Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area was 63,063 ha in 2017. ▲ Rising
Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area in European Union (27), 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
European Union (27) recorded 63,063 ha for chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in 2017.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 64.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in European Union (27) peaked at 63,957 ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 26,790 ha, in 1961.
European Union (27) ranks 10th of 27 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 26,790 ha | — |
| 1962 | 28,390 ha | +6.0% |
| 1963 | 30,440 ha | +7.2% |
| 1964 | 31,190 ha | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 28,910 ha | -7.3% |
| 1966 | 27,860 ha | -3.6% |
| 1967 | 32,510 ha | +16.7% |
| 1968 | 28,980 ha | -10.9% |
| 1969 | 29,200 ha | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 30,146 ha | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 31,300 ha | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 37,929 ha | +21.2% |
| 1973 | 39,039 ha | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 41,356 ha | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 44,392 ha | +7.3% |
| 1976 | 49,872 ha | +12.3% |
| 1977 | 52,771 ha | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 54,310 ha | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 51,949 ha | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 49,757 ha | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 49,994 ha | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 47,758 ha | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 50,850 ha | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 53,173 ha | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 57,293 ha | +7.7% |
| 1986 | 57,320 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 54,935 ha | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 52,494 ha | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 56,453 ha | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 43,270 ha | -23.4% |
| 1991 | 42,167 ha | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 38,642 ha | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 41,338 ha | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 43,291 ha | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 46,555 ha | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 48,539 ha | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 46,299 ha | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 45,018 ha | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 43,205 ha | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 47,086 ha | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 48,788 ha | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 48,257 ha | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 48,781 ha | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 48,740 ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 48,300 ha | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 43,749 ha | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 38,399 ha | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 43,118 ha | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 46,632 ha | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 50,762 ha | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 55,454 ha | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 63,957 ha | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 58,719 ha | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 58,498 ha | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 59,768 ha | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 61,448 ha | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 63,063 ha | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29,363 ha | 26,790 ha | 32,510 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 43,306 ha | 30,146 ha | 54,310 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 53,003 ha | 47,758 ha | 57,320 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 43,832 ha | 38,642 ha | 48,539 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 46,185 ha | 38,399 ha | 48,788 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 58,959 ha | 50,762 ha | 63,957 ha | 8 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 7 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3,295 ha compare
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- 8 Pakistan 49,604 ha compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 3,041 ha compare
- 9 China 49,186 ha compare
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- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,532 ha compare
- 11 Nigeria 37,087 ha compare
- 11 Syrian Arab Republic 752 ha compare
- 12 Mexico 30,744 ha compare
- 12 Melanesia 1 ha compare
- 13 Egypt 17,052 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in European Union (27)?
- Chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in European Union (27) was 63,063 ha in 2017, 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 European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 63,957 ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,790 ha in 1961.
- How does European Union (27) rank for chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area?
- European Union (27) ranks 10th out of 27 groups with data for 2017.
- Is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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.