Agricultural land per capita in Taiwan
Taiwan: Agricultural land per capita was 0.0334 hectares per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0334 hectares per capita
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
211th
of 226 countries
All-time high
0.0772 hectares per capita
in 1961
All-time low
0.0333 hectares per capita
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land per capita in Taiwan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land per capita in Taiwan is 0.0334 hectares per capita, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land per capita in Taiwan peaked at 0.0772 hectares per capita in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0333 hectares per capita, in 2022.
Taiwan ranks 211th of 226 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land per capita in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | hectares per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0772 hectares per capita | — |
| 1962 | 0.0747 hectares per capita | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0724 hectares per capita | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0703 hectares per capita | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0683 hectares per capita | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0664 hectares per capita | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0649 hectares per capita | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0633 hectares per capita | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.063 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0611 hectares per capita | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0597 hectares per capita | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0582 hectares per capita | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0568 hectares per capita | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.057 hectares per capita | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.056 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0552 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0542 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0528 hectares per capita | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0516 hectares per capita | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0501 hectares per capita | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0489 hectares per capita | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0476 hectares per capita | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.047 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0462 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0454 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0448 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0443 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0443 hectares per capita | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0438 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0432 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0425 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0417 hectares per capita | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0413 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0408 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0405 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0402 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0395 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.039 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0385 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0381 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0378 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0375 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0372 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0368 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0365 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0362 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0359 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0356 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0352 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.035 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0347 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0344 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0342 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0341 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0339 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0337 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0336 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0334 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0334 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0334 hectares per capita | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0334 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0333 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0334 hectares per capita | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0689 hectares per capita | 0.063 hectares per capita | 0.0772 hectares per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0563 hectares per capita | 0.0516 hectares per capita | 0.0611 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0462 hectares per capita | 0.0438 hectares per capita | 0.0501 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0407 hectares per capita | 0.0385 hectares per capita | 0.0432 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0367 hectares per capita | 0.0352 hectares per capita | 0.0381 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.034 hectares per capita | 0.0334 hectares per capita | 0.035 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0334 hectares per capita | 0.0333 hectares per capita | 0.0334 hectares per capita | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Taiwan
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2025)
- Milk per animal 4,807 kilograms per animal (2024)
- Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... 740.21 million tonnes (2023)
- Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita 38.2% (2023)
- Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses 1.3% (2023)
- Share of cereals allocated to human food 38.2% (2023)
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed 60.5% (2023)
- Per capita meat consumption in the United States 42.32 kilograms per year per capita (2023)
- Per capita meat consumption by type 0.07 kilograms per year per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land per capita in Taiwan?
- Agricultural land per capita in Taiwan was 0.0334 hectares per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land per capita recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0772 hectares per capita in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land per capita recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0333 hectares per capita in 2022.
- How does Taiwan rank for agricultural land per capita?
- Taiwan ranks 211th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land per capita rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.