Food expenditure per person in Taiwan
Taiwan: Food expenditure per person was 2,060 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food expenditure per person in Taiwan, 2017–2023
Source: USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2023, food expenditure per person in Taiwan stood at 2,060 current US$. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
That places Taiwan 45th out of 104 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Food expenditure per person in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1,791 current US$ | — |
| 2018 | 1,858 current US$ | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 1,673 current US$ | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 1,659 current US$ | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 1,809 current US$ | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 2,005 current US$ | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 2,060 current US$ | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,774 current US$ | 1,673 current US$ | 1,858 current US$ | 3 |
| 2020s | 1,883 current US$ | 1,659 current US$ | 2,060 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
More reference data data for Taiwan
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 2,323 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 111.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 46.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0594 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4506 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 360.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 2,013 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food expenditure per person in Taiwan?
- Food expenditure per person in Taiwan was 2,060 current US$ in 2023, according to USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest food expenditure per person recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 2,060 current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest food expenditure per person recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,659 current US$ in 2020.
- How does Taiwan rank for food expenditure per person?
- Taiwan ranks 45th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food expenditure per person rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Food expenditure per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Amount of money spend on food in a given year. This only includes food eaten at home, and does not include alcoholic beverages and tobacco.