Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area in Africa
Africa: Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area was 365,986 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Africa recorded 365,986 ha for chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in 2024.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Africa peaked at 423,147 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 184,949 ha, in 1993.
That places Africa 4th out of 27 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area in Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 278,240 ha | — |
| 1962 | 283,930 ha | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 289,660 ha | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 292,660 ha | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 298,280 ha | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 303,700 ha | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 309,913 ha | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 314,375 ha | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 318,416 ha | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 322,580 ha | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 328,579 ha | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 332,690 ha | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 339,046 ha | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 339,962 ha | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 340,880 ha | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 348,950 ha | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 347,630 ha | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 342,942 ha | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 345,140 ha | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 351,330 ha | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 358,440 ha | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 359,540 ha | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 365,550 ha | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 372,449 ha | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 403,887 ha | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 406,869 ha | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 410,045 ha | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 412,330 ha | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 414,636 ha | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 423,147 ha | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 406,372 ha | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 412,001 ha | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 184,949 ha | -55.1% |
| 1994 | 193,143 ha | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 203,602 ha | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 205,734 ha | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 205,305 ha | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 206,375 ha | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 201,153 ha | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 204,290 ha | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 207,946 ha | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 220,534 ha | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 224,806 ha | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 223,032 ha | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 219,941 ha | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 215,690 ha | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 226,205 ha | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 235,467 ha | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 240,848 ha | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 244,007 ha | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 254,225 ha | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 257,980 ha | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 269,851 ha | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 268,734 ha | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 325,525 ha | +21.1% |
| 2016 | 357,266 ha | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 332,129 ha | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 353,857 ha | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 357,139 ha | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 352,174 ha | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 341,882 ha | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 328,319 ha | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 360,989 ha | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 365,986 ha | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 298,797 ha | 278,240 ha | 318,416 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 338,840 ha | 322,580 ha | 348,950 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 385,508 ha | 351,330 ha | 414,636 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 264,178 ha | 184,949 ha | 423,147 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 221,876 ha | 204,290 ha | 240,848 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 302,071 ha | 244,007 ha | 357,266 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 349,870 ha | 328,319 ha | 365,986 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 1 India 965,612 ha compare
- 2 Ethiopia PDR 280,000 ha compare
- 3 Ethiopia 177,971 ha compare
- 3 Viet Nam 69,657 ha compare
- 4 Myanmar 106,333 ha compare
- 5 Bangladesh 99,066 ha compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 10,679 ha compare
- 6 Thailand 85,334 ha compare
- 6 Türkiye 6,890 ha compare
- 7 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3,295 ha compare
- 7 Romania 55,293 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Africa?
- Chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Africa was 365,986 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 423,147 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 184,949 ha in 1993.
- How does Africa rank for chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area?
- Africa ranks 4th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.