Taiwan's most-produced fruit is not banana or mango — it's pineapple, which topped all domestically grown fruits in 2024 with a total harvest of 358,548 metric tons, nearly 80,000 metric tons ahead of its closest rival, according to government agricultural data.
The Ministry of Agriculture's 2024 Agricultural Statistics Yearbook, the most recently available complete dataset, ranks Taiwan's "fruit" category crops by annual harvest volume. Bananas — long a staple of the island's agricultural identity — placed second at 279,348 metric tons. Guava came in third at 165,484 metric tons, followed by mango at 132,187 metric tons and papaya at 105,611 metric tons. All five top-ranked fruits cleared the 100,000-metric-ton threshold, a benchmark no fruit in positions six through ten managed to reach.
Pineapple Production Translates to 15 Kilograms per Capita
To illustrate the scale of Taiwan's pineapple output, the ministry notes that if the entire 2024 harvest were divided equally among the island's roughly 23.4 million residents, each person's share would amount to approximately 15.3 kilograms. The figure is a measure of production volume, not actual consumption — a significant portion of the crop flows to exports, food processing, and unavoidable post-harvest losses. Still, pineapple remains the only fruit in the top ten to surpass 350,000 metric tons in a single year, and its lead over second-place bananas — some 79,200 metric tons — underscores its outsized role in Taiwan's fruit sector.
Pineapple and banana together accounted for more than 630,000 metric tons, well over 40% of the combined output of the top ten fruits, which totaled approximately 1.44 million metric tons.
Mango Records the Sharpest Annual Production Decline
Among the ten highest-yielding fruits, mango saw the steepest year-over-year drop. Output fell from 183,599 metric tons in 2023 to 132,187 metric tons in 2024, a decline of roughly 28%. Despite the significant slide, mango held on to fourth place. Papaya, in fifth, also fell sharply — down about 14% from 122,690 metric tons in 2023.
Oranges were another notable casualty, slipping below the 100,000-metric-ton mark for the first time in recent years. Production dropped nearly 20% from 122,163 metric tons in 2023 to 98,246 metric tons in 2024, though the fruit still ranked sixth overall. Ponkan mandarin oranges placed seventh at 92,381 metric tons, down 9.1% from the previous year.
Pears posted the most modest decline of any fruit in the ranking, slipping just 4.4% from 88,409 metric tons in 2023 to 84,481 metric tons in 2024 and landing in eighth. Wendan pomelos rounded out ninth at 64,783 metric tons, down 11.6%, while grapes placed tenth at 60,771 metric tons, a 5.8% decrease from 2023.
A Classification Note That Reshapes Common Assumptions
The rankings may surprise readers who associate Taiwan's fruit industry with mangoes, or who expect watermelons — a common summer staple — to appear near the top. The ministry's agricultural statistics place watermelons, cantaloupes, honeydew melons, and strawberries in a separate category from "fruit" (果品), grouping them instead with fruit-vegetables and other field crops. That classification decision means none of these appear in the production ranking, which accounts for the apparent absence of some of Taiwan's most visible seasonal produce.
The ministry also notes that the 2025 statistics yearbook had not been publicly released as of August 12, 2026, with official publication expected after August 17. The 2024 data therefore represents the most complete and verifiable figures currently available.
Top 10 Taiwan Domestic Fruit Production (2024)
1. Pineapple — 358,548 metric tons
2. Banana — 279,348 metric tons
3. Guava — 165,484 metric tons
4. Mango — 132,187 metric tons
5. Papaya — 105,611 metric tons
6. Orange — 98,246 metric tons
7. Ponkan mandarin — 92,381 metric tons
8. Pear — 84,481 metric tons
9. Wendan pomelo — 64,783 metric tons
10. Grape — 60,771 metric tons
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, 2024 Agricultural Statistics Yearbook
