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FAO projections of arable land in Taiwan

Taiwan: FAO projections of arable land was 779,000 hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
779,000 hectares
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
120th
of 224 countries
All-time high
923,000 hectares
in 1977
All-time low
779,000 hectares
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

FAO projections of arable land in Taiwan, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

Taiwan recorded 779,000 hectares for fao projections of arable land in 2023. 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, fao projections of arable land in Taiwan peaked at 923,000 hectares in 1977 and was at its lowest, 779,000 hectares, in 2023.

That places Taiwan 120th out of 224 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.

FAO projections of arable 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Taiwan

  1. 117 El Salvador 881,000 hectares compare
  2. 118 Namibia 812,000 hectares compare
  3. 119 Norway 806,000 hectares compare
  4. 121 Estonia 715,000 hectares compare
  5. 122 Liberia 700,000 hectares compare
  6. 123 Eritrea 692,000 hectares compare

See the full ranking of 225 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao projections of arable land in Taiwan?
Fao projections of arable 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 fao projections of arable land recorded in Taiwan?
The highest recorded value was 923,000 hectares in 1977.
What is the lowest fao projections of arable land recorded in Taiwan?
The lowest recorded value was 779,000 hectares in 2023.
How does Taiwan rank for fao projections of arable land?
Taiwan ranks 120th out of 224 countries with data for 2023.
Is fao projections of arable 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 FAO projections of arable land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
FAO projections of arable land
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
225 places, 13,015 data points, 1961–2023
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Land allocated to arable production or permanent crops, measured in hectares. Values from 2030 onwards are FAO's 2018 projections under three different scenarios.