Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area was 177,971 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 177,971 ha for chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 92.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Ethiopia peaked at 180,701 ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 45,568 ha, in 1993.
That places Ethiopia 3rd out of 65 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 45,568 ha | — |
| 1994 | 46,622 ha | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 47,670 ha | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 48,711 ha | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 49,746 ha | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 50,774 ha | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 51,797 ha | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 52,813 ha | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 53,823 ha | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 57,354 ha | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 64,069 ha | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 59,762 ha | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 66,774 ha | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 58,102 ha | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 63,581 ha | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 65,187 ha | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 69,676 ha | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 74,993 ha | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 80,389 ha | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 85,460 ha | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 96,571 ha | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 92,394 ha | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 142,795 ha | +54.6% |
| 2016 | 180,701 ha | +26.5% |
| 2017 | 152,753 ha | -15.5% |
| 2018 | 172,142 ha | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 174,464 ha | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 168,346 ha | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 157,650 ha | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 143,658 ha | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 175,146 ha | +21.9% |
| 2024 | 177,971 ha | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48,698 ha | 45,568 ha | 51,797 ha | 7 |
| 2000s | 61,114 ha | 52,813 ha | 69,676 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 125,266 ha | 74,993 ha | 180,701 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 164,554 ha | 143,658 ha | 177,971 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 1 India 965,612 ha compare
- 2 Ethiopia PDR 280,000 ha
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Ethiopia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -20.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3282 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 306.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7589 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Ethiopia?
- Chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Ethiopia was 177,971 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 180,701 ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,568 ha in 1993.
- How does Ethiopia rank for chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area?
- Ethiopia ranks 3rd out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.