Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Taiwan
Taiwan: Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate was 0.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Taiwan, 1991–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Taiwan stood at 0.1%.
The figure is down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Taiwan peaked at 0.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1991.
Taiwan ranks 97th of 118 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.5% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.2% | — |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
More poverty & inequality data for Taiwan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 6 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 0.87 live births per woman (2023)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 17.4% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0807 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0807 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1054 (2023)
- Three metrics of inequality 60.86 (2017)
- Gini coefficient (before tax) 0.6086 (2017)
- Total shortfall from extreme poverty 3.36 million international-$ in 2021 prices (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Taiwan?
- Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Taiwan was 0.1% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
- How does Taiwan rank for cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate?
- Taiwan ranks 97th out of 118 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.