Distribution of Government-Owned Palm Oil Companies Across Various Provinces in 2020
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The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) reported that there were 163 state-owned palm oil plantations in 2020. These are spread across 15 Indonesian provinces.
The highest concentration of state-owned palm oil companies is in North Sumatra, with 81 business units.
This is followed by Riau with 20 palm oil companies. Aceh and South Sumatra each have 11 and 10 companies, respectively.
The Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs stated in its release that palm oil is a strategic commodity in Indonesia's economic development. As the world's largest palm oil producer, the palm oil industry has provided employment for 16 million workers, both directly and indirectly.
Palm oil and palm kernel oil production in 2018 totaled 48.68 million tons, consisting of 40.57 million tons of crude palm oil (CPO) and 8.11 million tons of palm kernel oil (PKO). This production came from smallholder plantations (16.8 million tons, 35%), large state-owned plantations (2.49 million tons, 5%), and large private plantations (29.39 million tons, 60%).
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