FAOSTAT · 1961–2024

Cassava production in Taiwan

In 2024 Taiwan produced 6,826 t of cassava, the 71st largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 65%. The record was 376,314 t in 1974. Area harvested: 326 ha, yield 20.9 t/ha.

The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.

Today’s prices

Production, 2024: 6,826 t
World rank: 71 of 94
10-year change: −65%
Record: 376,314 t; 1974

Cassava in Taiwan, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

Taiwan compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total: 0.00%; 0.01% in 2014
Yield, t/ha: 20.9; world 10.2 (+106%)
kg per person: 0.29; world 41.9
10-year change: −65%; world +18%

Position in the world ranking

#	Country	Tonnes	Share
69	Micronesia	8,668	0.00%
70	Tonga	7,094	0.00%
71	Taiwan	6,826	0.00%
72	Suriname	3,915	0.00%
73	French Polynesia	3,690	0.00%

Full ranking of 94 countries

Map of world production of cassava

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; Taiwan is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

By year

Year	Tonnes	Change	Area harvested, ha	Yield, t/ha
2024	6,826	+7.8%	326	20.94
2023	6,330	+3.7%	308	20.55
2022	6,106	−2.4%	292	20.91
2021	6,255	−24%	299	20.92
2020	8,248	−26%	388	21.26
2019	11,085	+3.1%	526	21.07
2018	10,749	−12%	516	20.83
2017	12,202	−18%	569	21.44
2016	14,812	−11%	713	20.77
2015	16,640	−16%	660	25.21
2014	19,764	+16%	782	25.27
2013	17,077	+21%	698	24.47
2012	14,109	+3.2%	601	23.48
2011	13,667	−11%	583	23.44
2010	15,318	+140%	733	20.90
2009	6,386	−29%	313	20.40
2008	9,014	−22%	422	21.36
2007	11,573	−13%	580	19.95
2006	13,333	−15%	657	20.29
2005	15,661	+0.1%	756	20.72
2004	15,653	+2.7%	767	20.41
2003	15,248	−39%	696	21.91
2002	24,807	+7.7%	1,197	20.72
2001	23,037	+3.8%	1,222	18.85
2000	22,189	−21%	1,245	17.82
1999	28,141	+166%	1,508	18.66
1998	10,562	−57%	870	12.14
1997	24,495	+30%	1,329	18.43
1996	18,828	+11%	995	18.92
1995	16,911	−18%	982	17.22
1994	20,543	+6.9%	1,181	17.39
1993	19,219	+82%	1,110	17.31
1992	10,563	+1.4%	670	15.77
1991	10,415	−33%	804	12.95
1990	15,627	−22%	1,115	14.02
1989	20,107	−26%	1,384	14.53
1988	27,308	−31%	1,911	14.29
1987	39,392	−12%	2,801	14.06
1986	44,670	−23%	3,436	13.00
1985	58,189	−14%	3,946	14.75
1984	67,789	−16%	4,685	14.47
1983	80,243	−32%	5,422	14.80
1982	118,394	−26%	8,369	14.15
1981	159,326	−14%	11,360	14.03
1980	184,874	−18%	12,376	14.94
1979	225,599	−9.7%	14,740	15.31
1978	249,952	−9.1%	16,655	15.01
1977	274,838	−6.5%	17,640	15.58
1976	294,047	+5.5%	18,049	16.29
1975	278,693	−26%	18,535	15.04
1974	376,314	+15%	23,581	15.96
1973	328,140	+1.1%	20,660	15.88
1972	324,725	+12%	20,792	15.62
1971	290,207	−5.8%	19,714	14.72
1970	308,194	−2.5%	20,690	14.90
1969	316,097	−7.5%	21,639	14.61
1968	341,904	+14%	20,997	16.28
1967	298,800	+13%	19,082	15.66
1966	264,273	−0.1%	17,436	15.16
1965	264,520	+9.4%	18,389	14.38
1964	241,836	+11%	17,314	13.97
1963	217,221	−2.8%	17,343	12.52
1962	223,537	−0.9%	15,000	14.90
1961	225,643	—	14,000	16.12

Questions and answers

What is the production of cassava in Taiwan?

Taiwan produced 6,826 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

Where does Taiwan rank in the world for production of cassava?

Taiwan ranked 71st of 94 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Nigeria with 18.3% of the world total.

How has the production of cassava in Taiwan changed?

It fell by 65% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +18% for the world. The record was 376,314 t in 1974.

What is the yield of cassava in Taiwan?

20.9 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (6,826 t from 326 ha), against a world average of 10.2 t/ha.

Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Taiwan is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.