Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use in Taiwan, China
Taiwan, China: Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use was 68.98 billion kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
68.98 billion kilocalories per day
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
57th
of 191 countries
All-time high
70.45 billion kilocalories per day
in 2019
All-time low
27.44 billion kilocalories per day
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use in Taiwan, China, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilocalories per day.
Analysis
Taiwan, China recorded 68.98 billion kilocalories per day for change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use in 2023.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use in Taiwan, China peaked at 70.45 billion kilocalories per day in 2019 and was at its lowest, 27.44 billion kilocalories per day, in 1961.
That places Taiwan, China 57th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use in Taiwan, China, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 27.44 billion kilocalories per day | — |
| 1962 | 27.72 billion kilocalories per day | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 28.18 billion kilocalories per day | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 30.00 billion kilocalories per day | +6.5% |
| 1965 | 30.67 billion kilocalories per day | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 31.81 billion kilocalories per day | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 32.78 billion kilocalories per day | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 34.31 billion kilocalories per day | +4.7% |
| 1969 | 36.05 billion kilocalories per day | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 37.84 billion kilocalories per day | +4.9% |
| 1971 | 39.09 billion kilocalories per day | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 40.85 billion kilocalories per day | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 42.08 billion kilocalories per day | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 43.72 billion kilocalories per day | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 45.57 billion kilocalories per day | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 46.12 billion kilocalories per day | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 47.19 billion kilocalories per day | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 48.30 billion kilocalories per day | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 49.59 billion kilocalories per day | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 49.35 billion kilocalories per day | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 49.32 billion kilocalories per day | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 49.91 billion kilocalories per day | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 49.83 billion kilocalories per day | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 50.12 billion kilocalories per day | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 52.06 billion kilocalories per day | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 53.38 billion kilocalories per day | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 54.66 billion kilocalories per day | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 56.13 billion kilocalories per day | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 58.33 billion kilocalories per day | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 59.62 billion kilocalories per day | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 61.00 billion kilocalories per day | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 61.30 billion kilocalories per day | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 63.61 billion kilocalories per day | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 64.29 billion kilocalories per day | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 65.10 billion kilocalories per day | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 66.20 billion kilocalories per day | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 66.81 billion kilocalories per day | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 66.28 billion kilocalories per day | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 67.60 billion kilocalories per day | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 68.42 billion kilocalories per day | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 66.55 billion kilocalories per day | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 66.86 billion kilocalories per day | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 67.11 billion kilocalories per day | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 67.46 billion kilocalories per day | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 67.84 billion kilocalories per day | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 67.33 billion kilocalories per day | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 67.97 billion kilocalories per day | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 67.30 billion kilocalories per day | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 67.81 billion kilocalories per day | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 68.35 billion kilocalories per day | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 67.92 billion kilocalories per day | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 67.93 billion kilocalories per day | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 68.50 billion kilocalories per day | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 68.86 billion kilocalories per day | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 69.14 billion kilocalories per day | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 69.15 billion kilocalories per day | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 69.25 billion kilocalories per day | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 70.02 billion kilocalories per day | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 70.45 billion kilocalories per day | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 70.33 billion kilocalories per day | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 69.58 billion kilocalories per day | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 69.66 billion kilocalories per day | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 68.98 billion kilocalories per day | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.00 billion kilocalories per day | 27.44 billion kilocalories per day | 36.05 billion kilocalories per day | 9 |
| 1970s | 44.03 billion kilocalories per day | 37.84 billion kilocalories per day | 49.59 billion kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.31 billion kilocalories per day | 49.32 billion kilocalories per day | 58.33 billion kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.18 billion kilocalories per day | 59.62 billion kilocalories per day | 67.60 billion kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.47 billion kilocalories per day | 66.55 billion kilocalories per day | 68.42 billion kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.96 billion kilocalories per day | 67.92 billion kilocalories per day | 70.45 billion kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.64 billion kilocalories per day | 68.98 billion kilocalories per day | 70.33 billion kilocalories per day | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Taiwan, China
- 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 change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use in Taiwan, China?
- Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use in Taiwan, China was 68.98 billion kilocalories per day 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 change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use recorded in Taiwan, China?
- The highest recorded value was 70.45 billion kilocalories per day in 2019.
- What is the lowest change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use recorded in Taiwan, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.44 billion kilocalories per day in 1961.
- How does Taiwan, China rank for change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use?
- Taiwan, China ranks 57th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use rising or falling in Taiwan, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Taiwan, China 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 Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total caloric supply of all agricultural produce, both crops and livestock. Data for world regions has been adjusted for changes in historical boundaries and limited coverage, so that long-term trends can be visualized.