Total area of oil palm plantation | 3 million ha * |
Area allocated to oil palm | 8.7 million ha BKMP 1997 * |
Applications for oil palm plantations (district level 1999) |
32 million ha * |
Productivity (1997) | 3.37 tonnes CPO/ha |
Pending applications from plantation companies |
around 4.5 million ha |
Area of forest converted annually for palm oil (1999) |
330,000 ha |
Area of oil palm plantation planted in 1997 |
266,565 ha # |
Growth rate of oil palm plantation area per year (1967-97) |
12% # |
Employment in oil palm industry (1998) |
Over 2 million people # |
8 conglomerates control | 2.1 million ha |
Malaysian investments in oil palm | 1.3 million ha |
Number of oil palm companies implicated in 1997/8 forest fires |
133 of 176 total |
CPO production 1997 | 5.4 million tonnes # |
CPO production 1998 | 5 million tonnes # |
Estimated CPO production 1999 | 5.6 million tonnes # |
Indonesian contribution to global palm oil supply |
30% (2nd after Malaysia) # |
Palm oil exports (1997) |
2.9 million tonnes # worth US $1.4 bn +/- 49% of production * |
Netherlands | 44% |
Germany | 12% |
Italy | 9% |
Spain | 5% |
Kenya | 3% |
USA | 2% |
Greece | 2% |
UK | 1% |
Smallholders |
Area (ha) Production (tonnes) |
813,175 1,292,829 |
Government Estate |
Area (ha) Production (tonnes) |
448,735 1,800,252 |
Private Estate |
Area (ha) Production (tonnes) |
1,254,169 2,287,366 |
Total |
Area (ha) Production (tonnes) |
2,516,079 5,380,447 |
Holding Company | Group |
Total land bank area (ha) |
Total area planted (ha) |
PT PP London Sumatra Indonesia Tbk | Napan Group | 245,629 | 78,944 |
PT Bakria Sumatra Plantations | Bakria and Brothers | 376,041 | 34,392 |
PT Golden Agri Resources | Sinar Mas Group | 582,208 | 211,713 |
PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk | Astra International | 280,000 | 177,976 |
PT Asian Agri | Raja Garuda Mas | 200,000 | 110,000 |
PT Salim Plantations | Salim Group | 275,000 | 125,000 |
PT Socfindo | Socfin Group | 47,777 | 37,180 |
PT Tolan Tiga | SIPEF Group | 52,869 | 36,312 |
Total | 2,059,524 | 811,517 |