Corn yields in Taiwan
Taiwan: Corn yields was 6 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
51st
of 171 countries
All-time high
6.96 tonnes per hectare
in 2002
All-time low
1.8 tonnes per hectare
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Corn yields in Taiwan, 1961–2024
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); 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 corn yields in Taiwan is 6 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Taiwan peaked at 6.96 tonnes per hectare in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.8 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
That places Taiwan 51st out of 171 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.
Corn yields in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 1963 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | -10.8% |
| 1964 | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | +17.0% |
| 1965 | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 1966 | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 3 tonnes per hectare | +39.3% |
| 1968 | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | -24.1% |
| 1969 | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 1971 | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 2.74 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 2.76 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 2.76 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2.77 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 2.76 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 2.64 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 2.9 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 2.91 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 2.88 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 3.03 tonnes per hectare | +10.9% |
| 1983 | 4.49 tonnes per hectare | +48.3% |
| 1984 | 4.6 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 4.48 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 4.29 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 4.57 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 4.54 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 4.7 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 4.85 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 5.05 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 5.1 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 5.28 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 5.15 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 5.16 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 5.41 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 5.46 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 5.72 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 5.77 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 5.92 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 5.83 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 6.96 tonnes per hectare | +19.4% |
| 2003 | 6.81 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 6.72 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 6.31 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 6.53 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 6.13 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 6.22 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 6.44 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 6.48 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 6.77 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 6.32 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 6.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 6.14 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 5.96 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 5.43 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 6.1 tonnes per hectare | +12.3% |
| 2018 | 6.04 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 6.01 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 6.45 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 6.62 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 6.46 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 6.03 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 6 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Corn yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +48.3% | 3.03 tonnes per hectare | 4.49 tonnes per hectare |
| 1967 | +39.3% | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | 3 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | 3 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | 2.91 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.03 tonnes per hectare | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | 4.7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.3 tonnes per hectare | 4.85 tonnes per hectare | 5.77 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.39 tonnes per hectare | 5.83 tonnes per hectare | 6.96 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.16 tonnes per hectare | 5.43 tonnes per hectare | 6.77 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.31 tonnes per hectare | 6 tonnes per hectare | 6.62 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
More agriculture & rural data for Taiwan
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- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? 6.45 million tonnes (2023)
- Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita 159.63 kilograms per hectare (2023)
- Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita 38.2% (2023)
- Per capita meat consumption by type 0.07 kilograms per year per capita (2023)
- Projections for global peak agricultural land 779,000 hectares (2023)
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- Meat supply per person 91.5 kilograms per year per capita (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is corn yields in Taiwan?
- Corn yields in Taiwan was 6 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn yields recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.96 tonnes per hectare in 2002.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does Taiwan rank for corn yields?
- Taiwan ranks 51st out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.