FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Tea leaves production in Taiwan
In 2024 Taiwan produced 38,000 t of tea leaves, the 22nd largest in the world (0.12% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 1.6%. The record was 100,500 t in 1994. Area harvested: 13,730 ha, yield 2.8 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 38,000 t
- World rank
- 22 of 46
- 10-year change
- +1.6%
- Record
- 100,500 t
- 1994
Tea leaves in Taiwan, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38,000 | +15% | 13,730 | 2.77 |
| 2023 | 33,000 | −16% | 11,994 | 2.75 |
| 2022 | 39,100 | +43% | 11,821 | 3.31 |
| 2021 | 27,400 | −31% | 11,890 | 2.30 |
| 2020 | 39,800 | −2.2% | 11,851 | 3.36 |
| 2019 | 40,700 | +0.2% | 11,775 | 3.46 |
| 2018 | 40,600 | +13% | 11,660 | 3.48 |
| 2017 | 35,900 | −0.3% | 11,400 | 3.15 |
| 2016 | 36,000 | −3.7% | 11,606 | 3.10 |
| 2015 | 37,400 | 0.0% | 11,620 | 3.22 |
| 2014 | 37,400 | −0.8% | 11,785 | 3.17 |
| 2013 | 37,700 | −0.8% | 11,818 | 3.19 |
| 2012 | 38,000 | −22% | 13,308 | 2.86 |
| 2011 | 48,800 | +2.7% | 14,100 | 3.46 |
| 2010 | 47,500 | −2.9% | 14,530 | 3.27 |
| 2009 | 48,900 | −34% | 14,873 | 3.29 |
| 2008 | 74,300 | +33% | 15,174 | 4.90 |
| 2007 | 55,700 | −9.9% | 15,732 | 3.54 |
| 2006 | 61,800 | −2.2% | 16,740 | 3.69 |
| 2005 | 63,200 | −11% | 17,064 | 3.70 |
| 2004 | 70,700 | −4.6% | 17,462 | 4.05 |
| 2003 | 74,100 | +0.4% | 18,200 | 4.07 |
| 2002 | 73,800 | +0.4% | 18,300 | 4.03 |
| 2001 | 73,500 | −7.3% | 17,902 | 4.11 |
| 2000 | 79,300 | −5.6% | 18,512 | 4.28 |
| 1999 | 84,000 | −8.9% | 19,142 | 4.39 |
| 1998 | 92,200 | −5.3% | 19,299 | 4.78 |
| 1997 | 97,400 | +0.7% | 19,622 | 4.96 |
| 1996 | 96,700 | +12% | 19,955 | 4.85 |
| 1995 | 86,000 | −14% | 19,932 | 4.31 |
| 1994 | 100,500 | +19% | 19,701 | 5.10 |
| 1993 | 84,500 | −2.3% | 21,140 | 4.00 |
| 1992 | 86,500 | −6.5% | 20,806 | 4.16 |
| 1991 | 92,500 | +315% | 22,370 | 4.14 |
| 1990 | 22,299 | +0.8% | 22,695 | 0.98 |
| 1989 | 22,130 | −6.1% | 22,253 | 0.99 |
| 1988 | 23,557 | −7.9% | 23,426 | 1.01 |
| 1987 | 25,578 | +7.1% | 22,663 | 1.13 |
| 1986 | 23,890 | +3.0% | 24,180 | 0.99 |
| 1985 | 23,203 | −4.8% | 24,313 | 0.95 |
| 1984 | 24,365 | +0.2% | 26,531 | 0.92 |
| 1983 | 24,308 | +1.1% | 26,341 | 0.92 |
| 1982 | 24,051 | −4.6% | 25,995 | 0.93 |
| 1981 | 25,223 | +3.0% | 26,516 | 0.95 |
| 1980 | 24,479 | −9.5% | 27,134 | 0.90 |
| 1979 | 27,055 | +4.6% | 27,259 | 0.99 |
| 1978 | 25,854 | −1.7% | 27,725 | 0.93 |
| 1977 | 26,303 | +6.2% | 27,732 | 0.95 |
| 1976 | 24,758 | −5.1% | 29,900 | 0.83 |
| 1975 | 26,092 | +7.9% | 31,449 | 0.83 |
| 1974 | 24,173 | −16% | 31,825 | 0.76 |
| 1973 | 28,639 | +9.2% | 32,068 | 0.89 |
| 1972 | 26,229 | −2.8% | 32,529 | 0.81 |
| 1971 | 26,984 | −1.8% | 32,957 | 0.82 |
| 1970 | 27,468 | +4.6% | 33,253 | 0.83 |
| 1969 | 26,248 | +7.5% | 33,704 | 0.78 |
| 1968 | 24,418 | +0.1% | 34,278 | 0.71 |
| 1967 | 24,403 | +13% | 34,495 | 0.71 |
| 1966 | 21,510 | +3.8% | 34,516 | 0.62 |
| 1965 | 20,730 | +13% | 34,607 | 0.60 |
| 1964 | 18,306 | −13% | 35,236 | 0.52 |
| 1963 | 21,104 | +6.8% | 36,308 | 0.58 |
| 1962 | 19,753 | +9.4% | 36,043 | 0.55 |
| 1961 | 18,064 | — | 44,979 | 0.40 |
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.