Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area in Mexico
Mexico: Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area was 30,744 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area in Mexico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 30,744 ha for chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Mexico peaked at 62,359 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 14,410 ha, in 1983.
That places Mexico 12th out of 65 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area in Mexico, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23,443 ha | — |
| 1962 | 22,374 ha | -4.6% |
| 1963 | 24,045 ha | +7.5% |
| 1964 | 25,179 ha | +4.7% |
| 1965 | 23,496 ha | -6.7% |
| 1966 | 24,384 ha | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 20,586 ha | -15.6% |
| 1968 | 21,382 ha | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 19,672 ha | -8.0% |
| 1970 | 18,768 ha | -4.6% |
| 1971 | 18,113 ha | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 24,949 ha | +37.7% |
| 1973 | 27,466 ha | +10.1% |
| 1974 | 26,932 ha | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 26,226 ha | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 25,800 ha | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 35,513 ha | +37.6% |
| 1978 | 36,896 ha | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 28,751 ha | -22.1% |
| 1980 | 20,731 ha | -27.9% |
| 1981 | 24,250 ha | +17.0% |
| 1982 | 32,847 ha | +35.5% |
| 1983 | 14,410 ha | -56.1% |
| 1984 | 27,844 ha | +93.2% |
| 1985 | 19,021 ha | -31.7% |
| 1986 | 27,658 ha | +45.4% |
| 1987 | 31,033 ha | +12.2% |
| 1988 | 42,581 ha | +37.2% |
| 1989 | 47,239 ha | +10.9% |
| 1990 | 30,499 ha | -35.4% |
| 1991 | 23,435 ha | -23.2% |
| 1992 | 62,359 ha | +166.1% |
| 1993 | 46,909 ha | -24.8% |
| 1994 | 31,267 ha | -33.3% |
| 1995 | 37,201 ha | +19.0% |
| 1996 | 29,599 ha | -20.4% |
| 1997 | 47,520 ha | +60.5% |
| 1998 | 34,000 ha | -28.5% |
| 1999 | 35,472 ha | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 35,579 ha | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 35,607 ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 35,655 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 35,000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 35,500 ha | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 36,000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 36,200 ha | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 37,000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 35,381 ha | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 34,789 ha | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 34,335 ha | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 33,913 ha | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 32,500 ha | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 32,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 32,678 ha | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 32,446 ha | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 32,064 ha | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 31,841 ha | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 31,743 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 31,523 ha | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 31,329 ha | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 31,034 ha | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 30,690 ha | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 30,507 ha | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 30,744 ha | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22,729 ha | 19,672 ha | 25,179 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 26,941 ha | 18,113 ha | 36,896 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 28,761 ha | 14,410 ha | 47,239 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 37,826 ha | 23,435 ha | 62,359 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,671 ha | 34,789 ha | 37,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,554 ha | 31,523 ha | 34,335 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,861 ha | 30,507 ha | 31,329 ha | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.4963 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0388 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 539.47 current US$ per person (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1996 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.9% (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Mexico?
- Chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Mexico was 30,744 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 62,359 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,410 ha in 1983.
- How does Mexico rank for chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area?
- Mexico ranks 12th out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.