Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area was 197,465 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area in Eastern Africa, 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 Eastern Africa stood at 197,465 ha.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 78.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Eastern Africa peaked at 303,530 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 69,624 ha, in 1993.
Eastern Africa ranks 8th of 27 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 223,500 ha | — |
| 1962 | 228,700 ha | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 233,900 ha | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 235,200 ha | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 239,000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 242,700 ha | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 244,400 ha | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 247,900 ha | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 251,500 ha | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 255,000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 258,200 ha | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 261,600 ha | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 263,300 ha | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 265,700 ha | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 265,900 ha | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 273,200 ha | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 271,400 ha | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 266,500 ha | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 266,900 ha | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 272,200 ha | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 277,300 ha | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 277,500 ha | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 282,600 ha | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 287,700 ha | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 287,984 ha | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 287,984 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 287,965 ha | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 288,020 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 288,270 ha | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 294,482 ha | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 298,242 ha | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 303,530 ha | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 69,624 ha | -77.1% |
| 1994 | 70,868 ha | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 72,457 ha | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 74,253 ha | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 78,877 ha | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 83,568 ha | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 80,888 ha | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 81,657 ha | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 83,628 ha | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 95,914 ha | +14.7% |
| 2003 | 97,733 ha | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 95,329 ha | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 94,045 ha | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 86,228 ha | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 89,815 ha | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 91,063 ha | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 92,782 ha | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 95,070 ha | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 98,020 ha | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 103,755 ha | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 115,654 ha | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 110,410 ha | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 161,669 ha | +46.4% |
| 2016 | 198,272 ha | +22.6% |
| 2017 | 170,699 ha | -13.9% |
| 2018 | 190,020 ha | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 192,322 ha | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 186,699 ha | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 175,830 ha | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 161,949 ha | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 194,216 ha | +19.9% |
| 2024 | 197,465 ha | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 238,533 ha | 223,500 ha | 251,500 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 264,770 ha | 255,000 ha | 273,200 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 283,752 ha | 272,200 ha | 288,270 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 142,679 ha | 69,624 ha | 303,530 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 90,819 ha | 81,657 ha | 97,733 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 143,589 ha | 95,070 ha | 198,272 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 183,232 ha | 161,949 ha | 197,465 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 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
- 8 Pakistan 49,604 ha compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 3,041 ha compare
- 9 China 49,186 ha compare
- 9 China, mainland 49,186 ha compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,532 ha compare
- 11 Nigeria 37,087 ha compare
- 11 Syrian Arab Republic 752 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Eastern Africa?
- Chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Eastern Africa was 197,465 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 303,530 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 69,624 ha in 1993.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area?
- Eastern Africa ranks 8th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern 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.