The development of palm oil export commodities continued to increase from year to year, the look of the average rate of growth of vast oil palm acreage during the 2004-2014 of 7.67%, while the production of palm oil increased an average of 11.09% per year. The vast acreage increase is caused by the relatively stable CPO price in the international market and provide income producers, particularly smallholders, which is quite profitable.
Investigation of commodity statistics book Oil Palm Plantation, Ditjen publications in the year 2014 broad Palm area reached 10.9 million Ha with 29.3 million tons of CPO production. Wide area according to the status of pengusahaannya belongs to the people (Plantation) acres of 4.55 million Ha or 41.55% of the total area, the State-owned area (PTPN XIV) covering an area of 0.75 million Ha or 6.83% of the total area of acreage, acres of private property of 5.66 million Ha or 51.62%, private split into 2 (two) foreign private area of 0.17 million Ha or 1.54% and the rest are local.

Vast oil palm Acreage table Indonesia 2004-2014 Years

Oil palm plantation crop is one which has an important role for the estate subsector. The development of palm oil among others benefit in increasing the income of farmers and the community, the production becomes the raw materials processing industry which creates added value in the country, the export of CPO which generate foreign exchange and provide employment opportunities.
The production of palm oil in the year 2014 is expected to reach 29.34 million tons with an average productivity of 3.568 Kg/Ha/Yr. Palm oil plantations belong to people generating CPO of 10.68 million tons, the State-owned produce CPO amounting to 2.16 million tons, and private accounts for the production of CPO amounting to 16.5 million tonnes.

Table of the Volume and value of exports of CPO Years 2003-2013

The rate of growth of the average volume of exports of palm oil (CPO) in particular during 2003-2014 of 12.94% per year with an increase in export value average 25.76% per year. Realization of export commodities oil palm year 2013 has reached a volume of 20.58 million tonnes (of palm oil/CPO and palm oil) with a value of US $15.84 billion. The volume of commodity exports of palm oil until September 2014 reached 15.96 million tonnes with a value of US $12.75 million. This increase of 7.59% when compared to the volume of exports up to september 2013 of 14.831 million tons. The trade balance for the year 2013 palm oil commodity has hit US $19.34 billion.
Palm oil plantations so Prima Donna and capable of achieving what it is today, thus becoming the country's largest producer of palm oil in the world, this disebakan include: Palm oil plantations can provide positive benefits of growth the perceived economic society and trade palm oil (CPO) prices, the world is quite good and stable, as an oil substitute fossil fuels oil and it is also very possible thanks to the initiative of the Government beginning with the development of the estate Palm oil through the PIR Pattern projects (Core Company of the people)/NES (Nucleus Estate Smallholders) in the early ' 80 's.

Table distribution of palm oil, according to the province in Indonesia Year 2014

Palm plants are currently scattered in almost all provinces in Indonesia. The province of Riau in 2014 with a vast acreage of roughly 2.30 million Ha is the province that has the largest palm oil plantation followed consecutive North Sumatra area of 1.39 million Ha, the province of Central Kalimantan area of 1.16 million Ha and Sumatra The southern area of 1.11 million Ha and the other provinces.