Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area in Greece
Greece: Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area was 116 ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area in Greece, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2017, chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Greece stood at 116 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Greece peaked at 615 ha in 1979 and was at its lowest, 72 ha, in 1992.
Greece ranks 58th of 65 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Greece, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 290 ha | — |
| 1962 | 290 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 340 ha | +17.2% |
| 1964 | 290 ha | -14.7% |
| 1965 | 310 ha | +6.9% |
| 1966 | 260 ha | -16.1% |
| 1967 | 210 ha | -19.2% |
| 1968 | 180 ha | -14.3% |
| 1969 | 230 ha | +27.8% |
| 1970 | 200 ha | -13.0% |
| 1971 | 200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 400 ha | +100.0% |
| 1973 | 335 ha | -16.2% |
| 1974 | 209 ha | -37.6% |
| 1975 | 215 ha | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 172 ha | -20.0% |
| 1977 | 371 ha | +115.7% |
| 1978 | 510 ha | +37.5% |
| 1979 | 615 ha | +20.6% |
| 1980 | 257 ha | -58.2% |
| 1981 | 194 ha | -24.5% |
| 1982 | 228 ha | +17.5% |
| 1983 | 100 ha | -56.1% |
| 1984 | 100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 80 ha | -20.0% |
| 1986 | 120 ha | +50.0% |
| 1987 | 541 ha | +350.8% |
| 1988 | 200 ha | -63.0% |
| 1989 | 74 ha | -63.0% |
| 1990 | 79 ha | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 95 ha | +20.3% |
| 1992 | 72 ha | -24.2% |
| 1993 | 80 ha | +11.1% |
| 1994 | 82 ha | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 84 ha | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 87 ha | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 89 ha | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 92 ha | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 106 ha | +15.2% |
| 2000 | 88 ha | -17.0% |
| 2001 | 90 ha | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 91 ha | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 91 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 92 ha | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 93 ha | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 94 ha | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 85 ha | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 100 ha | +17.6% |
| 2009 | 102 ha | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 105 ha | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 107 ha | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 120 ha | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 107 ha | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 110 ha | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 112 ha | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 114 ha | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 116 ha | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 266.67 ha | 180 ha | 340 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 322.7 ha | 172 ha | 615 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 189.4 ha | 74 ha | 541 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.6 ha | 72 ha | 106 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.6 ha | 85 ha | 102 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 111.38 ha | 105 ha | 120 ha | 8 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 55 Djibouti 285 ha compare
- 56 Kazakhstan 203 ha compare
- 57 Bhutan 177 ha compare
- 59 Martinique 82 ha compare
- 60 Central African Republic 75 ha compare
- 61 Réunion 45 ha compare
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Greece?
- Chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Greece was 116 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 615 ha in 1979.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 72 ha in 1992.
- How does Greece rank for chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area?
- Greece ranks 58th out of 65 countries with data for 2017.
- Is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece 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.