Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Taiwan
Taiwan: Share of cereals allocated to animal feed was 60.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Taiwan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Taiwan stood at 60.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Taiwan peaked at 76.4% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 1961.
That places Taiwan 35th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.3% | — |
| 1962 | 5.4% | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 6.1% | +12.6% |
| 1964 | 6.8% | +11.1% |
| 1965 | 8.4% | +24.1% |
| 1966 | 8.7% | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 12.9% | +47.4% |
| 1968 | 18.7% | +45.4% |
| 1969 | 20.0% | +6.9% |
| 1970 | 28.3% | +41.2% |
| 1971 | 29.3% | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 40.5% | +38.4% |
| 1973 | 39.6% | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 36.5% | -8.0% |
| 1975 | 39.4% | +8.0% |
| 1976 | 47.0% | +19.2% |
| 1977 | 49.4% | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 52.9% | +7.2% |
| 1979 | 55.0% | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 56.3% | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 57.6% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 58.8% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 63.6% | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 64.7% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 64.1% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 65.8% | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 68.8% | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 69.0% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 68.9% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 70.1% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 73.9% | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 73.3% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 73.4% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 74.1% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 76.4% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 75.1% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 73.4% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 68.5% | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 68.7% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 68.8% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 69.7% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 70.0% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 68.8% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 67.7% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 67.6% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 69.1% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 65.5% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 64.1% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 65.5% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 63.5% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 59.5% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 60.0% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 57.7% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 58.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 58.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 58.3% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 59.7% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 58.7% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 61.2% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 61.1% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 60.8% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 59.8% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 60.5% | +1.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to animal feed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +47.4% | 8.7% | 12.9% |
| 1968 | +45.4% | 12.9% | 18.7% |
| 1970 | +41.2% | 20.0% | 28.3% |
| 1972 | +38.4% | 29.3% | 40.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.3% | 5.3% | 20.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 41.8% | 28.3% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.8% | 56.3% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.7% | 68.5% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.7% | 64.1% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.5% | 57.7% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.6% | 59.8% | 61.1% | 4 |
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)
- 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)
- Per capita meat consumption in the United States 42.32 kilograms per year per capita (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Taiwan?
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Taiwan was 60.5% 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 share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 76.4% in 1995.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 1961.
- How does Taiwan rank for share of cereals allocated to animal feed?
- Taiwan ranks 35th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to animal feed rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 Share of cereals allocated to animal feed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to animal feed, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.