Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area was 26,901 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
26,901 ha
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
4th
of 12 groups
All-time high
26,901 ha
in 2024
All-time low
8,000 ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area in Middle Africa, 1961–2024

10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

In 2024, chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Middle Africa stood at 26,901 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Middle Africa peaked at 26,901 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8,000 ha, in 1961.

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 Middle Africa, year by year

Annual values for Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area harvested in Middle Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 8,000 ha
1962 8,100 ha +1.2%
1963 8,100 ha +0.0%
1964 9,000 ha +11.1%
1965 9,050 ha +0.6%
1966 9,100 ha +0.6%
1967 9,900 ha +8.8%
1968 10,000 ha +1.0%
1969 10,100 ha +1.0%
1970 10,800 ha +6.9%
1971 11,600 ha +7.4%
1972 11,800 ha +1.7%
1973 11,900 ha +0.8%
1974 12,100 ha +1.7%
1975 12,350 ha +2.1%
1976 12,220 ha -1.1%
1977 12,300 ha +0.7%
1978 11,820 ha -3.9%
1979 13,300 ha +12.5%
1980 13,400 ha +0.8%
1981 13,600 ha +1.5%
1982 13,700 ha +0.7%
1983 14,200 ha +3.6%
1984 14,000 ha -1.4%
1985 14,200 ha +1.4%
1986 14,600 ha +2.8%
1987 14,900 ha +2.1%
1988 15,300 ha +2.7%
1989 15,500 ha +1.3%
1990 16,002 ha +3.2%
1991 15,675 ha -2.0%
1992 15,136 ha -3.4%
1993 15,207 ha +0.5%
1994 14,566 ha -4.2%
1995 14,806 ha +1.6%
1996 13,895 ha -6.2%
1997 13,408 ha -3.5%
1998 12,335 ha -8.0%
1999 10,972 ha -11.0%
2000 12,866 ha +17.3%
2001 12,998 ha +1.0%
2002 13,307 ha +2.4%
2003 14,895 ha +11.9%
2004 15,017 ha +0.8%
2005 14,875 ha -0.9%
2006 15,279 ha +2.7%
2007 18,874 ha +23.5%
2008 20,233 ha +7.2%
2009 20,988 ha +3.7%
2010 21,253 ha +1.3%
2011 22,990 ha +8.2%
2012 23,933 ha +4.1%
2013 24,845 ha +3.8%
2014 25,788 ha +3.8%
2015 26,562 ha +3.0%
2016 25,735 ha -3.1%
2017 25,567 ha -0.7%
2018 26,609 ha +4.1%
2019 26,831 ha +0.8%
2020 26,473 ha -1.3%
2021 26,796 ha +1.2%
2022 26,805 ha +0.0%
2023 26,790 ha -0.1%
2024 26,901 ha +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9,039 ha 8,000 ha 10,100 ha 9
1970s 12,019 ha 10,800 ha 13,300 ha 10
1980s 14,340 ha 13,400 ha 15,500 ha 10
1990s 14,200 ha 10,972 ha 16,002 ha 10
2000s 15,933 ha 12,866 ha 20,988 ha 10
2010s 25,011 ha 21,253 ha 26,831 ha 10
2020s 26,753 ha 26,473 ha 26,901 ha 5

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  1. 1 India 965,612 ha compare
  2. 2 Ethiopia PDR 280,000 ha compare
  3. 3 Ethiopia 177,971 ha compare
  4. 3 Viet Nam 69,657 ha compare
  5. 4 Myanmar 106,333 ha compare
  6. 5 Bangladesh 99,066 ha compare
  7. 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 10,679 ha compare
  8. 6 Thailand 85,334 ha compare
  9. 6 Türkiye 6,890 ha compare
  10. 7 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3,295 ha compare
  11. 7 Romania 55,293 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Middle Africa?
Chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Middle Africa was 26,901 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 Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 26,901 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 8,000 ha in 1961.
How does Middle Africa rank for chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area?
Middle Africa ranks 4th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
Is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle Africa 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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Indicator
Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
104 places, 5,247 data points, 1961–2024
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