An aerial photo drone shows a palm oil plantation in Aceh Utara regency, Aceh province, Indonesia, on Aug. 2, 2025. (Photo by Fachrul Reza/Xinhua)

JAKARTA, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia saw a sharp rise in exports of two of its key commodities, crude palm oil and its derivative products, as well as iron and steel, in the first half of this year, while coal exports fell significantly, the Statistics Indonesia (BPS) reported on Friday.

BPS Deputy for Distribution and Services Statistics Pudji Ismartini said exports of crude palm oil and its derivatives rose by 24.91 percent year-on-year to 11.43 billion U.S. dollars in the first half of 2025.

Exports of iron and steel climbed 9.79 percent year-on-year to 13.79 billion dollars over the same period, she told a press conference.

By contrast, coal exports dropped 21.09 percent year-on-year to 11.97 billion dollars in the January-June period, Pudji added.

She noted that the contribution of Indonesia's three leading export commodities to total exports in the first half of this year was 28.97 percent.