Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Taiwan
Taiwan: Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel was 2.90 million tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Taiwan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Taiwan is 2.90 million tonnes, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Taiwan peaked at 3.14 million tonnes in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.82 million tonnes, in 1961.
Taiwan ranks 67th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.82 million tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 1.85 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 1.89 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 1.88 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 1.97 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 2.06 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1967 | 2.01 million tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 2.22 million tonnes | +10.4% |
| 1969 | 2.19 million tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 2.31 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 2.46 million tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 2.57 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 2.48 million tonnes | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 2.59 million tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 2.69 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 2.65 million tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 2.61 million tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 2.43 million tonnes | -6.9% |
| 1979 | 2.46 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 2.48 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 2.43 million tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 2.39 million tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 2.23 million tonnes | -6.9% |
| 1984 | 2.21 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 2.23 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 2.23 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 2.19 million tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 2.23 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 2.30 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 2.20 million tonnes | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 2.04 million tonnes | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 2.08 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 2.13 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 2.14 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 2.08 million tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 2.16 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 2.21 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 2.25 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 2.23 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 2.27 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 2.29 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 2.24 million tonnes | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 2.36 million tonnes | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 2.38 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 2.42 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 2.30 million tonnes | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 2.38 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 2.33 million tonnes | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 2.40 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 3.03 million tonnes | +26.2% |
| 2011 | 3.00 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 3.05 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 3.14 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 3.10 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 3.07 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 3.10 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 3.06 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 3.07 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 3.13 million tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 2.94 million tonnes | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 2.90 million tonnes | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 2.84 million tonnes | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 2.90 million tonnes | +2.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +26.2% | 2.40 million tonnes | 3.03 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.99 million tonnes | 1.82 million tonnes | 2.22 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.53 million tonnes | 2.31 million tonnes | 2.69 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.29 million tonnes | 2.19 million tonnes | 2.48 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.15 million tonnes | 2.04 million tonnes | 2.25 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.34 million tonnes | 2.24 million tonnes | 2.42 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.07 million tonnes | 3.00 million tonnes | 3.14 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.90 million tonnes | 2.84 million tonnes | 2.94 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
More agriculture & rural data for Taiwan
- Milk per animal 4,807 kilograms per animal (2024)
- Meat supply per person 91.5 kilograms per year per capita (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)
- Projections for global peak agricultural land 779,000 hectares (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)
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel 95,000 tonnes (2023)
- Per capita meat consumption by type 0.07 kilograms per year per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Taiwan?
- Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Taiwan was 2.90 million tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.14 million tonnes in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.82 million tonnes in 1961.
- How does Taiwan rank for share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel?
- Taiwan ranks 67th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. 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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Quantity that is allocated for direct consumption as human food, rather than allocation to animal feed or industrial uses.