FAOSTAT · 1961–2024

String beans production in Taiwan

In 2024 Taiwan produced 7,881 t of string beans, the 12th largest in the world (0.66% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 21%. The record was 62,775 t in 1986. Area harvested: 679 ha, yield 11.6 t/ha.

The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.

Today’s prices

Production, 2024: 7,881 t
World rank: 12 of 20
10-year change: −21%
Record: 62,775 t; 1986

String beans in Taiwan, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

Taiwan compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total: 0.66%; 0.54% in 2014
Yield, t/ha: 11.6; world 9.5 (+22%)
kg per person: 0.34; world 0.15
10-year change: −21%; world −35%

Position in the world ranking

#	Country	Tonnes	Share
10	Peru	26,809	2.2%
11	Malawi	18,330	1.5%
12	Taiwan	7,881	0.66%
13	Jordan	7,582	0.64%
14	Venezuela	7,004	0.59%

Full ranking of 20 countries

Map of world production of string beans

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	7,881	−5.9%	679	11.61
2023	8,373	−18%	714	11.73
2022	10,240	+3.3%	867	11.81
2021	9,914	−1.9%	876	11.32
2020	10,102	+1.1%	859	11.76
2019	9,990	−7.4%	855	11.68
2018	10,789	+0.9%	920	11.73
2017	10,692	+9.0%	900	11.88
2016	9,807	−3.3%	897	10.93
2015	10,146	+1.9%	889	11.41
2014	9,959	−3.0%	826	12.06
2013	10,267	−13%	853	12.04
2012	11,794	−4.1%	980	12.03
2011	12,299	−8.1%	1,017	12.09
2010	13,380	−11%	1,137	11.77
2009	15,062	+1.0%	1,341	11.23
2008	14,909	−9.2%	1,342	11.11
2007	16,423	−13%	1,422	11.55
2006	18,911	+25%	1,445	13.09
2005	15,138	−23%	1,284	11.79
2004	19,737	−4.1%	1,530	12.90
2003	20,576	−8.2%	1,633	12.60
2002	22,424	−13%	1,705	13.15
2001	25,665	+4.6%	1,989	12.90
2000	24,530	+1.0%	1,894	12.95
1999	24,287	−11%	1,868	13.00
1998	27,369	−2.9%	2,203	12.42
1997	28,174	+31%	2,179	12.93
1996	21,498	−6.6%	1,737	12.38
1995	23,013	+6.3%	1,819	12.65
1994	21,654	−14%	1,741	12.44
1993	25,130	+2.1%	2,068	12.15
1992	24,618	−10%	1,977	12.45
1991	27,419	−0.4%	2,200	12.46
1990	27,516	−9.8%	2,226	12.36
1989	30,501	−40%	2,516	12.12
1988	50,640	−17%	4,332	11.69
1987	61,269	−2.4%	4,863	12.60
1986	62,775	+0.7%	5,012	12.52
1985	62,334	+13%	5,043	12.36
1984	54,934	−2.8%	4,670	11.76
1983	56,533	−3.4%	4,943	11.44
1982	58,502	+7.6%	5,188	11.28
1981	54,346	+4.1%	5,047	10.77
1980	52,204	+3.7%	4,695	11.12
1979	50,345	+2.7%	4,556	11.05
1978	49,016	+12%	4,507	10.88
1977	43,886	−0.8%	4,132	10.62
1976	44,261	+8.9%	4,073	10.87
1975	40,658	−10.0%	3,946	10.30
1974	45,151	+29%	4,165	10.84
1973	35,002	+26%	3,485	10.04
1972	27,814	+5.7%	3,055	9.10
1971	26,321	+0.8%	3,028	8.69
1970	26,115	−28%	3,082	8.47
1969	36,134	+68%	4,244	8.51
1968	21,465	−2.4%	2,891	7.42
1967	21,985	+5.0%	3,059	7.19
1966	20,943	−2.6%	2,965	7.06
1965	21,513	+5.1%	2,949	7.30
1964	20,461	+11%	2,862	7.15
1963	18,372	+8.9%	2,708	6.78
1962	16,867	+2.1%	2,558	6.59
1961	16,518	—	2,552	6.47

Questions and answers

What is the production of string beans in Taiwan?

Taiwan produced 7,881 t in 2024, 0.66% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

Where does Taiwan rank in the world for production of string beans?

Taiwan ranked 12th of 20 countries in 2024. The largest producer was United States with 40.5% of the world total.

How has the production of string beans in Taiwan changed?

It fell by 21% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −35% for the world. The record was 62,775 t in 1986.

What is the yield of string beans in Taiwan?

11.6 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (7,881 t from 679 ha), against a world average of 9.5 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.