Cultivation arecanut start ogled a number of farmers Indonesia, especially Aceh, Jambi, Riau, Sumatra the West.
According to data 2018, Indonesia is the world's fifth largest areca producing country after India, Taiwan, Myanmar and Bangladesh. And based on industry records, in 2016, Indonesia's areca nut commodities are the most exported to Pakistan, Thailand, India, Singapore and Myanmar.
Various types of superior Indonesian varieties that have been released to the world market with the best quality like Betara Super (Jambi), Bulang (Riau) pinang and Aceh pinang with low water content below 6 percent.