producing province, with 104,649 tons. This was followed by South Sulawesi and West Sulawesi, with production of 86,915 tons and 69,779 tons respectively.

The following are the top 10 cocoa bean producing provinces in Indonesia in 2022:

1. Central Sulawesi: 130,848 tons
2. Southeast Sulawesi: 104,649 tons
3. South Sulawesi: 86,915 tons
4. West Sulawesi: 69,779 tons
5. Lampung: 48,199 tons
6. Aceh: 36,596 tons
7. North Sumatra: 35,426 tons
8. West Sumatra: 35,321 tons
9. East Nusa Tenggara: 21,097 tons
10. East Java: 20,159 tons

Meanwhile, the lowest cocoa bean producer nationally was Riau Islands, with only 7 tons. This was followed by South Kalimantan and Bangka Belitung, which produced 72 tons and 309 tons of cocoa beans respectively.

Jakarta is the only province in Indonesia that does not produce cocoa beans.