Crop yields in Taiwan
Taiwan: Crop yields was 2.5 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Crop 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
The most recent figure for crop yields in Taiwan is 2.5 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.0% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop yields in Taiwan peaked at 4.63 tonnes per hectare in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.13 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
That places Taiwan 82nd out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.69 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 3.65 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.36 tonnes per hectare | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | 4.63 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.77 tonnes per hectare | 3.16 tonnes per hectare | 4.49 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 3.34 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 3 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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)
- Meat supply vs. GDP per capita 91.5 kilograms per year per capita (2023)
- Fish and seafood consumption per capita 30.4 kilograms per year per capita (2023)
- Fish and seafood consumption vs. GDP per capita 30.4 kilograms per year per capita (2023)
- Projections for global peak agricultural land 779,000 hectares (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)
- 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 crop yields in Taiwan?
- Crop yields in Taiwan was 2.5 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 crop yields recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.63 tonnes per hectare in 1999.
- What is the lowest crop yields recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does Taiwan rank for crop yields?
- Taiwan ranks 82nd out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is crop yields rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crop yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.