Banana yields in Taiwan
Taiwan: Banana yields was 22.16 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
22.16 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
52nd
of 130 countries
All-time high
24.05 tonnes per hectare
in 2022
All-time low
9 tonnes per hectare
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Banana yields in Taiwan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for banana yields in Taiwan is 22.16 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, banana yields in Taiwan peaked at 24.05 tonnes per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
Taiwan ranks 52nd of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Banana yields in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.09 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 14.09 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 9 tonnes per hectare | -36.1% |
| 1964 | 14.81 tonnes per hectare | +64.6% |
| 1965 | 16.77 tonnes per hectare | +13.2% |
| 1966 | 14.45 tonnes per hectare | -13.8% |
| 1967 | 14.82 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 14.73 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 15.56 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 11.84 tonnes per hectare | -23.9% |
| 1971 | 15.58 tonnes per hectare | +31.6% |
| 1972 | 16.05 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 20.69 tonnes per hectare | +28.9% |
| 1974 | 21.13 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 18.17 tonnes per hectare | -14.0% |
| 1976 | 19.14 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 23.94 tonnes per hectare | +25.1% |
| 1978 | 18.97 tonnes per hectare | -20.8% |
| 1979 | 22.88 tonnes per hectare | +20.6% |
| 1980 | 23.13 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 21.15 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 1982 | 23.46 tonnes per hectare | +10.9% |
| 1983 | 22.29 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 23.74 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 23.95 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 20 tonnes per hectare | -16.5% |
| 1987 | 23.79 tonnes per hectare | +19.0% |
| 1988 | 22.91 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 20.49 tonnes per hectare | -10.6% |
| 1990 | 21.31 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 21.04 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 20.43 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 22.77 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 1994 | 22.35 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 21.93 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 21.66 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 23.27 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 23.13 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 23.72 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 22.46 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 22.83 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 23.66 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 23.24 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 20.75 tonnes per hectare | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 16.81 tonnes per hectare | -19.0% |
| 2006 | 21.22 tonnes per hectare | +26.2% |
| 2007 | 21.63 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 18.7 tonnes per hectare | -13.5% |
| 2009 | 15.1 tonnes per hectare | -19.2% |
| 2010 | 21.4 tonnes per hectare | +41.7% |
| 2011 | 23.06 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 22.81 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 22.33 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 22.56 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 19.45 tonnes per hectare | -13.8% |
| 2016 | 16.41 tonnes per hectare | -15.6% |
| 2017 | 22.53 tonnes per hectare | +37.3% |
| 2018 | 23.06 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 22.97 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 24.02 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 22.41 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 24.05 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 23 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 22.16 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Banana yields in Taiwan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +64.6% | 9 tonnes per hectare | 14.81 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.26 tonnes per hectare | 9 tonnes per hectare | 16.77 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.84 tonnes per hectare | 11.84 tonnes per hectare | 23.94 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.49 tonnes per hectare | 20 tonnes per hectare | 23.95 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.16 tonnes per hectare | 20.43 tonnes per hectare | 23.72 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.64 tonnes per hectare | 15.1 tonnes per hectare | 23.66 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.66 tonnes per hectare | 16.41 tonnes per hectare | 23.06 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.13 tonnes per hectare | 22.16 tonnes per hectare | 24.05 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
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- Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita 38.2% (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is banana yields in Taiwan?
- Banana yields in Taiwan was 22.16 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest banana yields recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 24.05 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest banana yields recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does Taiwan rank for banana yields?
- Taiwan ranks 52nd out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is banana yields rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Banana yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.