Mining permits and environmental impact in Yogyakarta
Yogyakarta (capital Yogyakarta) has 12 registered mining permits, mainly limestone, stone & sand. The mapped area opened and affected by mining covers 10 ha. In 2025, 32 ha of tree cover was lost. No environmental bulletins have been published for this province yet.
Affected areas cover pollution and physical damage to land, from licensed and unlicensed mining alike.
Permits by commodity
| Commodity | Permits |
|---|---|
| limestone | 6 |
| stone & sand | 5 |
| pasir besi | 1 |
Source: ESDM MODI / Geoportal ESDM · Updated 24 Oct 2026
Forest loss per year
| Year | ha |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 67 |
| 2017 | 109 |
| 2018 | 139 |
| 2019 | 70 |
| 2020 | 56 |
| 2021 | 72 |
| 2022 | 36 |
| 2023 | 109 |
| 2024 | 109 |
| 2025 | 32 |
Source: Hansen/UMD Global Forest Change (v1.13) · Updated 24 Oct 2026
SDG status
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Permits by status
A WIUP is an area set aside for permits, not yet a permit. A WPR is a zone for small-scale community mining. Only "active" counts as a permit in the key figures.
Source: ESDM MODI / Geoportal ESDM · Updated 24 Oct 2026
More about this province
- About 42.3 % of the land is forest (tree canopy of at least 30 %, year 2000).
- 2 of 5 regencies and cities have 3 or more active permits.
Source: Hansen/UMD Global Forest Change (v1.13) · Updated 24 Oct 2026
Regencies and cities in Yogyakarta
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- Kulon Progo Regency · 5 permits
- Bantul Regency
- Gunungkidul Regency · 6 permits
- Sleman Regency
- Yogyakarta City
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- Permit holders12 Locked
- Environmental alerts7 Locked
- Impact assessments0 Locked