Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Taiwan
Taiwan: Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita was 38.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP 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 %.
Analysis
Taiwan recorded 38.2% for share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Taiwan peaked at 94.5% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 1995.
Taiwan ranks 147th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 94.5% | — |
| 1962 | 94.2% | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 93.9% | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 93.2% | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 91.5% | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 91.2% | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 87.1% | -4.5% |
| 1968 | 81.2% | -6.8% |
| 1969 | 79.9% | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 71.6% | -10.4% |
| 1971 | 70.2% | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 59.1% | -15.8% |
| 1973 | 59.9% | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 63.1% | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 60.2% | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 51.4% | -14.6% |
| 1977 | 50.2% | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 45.0% | -10.4% |
| 1979 | 42.3% | -6.1% |
| 1980 | 41.8% | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 40.5% | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 39.3% | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 34.6% | -12.0% |
| 1984 | 33.8% | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 34.4% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 32.8% | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 30.0% | -8.7% |
| 1988 | 29.9% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 29.7% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 28.5% | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 24.9% | -12.9% |
| 1992 | 25.3% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 25.5% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 24.7% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 22.6% | -8.8% |
| 1996 | 23.9% | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 25.6% | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 30.5% | +19.2% |
| 1999 | 30.3% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 30.3% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 29.5% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 29.3% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 30.4% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 31.6% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 31.6% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 30.2% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 33.7% | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 35.2% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 33.7% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 35.5% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 39.6% | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 39.1% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 41.4% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 40.9% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 40.6% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 40.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 38.8% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 40.4% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 37.9% | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 37.9% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 37.6% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 39.0% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 38.2% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.6% | 79.9% | 94.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 57.3% | 42.3% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.7% | 29.7% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.2% | 22.6% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.6% | 29.3% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.5% | 35.5% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.2% | 37.6% | 39.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
More agriculture & rural data for Taiwan
- Milk per animal 4,807 kilograms per animal (2024)
- Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel 2.90 million tonnes (2023)
- Per capita meat and fish consumption 42.32 kilograms per year per capita (2023)
- Agricultural land use 779,000 hectares (2023)
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? 6.45 million tonnes (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)
- Per capita meat consumption by type 0.07 kilograms per year per capita (2023)
- Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita 159.63 kilograms per hectare (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Taiwan?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Taiwan was 38.2% 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 share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 94.5% in 1961.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 1995.
- How does Taiwan rank for share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita?
- Taiwan ranks 147th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. 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 Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of domestic cereal supply allocated to direct human food, rather than animal feed or biofuels. GDP is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs across countries.