Editing Economy of Indonesia (section)

====Palm Oil====
[[File:Oil palm plantation in Cigudeg-03.jpg|thumb|right|Vast [[palm oil]] plantation. Currently, Indonesia is the world's largest producer of palm oil.]]
[[Palm oil]] production is important to the economy of Indonesia as the country is the world's biggest producer and consumer of the commodity, providing about half of the world's supply.<ref name=McClanahan2013>{{cite news|last=McClanahan|first=Paige|url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2013/sep/11/indonesia-palm-oil-destroy-forests|title=Can Indonesia increase palm oil output without destroying its forest? Environmentalists doubt the world's biggest palm oil producer can implement ambitious plans without damaging woodland|access-date=22 September 2013|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=11 September 2013}}</ref> In 2016, Indonesia produced over {{convert|34.6|e6MT|abbr=off}} of palm oil, and exported {{convert|25.1|e6MT|abbr=off}} of it. Generating 4.5% of its GDP and giving employment to 3 million people.<ref>{{cite news|last=McClanahan|first=Paige|url=https://www.undp.org/foodsystems/indonesia-sustainable-palm-oil|title=Indonesia: Sustainable Palm Oil|access-date=14 June 2025|newspaper=undp.org|date=14 June 2025}}</ref>

In response to critiques on the industry by environmental and human rights group, efforts are made towards more [[sustainability]] of the industry. According to the [[Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil]] (RSPO), that applies to palm oils which are produced to increase the food supply while keeping in mind the goals to "safeguard social interests, communities and workers" or to "protect the environment and wildlife" for example.<ref>[https://www.rspo.org/about/sustainable-palm-oil "Sustainable palm oil"]. ''www.rspo.org''. Retrieved 30 November 2017.</ref>