Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area in Europe
Europe: Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area was 5,470 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area in Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Europe is 5,470 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 91.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Europe peaked at 69,747 ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5,410 ha, in 2019.
That places Europe 21st out of 27 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom 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 Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 31,510 ha | — |
| 1962 | 33,790 ha | +7.2% |
| 1963 | 37,190 ha | +10.1% |
| 1964 | 38,979 ha | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 34,934 ha | -10.4% |
| 1966 | 31,779 ha | -9.0% |
| 1967 | 39,875 ha | +25.5% |
| 1968 | 37,899 ha | -5.0% |
| 1969 | 37,190 ha | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 36,771 ha | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 37,903 ha | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 45,892 ha | +21.1% |
| 1973 | 48,795 ha | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 48,939 ha | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 49,670 ha | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 55,826 ha | +12.4% |
| 1977 | 59,044 ha | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 60,590 ha | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 60,117 ha | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 58,067 ha | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 56,817 ha | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 53,996 ha | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 57,259 ha | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 59,645 ha | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 64,066 ha | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 63,767 ha | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 61,524 ha | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 58,662 ha | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 62,869 ha | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 49,120 ha | -21.9% |
| 1991 | 48,737 ha | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 49,725 ha | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 50,880 ha | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 52,073 ha | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 55,213 ha | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 57,267 ha | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 55,689 ha | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 55,041 ha | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 52,365 ha | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 55,719 ha | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 57,466 ha | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 56,039 ha | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 56,946 ha | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 56,966 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 56,494 ha | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 49,484 ha | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 44,311 ha | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 48,978 ha | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 52,418 ha | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 56,475 ha | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 61,094 ha | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 69,747 ha | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 64,485 ha | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 63,976 ha | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 65,268 ha | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 66,906 ha | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 68,482 ha | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 5,519 ha | -91.9% |
| 2019 | 5,410 ha | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 5,451 ha | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 5,471 ha | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 5,458 ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 5,469 ha | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 5,470 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35,905 ha | 31,510 ha | 39,875 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 50,355 ha | 36,771 ha | 60,590 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 59,667 ha | 53,996 ha | 64,066 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 52,611 ha | 48,737 ha | 57,267 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 53,482 ha | 44,311 ha | 57,466 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 52,736 ha | 5,410 ha | 69,747 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,464 ha | 5,451 ha | 5,471 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 18 Togo 8,501 ha compare
- 19 Nepal 8,382 ha compare
- 20 South Africa 8,292 ha compare
- 21 Tunisia 8,277 ha compare
- 22 Sudan (former) 7,951 ha compare
- 23 Peru 6,874 ha compare
- 24 Cabo Verde 123 ha compare
- 24 Uzbekistan 5,965 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Europe?
- Chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Europe was 5,470 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 69,747 ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,410 ha in 2019.
- How does Europe rank for chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area?
- Europe ranks 21st out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe 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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About this data
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.