Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Taiwan
Taiwan: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? was 6.45 million tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Taiwan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Taiwan stood at 6.45 million tonnes.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Taiwan peaked at 7.98 million tonnes in 1995 and was at its lowest, 333,000 tonnes, in 1962.
That places Taiwan 29th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 403,000 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 333,000 tonnes | -17.4% |
| 1963 | 425,000 tonnes | +27.6% |
| 1964 | 380,000 tonnes | -10.6% |
| 1965 | 475,000 tonnes | +25.0% |
| 1966 | 359,000 tonnes | -24.4% |
| 1967 | 466,000 tonnes | +29.8% |
| 1968 | 865,000 tonnes | +85.6% |
| 1969 | 1.19 million tonnes | +38.0% |
| 1970 | 1.45 million tonnes | +21.4% |
| 1971 | 1.42 million tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 2.50 million tonnes | +75.6% |
| 1973 | 2.11 million tonnes | -15.5% |
| 1974 | 2.39 million tonnes | +13.0% |
| 1975 | 2.29 million tonnes | -3.9% |
| 1976 | 3.07 million tonnes | +33.8% |
| 1977 | 3.39 million tonnes | +10.4% |
| 1978 | 3.67 million tonnes | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 4.40 million tonnes | +20.1% |
| 1980 | 4.12 million tonnes | -6.5% |
| 1981 | 4.41 million tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 4.48 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 5.26 million tonnes | +17.4% |
| 1984 | 4.67 million tonnes | -11.3% |
| 1985 | 4.71 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 5.01 million tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 5.79 million tonnes | +15.5% |
| 1988 | 5.95 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 5.75 million tonnes | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 6.33 million tonnes | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 6.77 million tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 6.73 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 6.91 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 7.55 million tonnes | +9.2% |
| 1995 | 7.98 million tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 7.39 million tonnes | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 7.21 million tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 6.31 million tonnes | -12.5% |
| 1999 | 6.30 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 6.48 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 6.62 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 6.68 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 6.74 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 6.47 million tonnes | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 6.80 million tonnes | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 6.55 million tonnes | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 6.34 million tonnes | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 5.66 million tonnes | -10.7% |
| 2009 | 6.29 million tonnes | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 7.36 million tonnes | +17.0% |
| 2011 | 6.51 million tonnes | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 6.67 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 6.27 million tonnes | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 6.28 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 6.41 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 6.52 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 6.84 million tonnes | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 6.36 million tonnes | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 7.15 million tonnes | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 6.80 million tonnes | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 6.58 million tonnes | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 6.09 million tonnes | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 6.45 million tonnes | +5.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +85.6% | 466,000 tonnes | 865,000 tonnes |
| 1972 | +75.6% | 1.42 million tonnes | 2.50 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 544,444 tonnes | 333,000 tonnes | 1.19 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.67 million tonnes | 1.42 million tonnes | 4.40 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.01 million tonnes | 4.12 million tonnes | 5.95 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.95 million tonnes | 6.30 million tonnes | 7.98 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.46 million tonnes | 5.66 million tonnes | 6.80 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.64 million tonnes | 6.27 million tonnes | 7.36 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.48 million tonnes | 6.09 million tonnes | 6.80 million tonnes | 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)
- 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)
- 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 cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Taiwan?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Taiwan was 6.45 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 cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.98 million tonnes in 1995.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 333,000 tonnes in 1962.
- How does Taiwan rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Taiwan ranks 29th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imports and exports are measured as the net sum of all cereal crop varieties. Countries which lie above the grey line are net importers of cereals; those below the line are net exporters.