Meat production in Taiwan
Taiwan: Meat production was 1.57 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat production 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.
Analysis
Taiwan recorded 1.57 million tonnes for meat production in 2024.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat production in Taiwan peaked at 1.95 million tonnes in 1996 and was at its lowest, 235,402 tonnes, in 1961.
Taiwan ranks 36th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 323,340 tonnes | 235,402 tonnes | 434,177 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 635,314 tonnes | 481,869 tonnes | 916,957 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.12 million tonnes | 852,708 tonnes | 1.39 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.71 million tonnes | 1.49 million tonnes | 1.95 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.59 million tonnes | 1.48 million tonnes | 1.67 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.51 million tonnes | 1.46 million tonnes | 1.56 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.59 million tonnes | 1.55 million tonnes | 1.62 million tonnes | 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 meat production in Taiwan?
- Meat production in Taiwan was 1.57 million tonnes 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 meat production recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.95 million tonnes in 1996.
- What is the lowest meat production recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 235,402 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Taiwan rank for meat production?
- Taiwan ranks 36th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat production rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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 Meat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Expressed in tonnes. Includes cattle, poultry, sheep/mutton, goat, pigmeat, and wild game.