Potato yields in Taiwan
Taiwan: Potato yields was 22.79 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
22.79 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
67th
of 159 countries
All-time high
26.14 tonnes per hectare
in 2011
All-time low
7.48 tonnes per hectare
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Potato yields in Taiwan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, potato yields in Taiwan stood at 22.79 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Taiwan peaked at 26.14 tonnes per hectare in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7.48 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
Taiwan ranks 67th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Potato yields in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 8.32 tonnes per hectare | -7.5% |
| 1963 | 7.48 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 1964 | 11.88 tonnes per hectare | +58.8% |
| 1965 | 13.08 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 1966 | 13.14 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 12.48 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1968 | 11.13 tonnes per hectare | -10.8% |
| 1969 | 12.1 tonnes per hectare | +8.7% |
| 1970 | 9.81 tonnes per hectare | -18.9% |
| 1971 | 11.73 tonnes per hectare | +19.5% |
| 1972 | 11.65 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 12.22 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 11.29 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 1975 | 10.97 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 11.08 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 11.36 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 11.62 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 12.34 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 12.17 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 12.04 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 13.59 tonnes per hectare | +12.9% |
| 1983 | 11.48 tonnes per hectare | -15.5% |
| 1984 | 15.37 tonnes per hectare | +33.9% |
| 1985 | 17.33 tonnes per hectare | +12.7% |
| 1986 | 16.57 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 19.92 tonnes per hectare | +20.2% |
| 1988 | 20.9 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 20.79 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 18.52 tonnes per hectare | -10.9% |
| 1991 | 18.65 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 19.58 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 20.37 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 20.32 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 19.71 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 22.15 tonnes per hectare | +12.4% |
| 1997 | 24.03 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 19.88 tonnes per hectare | -17.3% |
| 1999 | 21.2 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 22.3 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 18.6 tonnes per hectare | -16.6% |
| 2002 | 22.99 tonnes per hectare | +23.6% |
| 2003 | 25.09 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 23.99 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 23.89 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 23.89 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 23.46 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 22.86 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 23.11 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 24.23 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 26.14 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 24.08 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 24.78 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 24.5 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 25.52 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 21.3 tonnes per hectare | -16.5% |
| 2017 | 22.5 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 23.47 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 24.16 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 19.86 tonnes per hectare | -17.8% |
| 2021 | 22.71 tonnes per hectare | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 22.65 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 22.64 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 22.79 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potato 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +58.8% | 7.48 tonnes per hectare | 11.88 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.96 tonnes per hectare | 7.48 tonnes per hectare | 13.14 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.41 tonnes per hectare | 9.81 tonnes per hectare | 12.34 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.02 tonnes per hectare | 11.48 tonnes per hectare | 20.9 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.44 tonnes per hectare | 18.52 tonnes per hectare | 24.03 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.02 tonnes per hectare | 18.6 tonnes per hectare | 25.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.07 tonnes per hectare | 21.3 tonnes per hectare | 26.14 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.13 tonnes per hectare | 19.86 tonnes per hectare | 22.79 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is potato yields in Taiwan?
- Potato yields in Taiwan was 22.79 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 26.14 tonnes per hectare in 2011.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.48 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does Taiwan rank for potato yields?
- Taiwan ranks 67th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. 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); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.