Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area was 99,066 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area in Bangladesh, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Bangladesh stood at 99,066 ha.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Bangladesh peaked at 175,231 ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 66,000 ha, in 1996.
Bangladesh ranks 5th of 65 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 70,800 ha | — |
| 1962 | 70,000 ha | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 73,200 ha | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 78,500 ha | +7.2% |
| 1965 | 78,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 77,700 ha | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 80,500 ha | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 86,200 ha | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 87,400 ha | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 89,000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 88,600 ha | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 82,335 ha | -7.1% |
| 1973 | 77,662 ha | -5.7% |
| 1974 | 66,822 ha | -14.0% |
| 1975 | 78,856 ha | +18.0% |
| 1976 | 79,232 ha | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 77,069 ha | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 82,547 ha | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 83,467 ha | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 80,995 ha | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 73,605 ha | -9.1% |
| 1982 | 75,643 ha | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 75,526 ha | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 75,527 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 72,061 ha | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 68,865 ha | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 66,490 ha | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 67,393 ha | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 67,796 ha | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 69,646 ha | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 70,183 ha | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 67,265 ha | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 67,168 ha | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 66,800 ha | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 66,400 ha | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 66,000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 66,205 ha | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 66,290 ha | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 174,826 ha | +163.7% |
| 2000 | 175,231 ha | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 174,826 ha | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 169,970 ha | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 169,937 ha | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 162,154 ha | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 154,812 ha | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 142,466 ha | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 141,490 ha | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 94,406 ha | -33.3% |
| 2009 | 89,268 ha | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 87,026 ha | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 104,967 ha | +20.6% |
| 2012 | 97,120 ha | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 93,460 ha | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 89,820 ha | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 92,167 ha | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 101,972 ha | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 103,380 ha | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 101,072 ha | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 96,800 ha | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 96,901 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 100,137 ha | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 98,324 ha | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 97,361 ha | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 99,066 ha | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78,089 ha | 70,000 ha | 87,400 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 80,559 ha | 66,822 ha | 89,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 72,390 ha | 66,490 ha | 80,995 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 78,078 ha | 66,000 ha | 174,826 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 147,456 ha | 89,268 ha | 175,231 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 96,778 ha | 87,026 ha | 104,967 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 98,358 ha | 96,901 ha | 100,137 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 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 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
- 8 Pakistan 49,604 ha compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 3,041 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Bangladesh
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1142 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 296.72 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6676 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 11.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 11.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 6.0% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Bangladesh?
- Chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Bangladesh was 99,066 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 175,231 ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 66,000 ha in 1996.
- How does Bangladesh rank for chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area?
- Bangladesh ranks 5th out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.