Cropland area in Taiwan
Taiwan: Cropland area was 779,000 hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
779,000 hectares
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
120th
of 224 countries
All-time high
923,000 hectares
in 1977
All-time low
779,000 hectares
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cropland area in Taiwan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2023, cropland area in Taiwan stood at 779,000 hectares. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland area in Taiwan peaked at 923,000 hectares in 1977 and was at its lowest, 779,000 hectares, in 2023.
Taiwan ranks 120th of 224 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cropland area in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 884,000 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 887,000 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 890,000 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 893,000 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 896,000 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 899,000 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 902,000 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 900,000 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 915,000 hectares | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 905,000 hectares | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 903,000 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 899,000 hectares | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 896,000 hectares | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 917,000 hectares | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 917,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 920,000 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 923,000 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 918,000 hectares | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 915,000 hectares | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 907,000 hectares | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 900,000 hectares | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 891,000 hectares | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 894,000 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 892,000 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 888,000 hectares | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 888,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 886,000 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 895,000 hectares | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 895,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 890,000 hectares | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 884,000 hectares | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 876,000 hectares | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 875,000 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 872,000 hectares | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 873,000 hectares | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 872,000 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 865,000 hectares | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 859,000 hectares | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 855,000 hectares | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 851,000 hectares | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 849,000 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 847,000 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 844,000 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 836,000 hectares | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 833,000 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 830,000 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 826,000 hectares | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 822,000 hectares | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 815,000 hectares | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 813,000 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 808,000 hectares | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 803,000 hectares | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 800,000 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 799,600 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 796,600 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 794,000 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 793,000 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 790,700 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 790,200 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 790,100 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 787,000 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 780,000 hectares | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 779,000 hectares | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 896,222 hectares | 884,000 hectares | 915,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 911,300 hectares | 896,000 hectares | 923,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 893,600 hectares | 886,000 hectares | 907,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 872,100 hectares | 855,000 hectares | 890,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 835,300 hectares | 815,000 hectares | 851,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 798,810 hectares | 790,200 hectares | 813,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 784,025 hectares | 779,000 hectares | 790,100 hectares | 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)
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? 6.45 million tonnes (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)
- Projections for global peak agricultural land 779,000 hectares (2023)
- Share of cereals allocated to human food 38.2% (2023)
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed 60.5% (2023)
- Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita 159.63 kilograms per hectare (2023)
- Daily meat consumption per person 250.69 grams per day per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland area in Taiwan?
- Cropland area in Taiwan was 779,000 hectares 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 cropland area recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 923,000 hectares in 1977.
- What is the lowest cropland area recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 779,000 hectares in 2023.
- How does Taiwan rank for cropland area?
- Taiwan ranks 120th out of 224 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland area rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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 Cropland area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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