FAOSTAT · 1961–2024

All pulses production in Taiwan

In 2024 Taiwan produced 10,715 t of all pulses, the 123rd largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 9.0%. The record was 54,592 t in 1979. Area harvested: 5,507 ha, yield 1.9 t/ha.

The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.

Production, 2024: 10,715 t
World rank: 123 of 170
10-year change: −9.0%
Record: 54,592 t; 1979

All pulses in Taiwan, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

Taiwan compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total: 0.01%; 0.02% in 2014
Yield, t/ha: 1.9; world 1.1 (+83%)
kg per person: 0.46; world 11.9
10-year change: −9.0%; world +26%

Position in the world ranking

#	Country	Tonnes	Share
121	Costa Rica	11,050	0.01%
122	Timor-Leste	10,779	0.01%
123	Taiwan	10,715	0.01%
124	Comoros	10,317	0.01%
125	Jordan	9,635	0.01%

Full ranking of 170 countries

Map of world production of pulses

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	10,715	−1.0%	5,507	1.95
2023	10,818	+31%	5,744	1.88
2022	8,267	−34%	5,117	1.62
2021	12,587	−1.5%	6,271	2.01
2020	12,784	+5.3%	6,290	2.03
2019	12,136	−7.7%	6,365	1.91
2018	13,145	+13%	6,621	1.99
2017	11,641	−2.9%	6,198	1.88
2016	11,992	−6.1%	6,301	1.90
2015	12,765	+8.5%	6,089	2.10
2014	11,769	−0.8%	5,884	2.00
2013	11,858	+11%	5,693	2.08
2012	10,698	−7.0%	6,904	1.55
2011	11,498	+32%	5,601	2.05
2010	8,693	−4.8%	4,141	2.10
2009	9,135	+16%	4,140	2.21
2008	7,885	+14%	4,154	1.90
2007	6,913	−19%	3,890	1.78
2006	8,532	+24%	4,774	1.79
2005	6,862	−19%	5,528	1.24
2004	8,489	−13%	4,783	1.77
2003	9,799	+17%	5,446	1.80
2002	8,366	+28%	5,067	1.65
2001	6,540	−23%	5,081	1.29
2000	8,498	−9.1%	6,258	1.36
1999	9,352	−8.3%	5,731	1.63
1998	10,197	−16%	5,772	1.77
1997	12,210	−7.3%	6,114	2.00
1996	13,174	+20%	7,024	1.88
1995	10,976	−4.2%	6,246	1.76
1994	11,453	+10%	6,365	1.80
1993	10,385	−7.8%	6,018	1.73
1992	11,258	−9.5%	6,988	1.61
1991	12,443	−26%	7,575	1.64
1990	16,720	−6.1%	10,530	1.59
1989	17,811	+13%	11,310	1.57
1988	15,742	−28%	10,412	1.51
1987	21,771	−6.5%	13,483	1.61
1986	23,278	−24%	15,090	1.54
1985	30,639	−15%	19,123	1.60
1984	36,122	−18%	21,993	1.64
1983	44,141	−10.0%	27,046	1.63
1982	49,023	−3.6%	31,336	1.56
1981	50,879	−3.0%	32,237	1.58
1980	52,443	−3.9%	34,290	1.53
1979	54,592	+0.1%	35,399	1.54
1978	54,526	+38%	35,214	1.55
1977	39,377	+33%	35,000	1.13
1976	29,716	+17%	34,338	0.87
1975	25,480	−5.4%	30,256	0.84
1974	26,933	−17%	29,903	0.90
1973	32,322	+21%	31,255	1.03
1972	26,714	+23%	29,138	0.92
1971	21,687	−17%	24,256	0.89
1970	26,062	+4.6%	25,126	1.04
1969	24,923	+9.3%	24,328	1.02
1968	22,812	+14%	24,701	0.92
1967	19,972	+8.8%	22,944	0.87
1966	18,353	+6.3%	22,307	0.82
1965	17,270	−20%	21,441	0.81
1964	21,512	+54%	25,921	0.83
1963	13,949	−18%	22,822	0.61
1962	16,997	−17%	23,530	0.72
1961	20,593	—	27,047	0.76

Questions and answers

What is the production of pulses in Taiwan?

Taiwan produced 10,715 t in 2024, 0.01% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

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

Taiwan ranked 123rd of 170 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 26.2% of the world total.

How has the production of pulses in Taiwan changed?

It fell by 9.0% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +26% for the world. The record was 54,592 t in 1979.

What is the yield of pulses in Taiwan?

1.9 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (10,715 t from 5,507 ha), against a world average of 1.1 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 estimated 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.