Agricultural area over the long-term in Taiwan
Taiwan: Agricultural area over the long-term was 0 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0 hectares
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
194th
of 202 countries
All-time high
1.22 million hectares
in 1953
All-time low
0 hectares
in 2025
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural area over the long-term in Taiwan, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Taiwan recorded 0 hectares for agricultural area over the long-term in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term in Taiwan peaked at 1.22 million hectares in 1953 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares, in 2025.
Taiwan ranks 194th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 21,636 hectares | — |
| 1100 | 25,038 hectares | +15.7% |
| 1200 | 28,046 hectares | +12.0% |
| 1300 | 30,600 hectares | +9.1% |
| 1400 | 32,619 hectares | +6.6% |
| 1500 | 33,986 hectares | +4.2% |
| 1600 | 93,663 hectares | +175.6% |
| 1700 | 420,772 hectares | +349.2% |
| 1710 | 472,548 hectares | +12.3% |
| 1720 | 490,806 hectares | +3.9% |
| 1730 | 509,484 hectares | +3.8% |
| 1740 | 528,551 hectares | +3.7% |
| 1750 | 547,967 hectares | +3.7% |
| 1760 | 567,682 hectares | +3.6% |
| 1770 | 587,636 hectares | +3.5% |
| 1780 | 607,752 hectares | +3.4% |
| 1790 | 627,937 hectares | +3.3% |
| 1800 | 648,078 hectares | +3.2% |
| 1810 | 668,034 hectares | +3.1% |
| 1820 | 687,636 hectares | +2.9% |
| 1830 | 690,062 hectares | +0.4% |
| 1840 | 695,644 hectares | +0.8% |
| 1850 | 699,746 hectares | +0.6% |
| 1860 | 701,025 hectares | +0.2% |
| 1870 | 699,421 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1880 | 695,946 hectares | -0.5% |
| 1890 | 688,490 hectares | -1.1% |
| 1900 | 751,452 hectares | +9.1% |
| 1910 | 811,926 hectares | +8.0% |
| 1920 | 864,974 hectares | +6.5% |
| 1930 | 979,931 hectares | +13.3% |
| 1940 | 1.11 million hectares | +13.2% |
| 1950 | 1.20 million hectares | +8.0% |
| 1951 | 1.21 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 1.22 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 1.22 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 1.22 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 1.21 million hectares | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 1.20 million hectares | -1.0% |
| 1957 | 1.18 million hectares | -1.7% |
| 1958 | 1.14 million hectares | -2.8% |
| 1959 | 1.09 million hectares | -4.6% |
| 1960 | 1.00 million hectares | -8.1% |
| 1961 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.00 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.00 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.00 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 501,938 hectares | -50.0% |
| 2025 | 0 hectares | -100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 21,636 hectares | 21,636 hectares | 21,636 hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 25,038 hectares | 25,038 hectares | 25,038 hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 28,046 hectares | 28,046 hectares | 28,046 hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 30,600 hectares | 30,600 hectares | 30,600 hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 32,619 hectares | 32,619 hectares | 32,619 hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 33,986 hectares | 33,986 hectares | 33,986 hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 93,663 hectares | 93,663 hectares | 93,663 hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 420,772 hectares | 420,772 hectares | 420,772 hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 472,548 hectares | 472,548 hectares | 472,548 hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 490,806 hectares | 490,806 hectares | 490,806 hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 509,484 hectares | 509,484 hectares | 509,484 hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 528,551 hectares | 528,551 hectares | 528,551 hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 547,967 hectares | 547,967 hectares | 547,967 hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 567,682 hectares | 567,682 hectares | 567,682 hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 587,636 hectares | 587,636 hectares | 587,636 hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 607,752 hectares | 607,752 hectares | 607,752 hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 627,937 hectares | 627,937 hectares | 627,937 hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 648,078 hectares | 648,078 hectares | 648,078 hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 668,034 hectares | 668,034 hectares | 668,034 hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 687,636 hectares | 687,636 hectares | 687,636 hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 690,062 hectares | 690,062 hectares | 690,062 hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 695,644 hectares | 695,644 hectares | 695,644 hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 699,746 hectares | 699,746 hectares | 699,746 hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 701,025 hectares | 701,025 hectares | 701,025 hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 699,421 hectares | 699,421 hectares | 699,421 hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 695,946 hectares | 695,946 hectares | 695,946 hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 688,490 hectares | 688,490 hectares | 688,490 hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 751,452 hectares | 751,452 hectares | 751,452 hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 811,926 hectares | 811,926 hectares | 811,926 hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 864,974 hectares | 864,974 hectares | 864,974 hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 979,931 hectares | 979,931 hectares | 979,931 hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 1.11 million hectares | 1.11 million hectares | 1.11 million hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 1.19 million hectares | 1.09 million hectares | 1.22 million hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.00 million hectares | 1.00 million hectares | 1.00 million hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.00 million hectares | 1.00 million hectares | 1.00 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.00 million hectares | 1.00 million hectares | 1.00 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.00 million hectares | 1.00 million hectares | 1.00 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.00 million hectares | 1.00 million hectares | 1.00 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.00 million hectares | 1.00 million hectares | 1.00 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 752,910 hectares | 0 hectares | 1.00 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
- 191 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 2,370 hectares compare
- 192 Aruba 2,000 hectares compare
- 193 Turks and Caicos Islands 1,000 hectares compare
- 194 Anguilla 0 hectares
- 194 Faroe Islands 0 hectares compare
- 194 Greenland 0 hectares
- 194 Hong Kong 0 hectares
- 194 Mayotte 0 hectares
- 194 Netherlands Antilles 0 hectares compare
- 194 Singapore 0 hectares compare
- 194 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 0 hectares
More agriculture & rural data for Taiwan
- Milk per animal 4,807 kilograms per animal (2024)
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? 6.45 million tonnes (2023)
- Agricultural land use 779,000 hectares (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)
- Share of cereals allocated to human food 38.2% (2023)
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed 60.5% (2023)
- Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita 159.63 kilograms per hectare (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 agricultural area over the long-term in Taiwan?
- Agricultural area over the long-term in Taiwan was 0 hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 million hectares in 1953.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares in 2025.
- How does Taiwan rank for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Taiwan ranks 194th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.