FAO: Indonesia's Rice Production Highest in Southeast Asia, Fourth in the World in 2025

The National Food Agency (Bapanas) has cited data from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) stating that Indonesia is the country with the highest rice production in Southeast Asia. The report also noted that Indonesia ranks fourth in the world in rice production after India, China, and Bangladesh in 2025. “The FAO has once again placed Indonesia as the highest rice-producing country in Southeast Asia and also the fourth highest in the world after India, China, and Bangladesh,” said Head of the National Food Agency and Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman in a statement received in Jakarta on Sunday (21/6/2026). However, according to him, of the world’s top four, only China and Indonesia are projected to experience positive rice production growth. Meanwhile, when comparing estimated rice production for the 2025/2026 and 2024/2025 periods, Indonesia is the country with the highest production increase among the world’s major producing countries. Indonesia’s rice production increase is estimated to reach more than 4 million tonnes, far surpassing India’s 1.7 million tonnes, Brazil’s 1.5 million tonnes, and Bangladesh’s 1.1 million tonnes. Amran said the development of Indonesia’s rice sector has once again received recognition from the FAO. Besides announcing the development of Indonesia’s rice production, the FAO also reported that Indonesia has experienced an increase in rice stocks and has successfully maintained price stability at the farmer level. In the June 2026 edition of Food Outlook, the FAO reported that the increase in rice stocks in Indonesia is one of the factors in maintaining world rice reserve stocks. The food organisation also estimates that world rice stocks at the end of the 2026/2027 period could reach 213.8 million tonnes, which is the second highest record in the last 10 years. Amran confirmed that the national Government Rice Reserve (CBP) stock managed by Perum Bulog is still above 5 million tonnes. He also confirmed that Indonesia will no longer import consumption rice. “Our CBP stock as of today, June, is around 5.2 million tonnes and our stock is safe. But most importantly, since 2025, no medium rice import permits have been issued until now,” he said. He even asked parties who still doubt the abundance of CBP stocks to see for themselves the Bulog warehouses in various regions. This is also to prove the government’s optimism regarding the availability of rice for domestic needs. “Bulog’s warehouse capacity is only 3 million tonnes. But our stock is 5.2 million tonnes. This means Bulog is currently renting warehouses with a capacity of 2.2 million tonnes. So, for those who are not yet convinced, please go to Bulog warehouses throughout Indonesia,” said Amran. Regarding rice stocks, the FAO provided a closing stocks projection in the June 2026 Food Outlook which estimates that Indonesia’s rice stocks could reach 7.5 million tonnes in the 2025/2026 period and increase to 7.8 million tonnes in the 2026/2027 period. Thus, Indonesia’s opportunity to become a rice exporter is considered increasingly wide open. “And one more thing, rice is no longer the main contributor to inflation. This has been the case for two consecutive years,” he said.