Rice yields in Taiwan
Taiwan: Rice yields was 6.57 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rice yields 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 per hectare.
Analysis
Taiwan recorded 6.57 tonnes per hectare for rice yields in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice yields in Taiwan peaked at 7.18 tonnes per hectare in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.27 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Taiwan ranks 20th of 123 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 | 3.66 tonnes per hectare | 3.27 tonnes per hectare | 4.02 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.1 tonnes per hectare | 3.87 tonnes per hectare | 4.35 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.79 tonnes per hectare | 4.5 tonnes per hectare | 4.95 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.45 tonnes per hectare | 5.03 tonnes per hectare | 5.71 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.74 tonnes per hectare | 5.2 tonnes per hectare | 6.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.36 tonnes per hectare | 5.8 tonnes per hectare | 7.18 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.68 tonnes per hectare | 6.57 tonnes per hectare | 6.97 tonnes per hectare | 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 rice yields in Taiwan?
- Rice yields in Taiwan was 6.57 tonnes per hectare 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 rice yields recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.18 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
- What is the lowest rice yields recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.27 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Taiwan rank for rice yields?
- Taiwan ranks 20th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice yields rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 Rice yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.