Cereal yields in Taiwan
Taiwan: Cereal yields was 6.43 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.43 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
25th
of 186 countries
All-time high
7 tonnes per hectare
in 2018
All-time low
3.18 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal 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
In 2024, cereal yields in Taiwan stood at 6.43 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Taiwan peaked at 7 tonnes per hectare in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.18 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Taiwan ranks 25th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal yields in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.18 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 3.29 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 3.25 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 3.63 tonnes per hectare | +11.8% |
| 1965 | 3.75 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 3.68 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 3.77 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 3.9 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 3.62 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 1970 | 3.89 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1971 | 3.77 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 4.04 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 3.84 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 1974 | 3.9 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 3.9 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 4.25 tonnes per hectare | +8.8% |
| 1977 | 4.21 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 4.04 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 4.22 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 4.53 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 4.4 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 4.65 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 4.82 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 4.8 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 4.82 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 4.63 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 4.75 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 4.86 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 4.89 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 4.94 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 5.27 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 5.14 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 5.57 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 5.48 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 5.53 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 5.51 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 5.55 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 5.22 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 5.45 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 5.62 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 5.24 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 5.94 tonnes per hectare | +13.5% |
| 2003 | 6.09 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 6.08 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 5.5 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 5.94 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 5.29 tonnes per hectare | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 5.79 tonnes per hectare | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 6.21 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 5.93 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 6.5 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 6.44 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 5.85 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 6.3 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 6.17 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 5.69 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 6.28 tonnes per hectare | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 7 tonnes per hectare | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 6.49 tonnes per hectare | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 6.57 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 6.83 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 6.51 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 6.4 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 6.43 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.56 tonnes per hectare | 3.18 tonnes per hectare | 3.9 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.01 tonnes per hectare | 3.77 tonnes per hectare | 4.25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.71 tonnes per hectare | 4.4 tonnes per hectare | 4.89 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.37 tonnes per hectare | 4.94 tonnes per hectare | 5.57 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.77 tonnes per hectare | 5.24 tonnes per hectare | 6.21 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.27 tonnes per hectare | 5.69 tonnes per hectare | 7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.55 tonnes per hectare | 6.4 tonnes per hectare | 6.83 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
More agriculture & rural data for Taiwan
- Milk per animal 4,807 kilograms per animal (2024)
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed 60.5% (2023)
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? 6.45 million tonnes (2023)
- Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita 159.63 kilograms per hectare (2023)
- Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita 38.2% (2023)
- Per capita meat consumption by type 0.07 kilograms per year per capita (2023)
- Projections for global peak agricultural land 779,000 hectares (2023)
- Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses 1.3% (2023)
- Meat supply per person 91.5 kilograms per year per capita (2023)
- Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... 740.21 million tonnes (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yields in Taiwan?
- Cereal yields in Taiwan was 6.43 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 cereal yields recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 7 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.18 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Taiwan rank for cereal yields?
- Taiwan ranks 25th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 Cereal yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.