Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area in Myanmar
Myanmar: Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area was 106,333 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area in Myanmar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 106,333 ha for chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in 2024.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Myanmar peaked at 131,523 ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 35,000 ha, in 1961.
That places Myanmar 4th out of 65 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 35,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 50,182 ha | +43.4% |
| 1963 | 46,135 ha | -8.1% |
| 1964 | 42,897 ha | -7.0% |
| 1965 | 54,633 ha | +27.4% |
| 1966 | 55,443 ha | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 40,874 ha | -26.3% |
| 1968 | 43,707 ha | +6.9% |
| 1969 | 44,516 ha | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 61,918 ha | +39.1% |
| 1971 | 54,228 ha | -12.4% |
| 1972 | 48,509 ha | -10.5% |
| 1973 | 59,894 ha | +23.5% |
| 1974 | 48,646 ha | -18.8% |
| 1975 | 54,581 ha | +12.2% |
| 1976 | 56,576 ha | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 68,800 ha | +21.6% |
| 1978 | 61,900 ha | -10.0% |
| 1979 | 49,000 ha | -20.8% |
| 1980 | 56,227 ha | +14.7% |
| 1981 | 60,700 ha | +8.0% |
| 1982 | 49,800 ha | -18.0% |
| 1983 | 54,200 ha | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 56,700 ha | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 55,800 ha | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 59,500 ha | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 51,000 ha | -14.3% |
| 1988 | 52,600 ha | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 64,300 ha | +22.2% |
| 1990 | 69,600 ha | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 76,486 ha | +9.9% |
| 1992 | 77,700 ha | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 69,606 ha | -10.4% |
| 1994 | 64,750 ha | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 59,489 ha | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 71,629 ha | +20.4% |
| 1997 | 67,178 ha | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 63,131 ha | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 86,603 ha | +37.2% |
| 2000 | 98,339 ha | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 108,051 ha | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 116,550 ha | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 110,479 ha | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 128,690 ha | +16.5% |
| 2005 | 129,904 ha | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 123,025 ha | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 129,095 ha | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 129,500 ha | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 131,523 ha | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 127,476 ha | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 116,954 ha | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 113,312 ha | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 109,670 ha | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 111,289 ha | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 110,075 ha | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 110,051 ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 109,224 ha | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 107,420 ha | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 108,602 ha | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 101,872 ha | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 110,000 ha | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 108,313 ha | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 109,081 ha | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 106,333 ha | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45,932 ha | 35,000 ha | 55,443 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 56,405 ha | 48,509 ha | 68,800 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 56,083 ha | 49,800 ha | 64,300 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 70,617 ha | 59,489 ha | 86,603 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 120,516 ha | 98,339 ha | 131,523 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 112,407 ha | 107,420 ha | 127,476 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 107,120 ha | 101,872 ha | 110,000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 1 India 965,612 ha compare
- 2 Ethiopia PDR 280,000 ha compare
- 3 Ethiopia 177,971 ha compare
- 3 Viet Nam 69,657 ha compare
- 5 Bangladesh 99,066 ha compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 10,679 ha compare
- 6 Thailand 85,334 ha compare
- 6 Türkiye 6,890 ha compare
- 7 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3,295 ha compare
- 7 Romania 55,293 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Myanmar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.253 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 376.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4495 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6942 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Myanmar?
- Chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Myanmar was 106,333 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 131,523 ha in 2009.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,000 ha in 1961.
- How does Myanmar rank for chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area?
- Myanmar ranks 4th out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.