5 Regions with the Largest Sugarcane Land Areas in Indonesia

Sugarcane is one of the important commodities in the national sugar industry. The area of sugarcane land in Indonesia is spread across various regions, particularly on Java Island and parts of Sumatra. Several provinces even become centres of sugarcane production due to their very extensive plantation areas. Here are the five regions with the largest sugarcane land in Indonesia based on data in thousands of hectares compiled from Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) data: East Java is the region with the largest sugarcane land in Indonesia. Its area reaches 215.47 thousand hectares. This region is indeed known as the national sugar industry centre, with many sugar factories spread across various districts since the Dutch East Indies era and some still existing to this day. The supporting soil and climate conditions make the productivity of sugarcane in this area quite high. In second position for the largest sugarcane land in Indonesia is Lampung with an area of 140.38 thousand hectares. This province becomes one of the mainstays of sugar production outside Java Island. Unlike in Java which is mostly managed by state-owned enterprises, sugarcane land in Lampung is managed on a large scale and integrated by private sugar processing industries. Central Java occupies the third position with a sugarcane land area of 50.12 thousand hectares. Like East Java, this area also has a long history in the sugar industry, with several sugar factories from the colonial period that are still operating to this day. South Sumatra - 30.15 thousand hectares