Robusta coffee production in Indonesia 2016-2024

In the 2022/2023 coffee season, approximately ten million 60kg bags of Robusta coffee were produced in Indonesia. Indonesia is one of the world's leading coffee producers, and it exports most of the coffee beans it produces.

Robusta coffee dominates Indonesia’s coffee production

Robusta plants grow well in lower altitudes and are more disease and pest-resistant, making them easier to plant and care for than Arabica coffee plants, which need more attention and higher altitudes. Hence, Robusta dominates Indonesia's total coffee production. Robusta beans in Indonesia are mostly used to produce instant coffee for domestic demand and for export. Most Robusta plantations are located in South Sumatra, Lampung, and Palembang provinces. In an attempt to increase the market price of its domestic Robusta coffee, many premium Robusta coffees are currently being produced in Indonesia.

Climate change impacts

As most Indonesia's coffee plantations are smallholder estates, Robusta coffee is the main source of income for millions of smallholder farmers throughout Indonesia. However, climate change, along with declining coffee prices, are putting these smallholder farmers’ lives in jeopardy. Climate change reduces the volume and quality of coffee produced. Considering this outcome, the coffee-growing industry in Indonesia needs to introduce measures to adapt to these changes, such as investing in agricultural research and development.