Early forestry on Taiwan provided great amounts of wood and an abundant source of income for the national treasury, though in recent years its proportionate contribution to the total value of agricultural output has decreased steadily from 6.5 percent in 1952 to one percent in 1985.
林業早期曾提供大量木料、充實國庫，近年來它在農產總值的比例逐年下降，由民國四十一年的百分之六．五，降為七十四年的百分之一。