Agricultural production in Indonesia
According to FAOSTAT, Indonesia produced 68.3 million t of cereals (7th in the world), 13.2 million t of vegetables (10th in the world), 25.0 million t of fruit (6th in the world), 5.1 million t of meat (16th in the world) and 1.4 million t of milk in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were oil palm fruit (243 million t), rice (53.1 million t) and sugar cane (32.0 million t).
- Products recorded
- 114
- World #1
- 10
- products
- World top 10
- 57
- products
- Year
- 2024
Indonesia is the world’s largest producer of oil palm fruit, palm oil, coconuts, palm kernels, oil of palm kernel and 5 more products, and ranks second or third for 11 other products.
Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in oil palm fruit (+64%), followed by green chillies and peppers (+61%).
Livestock numbers: 18.1 million cattle, 5.8 million pigs, 15.1 million sheep and 18.9 million goats.
Totals by group
| Group | Tonnes | World rank | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All cereals | 68,281,639 | 7 | 2.18% | −13% |
| All sugar crops | 32,200,734 | 11 | 1.44% | +18% |
| All fruit | 25,030,921 | 6 | 2.62% | +35% |
| All roots and tubers | 18,758,190 | 10 | 1.99% | −32% |
| All vegetables | 13,194,581 | 10 | 1.12% | +29% |
| All eggs | 6,848,664 | 3 | 6.85% | +337% |
| All meat | 5,113,220 | 16 | 1.37% | +75% |
| All citrus fruit | 2,575,129 | 15 | 1.55% | +34% |
| All milk | 1,408,531 | 69 | 0.14% | −0.6% |
| All tree nuts | 250,964 | 15 | 1.36% | +8.3% |
| All pulses | 185,014 | 55 | 0.19% | −25% |
All products by volume, 2024
| Product | Tonnes | World rank | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oil palm fruit | 243,000,000 | 1 | 58.04% | +64% |
| Rice (paddy) | 53,142,727 | 4 | 6.48% | −10% |
| Palm oil | 47,084,299 | 1 | 59.18% | +70% |
| Sugar cane | 32,000,000 | 7 | 1.65% | +18% |
| Coconuts, in shell | 17,985,386 | 1 | 27.44% | −1.7% |
| Cassava | 15,624,038 | 6 | 4.57% | −33% |
| Maize | 15,138,912 | 9 | 1.24% | −20% |
| Palm kernels | 11,290,000 | 1 | 58.67% | +50% |
| Bananas | 9,260,387 | 3 | 6.64% | +35% |
| Hen eggs | 6,579,353 | 3 | 7.02% | +429% |
| Oil of palm kernel | 4,968,400 | 1 | 59.41% | +62% |
| Chicken meat | 4,179,444 | 6 | 3.26% | +116% |
| Mangoes and guavas | 4,136,617 | 2 | 6.65% | +51% |
| Chillies and peppers, green | 3,038,082 | 5 | 6.79% | +61% |
| Pineapples | 2,740,601 | 3 | 9.33% | +49% |
| Oranges | 2,575,129 | 7 | 3.83% | +34% |
| Other tropical fruits, n.e.c. | 2,295,648 | 5 | 9.6% | +20% |
| Raw sugar | 2,271,009 | 16 | 1.21% | −1.3% |
| Natural rubber | 2,262,088 | 2 | 15.25% | −28% |
| Onions, dry | 2,085,721 | 10 | 1.93% | +69% |
| Sweet potatoes | 1,479,470 | 6 | 1.63% | −38% |
| Cabbages | 1,455,934 | 6 | 1.93% | +1.4% |
| Other fruits, n.e.c. | 1,349,722 | 6 | 3.44% | +7.7% |
| Potatoes | 1,270,449 | 39 | 0.33% | −5.7% |
| Papayas | 1,206,916 | 3 | 8.24% | +44% |
| Molasses | 1,165,914 | 11 | 1.59% | −24% |
| Tomatoes | 1,152,791 | 21 | 0.61% | +26% |
| Other beans, green | 932,383 | 3 | 3.6% | +8.9% |
| Avocados | 919,509 | 5 | 8.19% | +199% |
| Cow milk | 808,353 | 76 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| Coffee, green | 807,578 | 4 | 7.16% | +25% |
| Carrots and turnips | 681,655 | 11 | 1.51% | +38% |
| Eggplants | 676,712 | 6 | 1.18% | +22% |
| Tea leaves | 658,000 | 7 | 2.01% | −1.9% |
| Coconut oil | 646,000 | 2 | 20.69% | −30% |
| Cocoa beans | 632,702 | 2 | 12.09% | −13% |
| Leeks | 626,954 | 1 | 29.37% | +7.2% |
| Groundnuts (peanuts) | 603,000 | 16 | 1.05% | −46% |
| Green maize | 599,226 | 5 | 6.34% | +26% |
| Beef (cattle meat) | 597,754 | 24 | 0.86% | +20% |
| Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. | 592,309 | 33 | 0.21% | −5.9% |
| Pumpkins and squash | 514,702 | 13 | 1.49% | +44% |
| Watermelons | 421,009 | 28 | 0.4% | −36% |
| Cucumbers | 399,199 | 15 | 0.45% | −17% |
| Other starchy roots and tubers | 384,233 | 4 | 3.92% | −9.1% |
| Goat milk | 362,612 | 12 | 1.77% | −0.2% |
| Tobacco, unmanufactured | 353,386 | 4 | 5.84% | +80% |
| Beer | 332,600 | 63 | 0.18% | +19% |
| Eggs from other birds in shell, fresh, n.e.c. | 269,311 | 4 | 4.27% | −17% |
| Margarine and shortening | 261,290 | 13 | 1.98% | +29% |
| Soybeans | 227,367 | 29 | 0.06% | −76% |
| Other sugar crops n.e.c. | 200,734 | 3 | 22.53% | −8.6% |
| Kapok fruit | 197,236 | 1 | 69.71% | −5.3% |
| Ginger | 190,257 | 5 | 3.89% | −16% |
| Beans, dry | 183,524 | 26 | 0.61% | −25% |
| Cauliflower and broccoli | 182,387 | 15 | 0.68% | +34% |
| Spinach | 168,400 | 6 | 0.55% | +26% |
| Pork (pig meat) | 160,636 | 48 | 0.13% | −47% |
| Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. | 160,570 | 6 | 4.85% | +43% |
| Cloves (whole stems) | 147,953 | 1 | 74.37% | +21% |
| Sheep milk | 147,567 | 16 | 1.5% | −4.9% |
| Cashew nuts, in shell | 141,305 | 10 | 3.33% | +7.7% |
| Kapokseed in shell | 132,790 | 1 | 70.66% | −5.7% |
| Melons | 125,384 | 24 | 0.44% | −34% |
| Tea, packed | 116,506 | 7 | 1.6% | −20% |
| Other nuts | 109,659 | 4 | 10.06% | +9.0% |
| Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen | 92,054 | 18 | 0.95% | +20% |
| Buffalo milk | 90,000 | 12 | 0.06% | −8.3% |
| Areca nuts | 75,265 | 5 | 3.23% | +60% |
| Skim milk of cows | 71,913 | 82 | 0.05% | +8.0% |
| Goat meat | 70,487 | 15 | 0.91% | +8.2% |
| Pepper (black, white) | 62,625 | 5 | 6.71% | −28% |
| Raw hides and skins of cattle | 59,775 | 23 | 0.68% | +20% |
| Kapok fibre | 56,910 | 1 | 72.18% | −14% |
| Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers | 55,204 | 3 | 22.55% | −40% |
| Mushrooms | 48,689 | 19 | 0.09% | +30% |
| Sheep meat | 43,221 | 42 | 0.37% | −0.9% |
| Nutmeg, mace and cardamom | 40,446 | 3 | 20.51% | +24% |
| Green garlic | 39,438 | 28 | 0.13% | +133% |
| Duck meat | 38,256 | 15 | 0.52% | +15% |
| Wool, greasy | 24,963 | 17 | 1.47% | −11% |
| Groundnut oil | 23,430 | 27 | 0.36% | −24% |
| Buffalo meat | 21,597 | 11 | 0.3% | −39% |
| Cattle fat, unrendered | 20,324 | 19 | 0.6% | +20% |
| Skim milk, condensed | 19,285 | 5 | 2.06% | +7.4% |
| Fat of pigs | 17,670 | 27 | 0.16% | −47% |
| Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen | 16,264 | 28 | 0.2% | −47% |
| Raw hides and skins of goats or kids | 14,997 | 14 | 0.98% | +8.2% |
| Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen | 12,148 | 16 | 0.82% | +8.2% |
| Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs | 9,196 | 38 | 0.42% | −0.9% |
| Cream, fresh | 8,460 | 40 | 0.23% | +8.0% |
| Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen | 6,529 | 40 | 0.33% | −0.9% |
| Yoghurt | 5,714 | 34 | 0.11% | +7.4% |
| Edible offal of buffalo, fresh, chilled or frozen | 4,601 | 10 | 0.37% | −39% |
| Sunflower-seed oil, crude | 4,053 | 55 | 0.02% | +49% |
| Goat fat, unrendered | 3,599 | 11 | 1.15% | +8.2% |
| Raw hides and skins of buffaloes | 3,568 | 10 | 0.24% | −39% |
| Kenaf | 3,335 | 10 | 1.45% | +0.2% |
| Sheep fat, unrendered | 2,667 | 33 | 0.42% | −0.9% |
| Vanilla | 1,526 | 2 | 21.45% | −24% |
| Other pulses n.e.c. | 1,490 | 75 | 0.03% | +3.5% |
| Horse meat, fresh or chilled | 1,329 | 26 | 0.18% | −43% |
| Buffalo fat, unrendered | 986 | 10 | 0.22% | −39% |
| Abaca, manila hemp | 560 | 4 | 0.52% | −14% |
| Castor oil seeds | 518 | 23 | 0.03% | −60% |
| Rabbit meat | 494 | 26 | 0.06% | — |
| Sisal | 340 | 16 | 0.15% | −7.6% |
| Edible offals of horses and other equines, fresh, chilled or frozen | 133 | 26 | 0.14% | −42% |
| Oil of maize | 128 | 55 | 0% | −97% |
| Cotton seed | 81 | 78 | 0% | −94% |
| Seed cotton | 80 | 78 | 0% | −90% |
| Cotton lint | 41 | 78 | 0% | −93% |
| Silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling | 23 | 17 | 0% | −67% |
| Raw silk (not thrown) | 3 | 16 | 0% | −81% |
Live animals, 2024
Indonesia among the world’s producers, 2024
Share of world production by country for the largest crops of Indonesia, which is outlined on the map.
Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
Production per person, 2024
Indonesia had 283 million inhabitants in 2024 (FAOSTAT estimate). Production of its largest products per inhabitant, compared with the world average:
| Product | kg per person | World, kg per person | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil palm fruit | 857 | 51.3 | 16.7× |
| Rice (paddy) | 187 | 100 | 1.9× |
| Palm oil | 166 | 9.75 | 17.0× |
| Sugar cane | 113 | 238 | 0.5× |
| Coconuts, in shell | 63.4 | 8.03 | 7.9× |
| Cassava | 55.1 | 41.9 | 1.3× |
| Maize | 53.4 | 149 | 0.4× |
| Palm kernels | 39.8 | 2.36 | 16.9× |
| Bananas | 32.7 | 17.1 | 1.9× |
| Hen eggs | 23.2 | 11.5 | 2.0× |
| Oil of palm kernel | 17.5 | 1.02 | 17.1× |
| Chicken meat | 14.7 | 15.7 | 0.9× |
Production divided by population; it is not consumption, because crops are traded and used for feed, processing and industry.
Trade in agricultural products, 2024
Indonesia reported exports of 125 and imports of 136 of the products covered here; it was the world’s largest exporter of cloves (whole stems), raw; nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw; areca nuts; coconuts, in shell; palm oil; oil of palm kernel and 1 more.
Largest exports by value
| Product | Tonnes | Value | USD/kg | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palm oil | 21,600,370 | USD 20.01 bn | 0.93 | 1 of 118 |
| Coffee, green | 312,901 | USD 1.62 bn | 5.19 | 6 of 131 |
| Oil of palm kernel | 1,342,941 | USD 1.58 bn | 1.18 | 1 of 69 |
| Coconut oil | 677,378 | USD 893 m | 1.32 | 2 of 94 |
| Cloves (whole stems), raw | 51,983 | USD 325 m | 6.25 | 1 of 75 |
| Pepper (Piper spp.), raw | 55,475 | USD 311 m | 5.61 | 3 of 124 |
| Coconuts, in shell | 1,056,303 | USD 295 m | 0.28 | 1 of 93 |
| Unmanufactured tobacco | 23,599 | USD 227 m | 9.64 | 20 of 101 |
| Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw | 35,785 | USD 221 m | 6.17 | 1 of 89 |
| Other tropical fruits, n.e.c. | 57,631 | USD 148 m | 2.57 | 5 of 54 |
Largest imports by value
| Product | Tonnes | Value | USD/kg | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheat | 12,145,354 | USD 3.63 bn | 0.30 | 2 of 176 |
| Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) | 5,148,017 | USD 2.91 bn | 0.57 | 1 of 183 |
| Soya beans | 2,676,321 | USD 1.40 bn | 0.52 | 11 of 165 |
| Cocoa beans | 157,395 | USD 1.10 bn | 6.97 | 6 of 108 |
| Unmanufactured tobacco | 167,760 | USD 911 m | 5.43 | 3 of 139 |
| Cotton lint, ginned | 405,785 | USD 811 m | 2.00 | 6 of 148 |
| Green garlic | 555,886 | USD 748 m | 1.35 | 1 of 182 |
| Skim milk and whey powder | 201,004 | USD 567 m | 2.82 | 3 of 192 |
| Maize (corn) | 1,753,128 | USD 450 m | 0.26 | 28 of 190 |
| Grapes | 114,199 | USD 436 m | 3.82 | 12 of 188 |
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026: quantities in tonnes and values in current US dollars as reported; exports include re-exports. Only the FAO trade items that match Husfarm production pages are included: meat covers fresh or chilled meat only (frozen meat is a separate item), and processed goods such as milled rice or flour are not listed.
Questions and answers
What are the main crops produced in Indonesia?
By volume, the largest products of Indonesia in 2024 were oil palm fruit (243 million t), rice (paddy) (53.1 million t), palm oil (47.1 million t), according to FAOSTAT.
Is Indonesia the world’s largest producer of anything?
Yes. In 2024 Indonesia was the world’s largest producer of 10 products: oil palm fruit, palm oil, coconuts, in shell, palm kernels, oil of palm kernel, leeks, kapok fruit, cloves (whole stems), kapokseed in shell, kapok fibre.
How much oil palm fruit does Indonesia produce per person?
About 857 kg per inhabitant in 2024, compared with a world average of 51.3 kg (production divided by population, FAOSTAT).
What does Indonesia export most?
By value, its largest agricultural exports in 2024 among the products covered here were palm oil (USD 20.01 bn), coffee, green (USD 1.62 bn), oil of palm kernel (USD 1.58 bn), according to FAOSTAT.
What does Indonesia import most?
By value, its largest agricultural imports in 2024 among the products covered here were wheat (USD 3.63 bn), raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) (USD 2.91 bn), soya beans (USD 1.40 bn).
Where does this data come from?
Production, trade and population figures are from FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rankings, shares and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.