The United States, Indonesia's Largest Coffee Export Destination

Indonesia is one of the world's largest coffee producers and exporters. The majority of Indonesian coffee production is the robusta variety. Indonesia is also renowned for its specialty coffees, such as Kopi Luwak, often called the world's most expensive coffee.

Indonesia's national coffee exports from January to December 2021 reached US$380.17 million, or approximately Rp 5.47 billion, according to the Central Statistics Agency (BPS).

This figure shows a slight increase of 1.23% compared to sales in the same period the previous year, which was US$375.5 million, or approximately Rp 5.4 billion.

The export volume reached 842.5 million kg, a 4.12% increase compared to exports in the same period of 2020, which amounted to 809.16 million kg.

Main export destinations for Indonesian coffee in 2021 were:

1. United States

Volume: 57,694,029 kg
Value: US$ 194,764,059

2. Egypt

Volume: 48,521,298 kg
Value: US$ 89,082,656

3. Spain

Volume: 33,041,880 kg
Value: US$ 57,536,374

4. Malaysia

Volume: 29,059,114 kg
Value: US$ 49,100,433

5. Japan

Volume: 25,136,990 kg
Value: US$ 61,888,704

Overall, Indonesia is located in the Bean Belt, the area along the equator that is most suitable for coffee cultivation. Some of the best coffee-producing regions in Indonesia include Aceh, Mandailing, Kintamani, Toraja, and Flores.

(Read more: [Indonesia's Coffee Exports Increased in 2021](https://databoks.katadata.co.id/datapublish/2022/02/26/kinerja-ekspor-kopi-indonesia-meningkat-pada-2021))