FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
All sugar crops production in Taiwan
In 2024 Taiwan produced 474,537 t of all sugar crops, the 90th largest in the world (0.02% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 12%. The record was 11.3 million t in 1977. Area harvested: 7,122 ha, yield 66.6 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 474,537 t
- World rank
- 90 of 137
- 10-year change
- −12%
- Record
- 11.3 million t
- 1977
All sugar crops in Taiwan, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 474,537 | −6.9% | 7,122 | 66.63 |
| 2023 | 509,526 | −1.2% | 6,692 | 76.14 |
| 2022 | 515,779 | −13% | 7,915 | 65.16 |
| 2021 | 594,724 | +12% | 8,499 | 69.98 |
| 2020 | 530,796 | −7.7% | 8,476 | 62.62 |
| 2019 | 575,347 | −7.5% | 8,653 | 66.49 |
| 2018 | 621,871 | +24% | 9,133 | 68.09 |
| 2017 | 501,705 | −13% | 8,242 | 60.87 |
| 2016 | 573,445 | −14% | 9,642 | 59.47 |
| 2015 | 664,911 | +23% | 9,466 | 70.24 |
| 2014 | 542,169 | +1.6% | 7,938 | 68.30 |
| 2013 | 533,638 | −7.6% | 8,453 | 63.13 |
| 2012 | 577,517 | −16% | 8,673 | 66.59 |
| 2011 | 688,560 | −3.4% | 9,195 | 74.88 |
| 2010 | 712,483 | +7.3% | 9,824 | 72.52 |
| 2009 | 664,272 | −13% | 10,112 | 65.69 |
| 2008 | 765,502 | −2.0% | 10,520 | 72.77 |
| 2007 | 780,917 | +9.3% | 10,643 | 73.37 |
| 2006 | 714,257 | −24% | 10,980 | 65.05 |
| 2005 | 940,212 | −21% | 11,377 | 82.64 |
| 2004 | 1,195,050 | −34% | 14,889 | 80.26 |
| 2003 | 1,804,300 | −14% | 22,800 | 79.14 |
| 2002 | 2,095,731 | −9.0% | 27,300 | 76.77 |
| 2001 | 2,302,989 | −24% | 33,008 | 69.77 |
| 2000 | 3,018,730 | −11% | 38,414 | 78.58 |
| 1999 | 3,405,490 | −9.6% | 42,379 | 80.36 |
| 1998 | 3,766,023 | −8.4% | 47,635 | 79.06 |
| 1997 | 4,112,389 | −6.2% | 50,215 | 81.90 |
| 1996 | 4,384,248 | −9.8% | 54,372 | 80.63 |
| 1995 | 4,861,810 | −12% | 60,556 | 80.29 |
| 1994 | 5,503,571 | +15% | 62,908 | 87.49 |
| 1993 | 4,803,310 | −18% | 64,703 | 74.24 |
| 1992 | 5,857,553 | +22% | 64,097 | 91.39 |
| 1991 | 4,796,722 | −18% | 63,400 | 75.66 |
| 1990 | 5,830,923 | −15% | 68,677 | 84.90 |
| 1989 | 6,850,546 | −2.1% | 70,362 | 97.36 |
| 1988 | 6,998,396 | +28% | 74,000 | 94.57 |
| 1987 | 5,448,497 | −13% | 67,264 | 81.00 |
| 1986 | 6,264,304 | −13% | 68,885 | 90.94 |
| 1985 | 7,162,107 | +3.0% | 87,459 | 81.89 |
| 1984 | 6,951,028 | −7.1% | 86,854 | 80.03 |
| 1983 | 7,482,834 | −13% | 95,346 | 78.48 |
| 1982 | 8,604,381 | −1.2% | 105,882 | 81.26 |
| 1981 | 8,711,599 | −5.0% | 107,266 | 81.21 |
| 1980 | 9,170,581 | −5.2% | 112,314 | 81.65 |
| 1979 | 9,678,369 | +17% | 110,565 | 87.54 |
| 1978 | 8,277,383 | −27% | 110,622 | 74.83 |
| 1977 | 11,300,858 | +26% | 123,072 | 91.82 |
| 1976 | 8,980,645 | +14% | 112,600 | 79.76 |
| 1975 | 7,898,424 | −14% | 102,899 | 76.76 |
| 1974 | 9,145,997 | +18% | 104,100 | 87.86 |
| 1973 | 7,764,166 | +5.4% | 102,326 | 75.88 |
| 1972 | 7,369,093 | −9.7% | 94,715 | 77.80 |
| 1971 | 8,163,416 | +31% | 93,303 | 87.49 |
| 1970 | 6,245,958 | −14% | 90,262 | 69.20 |
| 1969 | 7,241,520 | −15% | 97,281 | 74.44 |
| 1968 | 8,547,400 | +22% | 100,248 | 85.26 |
| 1967 | 7,001,630 | −24% | 94,252 | 74.29 |
| 1966 | 9,169,770 | −5.7% | 109,584 | 83.68 |
| 1965 | 9,728,700 | +39% | 114,628 | 84.87 |
| 1964 | 7,004,854 | +3.7% | 99,183 | 70.63 |
| 1963 | 6,755,029 | +5.8% | 98,482 | 68.59 |
| 1962 | 6,386,314 | −22% | 97,600 | 65.43 |
| 1961 | 8,147,894 | — | 104,100 | 78.27 |
Other large producers
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.

