Projections for global peak agricultural land in Taiwan
Taiwan: Projections for global peak agricultural land was 779,000 hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
779,000 hectares
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
146th
of 227 countries
All-time high
923,000 hectares
in 1977
All-time low
779,000 hectares
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Projections for global peak agricultural land in Taiwan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2023, projections for global peak agricultural land in Taiwan stood at 779,000 hectares. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, projections for global peak agricultural land in Taiwan peaked at 923,000 hectares in 1977 and was at its lowest, 779,000 hectares, in 2023.
That places Taiwan 146th out of 227 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Projections for global peak agricultural land in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 884,000 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 887,000 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 890,000 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 893,000 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 896,000 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 899,000 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 902,000 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 900,000 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 915,000 hectares | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 905,000 hectares | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 903,000 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 899,000 hectares | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 896,000 hectares | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 917,000 hectares | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 917,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 920,000 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 923,000 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 918,000 hectares | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 915,000 hectares | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 907,000 hectares | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 900,000 hectares | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 891,000 hectares | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 894,000 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 892,000 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 888,000 hectares | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 888,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 886,000 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 895,000 hectares | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 895,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 890,000 hectares | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 884,000 hectares | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 876,000 hectares | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 875,000 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 872,000 hectares | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 873,000 hectares | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 872,000 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 865,000 hectares | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 859,000 hectares | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 855,000 hectares | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 851,000 hectares | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 849,000 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 847,000 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 844,000 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 836,000 hectares | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 833,000 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 830,000 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 826,000 hectares | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 822,000 hectares | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 815,000 hectares | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 813,000 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 808,000 hectares | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 803,000 hectares | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 800,000 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 799,600 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 796,600 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 794,000 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 793,000 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 790,700 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 790,200 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 790,100 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 787,000 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 780,000 hectares | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 779,000 hectares | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 896,222 hectares | 884,000 hectares | 915,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 911,300 hectares | 896,000 hectares | 923,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 893,600 hectares | 886,000 hectares | 907,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 872,100 hectares | 855,000 hectares | 890,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 835,300 hectares | 815,000 hectares | 851,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 798,810 hectares | 790,200 hectares | 813,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 784,025 hectares | 779,000 hectares | 790,100 hectares | 4 |
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- Per capita meat consumption by type 0.07 kilograms per year per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is projections for global peak agricultural land in Taiwan?
- Projections for global peak agricultural land in Taiwan was 779,000 hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest projections for global peak agricultural land recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 923,000 hectares in 1977.
- What is the lowest projections for global peak agricultural land recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 779,000 hectares in 2023.
- How does Taiwan rank for projections for global peak agricultural land?
- Taiwan ranks 146th out of 227 countries with data for 2023.
- Is projections for global peak agricultural land rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Projections for global peak agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Land used for cultivation of crops and animal husbandry. The total of areas under cropland and permanent meadows and pastures.