Overview (2014)

 

Area

Population

GDP

Key economic sectors

1,919,317 square kilometres

253,609,643

$856.1 billion

Agriculture (14.43 % of GDP), Mining (12 % of GDP)

Bioenergy & Biomass Feedstocks

 

Sustainability issues

 

Land rights

Large numbers of people in rural areas have little or no land

 

Food security

Food insecurity and under-nutrition are persistent challenges but a development plan is being implemented to promote quality of human resources, science & technology and strengthen economic competitivene

 

Biodiversity

There are habitat degradation and fragmentation, landscape changes, overexploitation of resources, pollution, climate change, forest and land fires, and the economic and political crises. Biodiversity is addressed in relevant incentives and biodiversity considerations have also been incorporated into the administration of local governments

 

Policies related to bioenergy

 

National Energy Policy formalised the development of biofuels in Indonesia (ethanol and biodiesel) and established a 5% biofuel mandate by 2025