Soybean production and use in Taiwan
Taiwan: Soybean production and use was 207,000 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Soybean production and use in Taiwan, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Taiwan recorded 207,000 for soybean production and use in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.6% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soybean production and use in Taiwan peaked at 534,000 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 78,000, in 1962.
Taiwan ranks 8th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Soybean production and use in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 95,000 | — |
| 1962 | 78,000 | -17.9% |
| 1963 | 99,000 | +26.9% |
| 1964 | 105,000 | +6.1% |
| 1965 | 115,000 | +9.5% |
| 1966 | 116,000 | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 189,000 | +62.9% |
| 1968 | 167,000 | -11.6% |
| 1969 | 227,000 | +35.9% |
| 1970 | 282,000 | +24.2% |
| 1971 | 281,000 | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 330,000 | +17.4% |
| 1973 | 333,000 | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 224,000 | -32.7% |
| 1975 | 349,000 | +55.8% |
| 1976 | 378,000 | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 216,000 | -42.9% |
| 1978 | 324,000 | +50.0% |
| 1979 | 325,000 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 323,000 | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 308,000 | -4.6% |
| 1982 | 351,000 | +14.0% |
| 1983 | 382,000 | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 391,000 | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 378,000 | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 409,000 | +8.2% |
| 1987 | 434,000 | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 462,000 | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 480,000 | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 499,000 | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 487,000 | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 488,000 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 499,000 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 500,000 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 506,000 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 520,000 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 534,000 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 437,000 | -18.2% |
| 1999 | 489,000 | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 492,000 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 435,000 | -11.6% |
| 2002 | 420,000 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 390,000 | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 370,000 | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 390,000 | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 390,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 390,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 391,000 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 391,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 298,000 | -23.8% |
| 2011 | 303,000 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 305,000 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 297,000 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 179,000 | -39.7% |
| 2015 | 213,000 | +19.0% |
| 2016 | 202,000 | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 189,000 | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 246,000 | +30.2% |
| 2019 | 206,000 | -16.3% |
| 2020 | 196,000 | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 234,000 | +19.4% |
| 2022 | 286,000 | +22.2% |
| 2023 | 207,000 | -27.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Soybean production and use 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 | +62.9% | 116,000 | 189,000 |
| 1975 | +55.8% | 224,000 | 349,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 132,333 | 78,000 | 227,000 | 9 |
| 1970s | 304,200 | 216,000 | 378,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 391,800 | 308,000 | 480,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 495,900 | 437,000 | 534,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 405,900 | 370,000 | 492,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 243,800 | 179,000 | 305,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 230,750 | 196,000 | 286,000 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
More reference data data for Taiwan
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3236 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4506 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0594 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 306.1 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soybean production and use in Taiwan?
- Soybean production and use in Taiwan was 207,000 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest soybean production and use recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 534,000 in 1997.
- What is the lowest soybean production and use recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 78,000 in 1962.
- How does Taiwan rank for soybean production and use?
- Taiwan ranks 8th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is soybean production and use rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Soybean production and use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).