Pig meat per animal in Taiwan
Taiwan: Pig meat per animal was 105 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
105 kilograms per animal
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 180 countries
All-time high
105 kilograms per animal
in 2023
All-time low
70 kilograms per animal
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Pig meat per animal in Taiwan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per animal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pig meat per animal in Taiwan is 105 kilograms per animal, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pig meat per animal in Taiwan peaked at 105 kilograms per animal in 2023 and was at its lowest, 70 kilograms per animal, in 1962.
Taiwan ranks 10th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Pig meat per animal in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | kilograms per animal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 75 kilograms per animal | — |
| 1962 | 70 kilograms per animal | -6.7% |
| 1963 | 82 kilograms per animal | +17.1% |
| 1964 | 88 kilograms per animal | +7.3% |
| 1965 | 90 kilograms per animal | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 90 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 91 kilograms per animal | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 91 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 94 kilograms per animal | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 90 kilograms per animal | -4.3% |
| 1971 | 91 kilograms per animal | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 92 kilograms per animal | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 84 kilograms per animal | -8.7% |
| 1974 | 88 kilograms per animal | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 92 kilograms per animal | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 89 kilograms per animal | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 90 kilograms per animal | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 90 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 91 kilograms per animal | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 77 kilograms per animal | -15.4% |
| 1981 | 77 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 77 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 77 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 79 kilograms per animal | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 80 kilograms per animal | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 82 kilograms per animal | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 83 kilograms per animal | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 83 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 83 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 83 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 83 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 85 kilograms per animal | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 86 kilograms per animal | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 87 kilograms per animal | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 87 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 89 kilograms per animal | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 90 kilograms per animal | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 91 kilograms per animal | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 92 kilograms per animal | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 92 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 92 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 93 kilograms per animal | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 94 kilograms per animal | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 95 kilograms per animal | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 96 kilograms per animal | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 97 kilograms per animal | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 97 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99 kilograms per animal | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 98 kilograms per animal | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 99 kilograms per animal | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 98 kilograms per animal | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 98 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 101 kilograms per animal | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 101 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 102 kilograms per animal | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 102 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 103 kilograms per animal | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 103 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 103 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 103 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 103 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 105 kilograms per animal | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 105 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85.67 kilograms per animal | 70 kilograms per animal | 94 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 89.7 kilograms per animal | 84 kilograms per animal | 92 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.8 kilograms per animal | 77 kilograms per animal | 83 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.3 kilograms per animal | 83 kilograms per animal | 92 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.3 kilograms per animal | 92 kilograms per animal | 99 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.5 kilograms per animal | 98 kilograms per animal | 103 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.8 kilograms per animal | 103 kilograms per animal | 105 kilograms per animal | 5 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
- 7 Canada 106 kilograms per animal compare
- 7 Chile 106 kilograms per animal compare
- 7 Mozambique 106 kilograms per animal compare
- 10 Malaysia 105 kilograms per animal compare
- 12 Russian Federation 102 kilograms per animal compare
- 13 Belgium 101 kilograms per animal compare
- 13 Guatemala 101 kilograms per animal compare
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)
- Per capita meat consumption by type 0.07 kilograms per year per capita (2023)
- Daily meat consumption per person 250.69 grams per day per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pig meat per animal in Taiwan?
- Pig meat per animal in Taiwan was 105 kilograms per animal 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 pig meat per animal recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 105 kilograms per animal in 2023.
- What is the lowest pig meat per animal recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 70 kilograms per animal in 1962.
- How does Taiwan rank for pig meat per animal?
- Taiwan ranks 10th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pig meat per animal rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 Pig meat per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Pigmeat yields, measured in kilograms produced per animal.