Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area in Niger
Niger: Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area was 5,172 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area in Niger, 1961–2024
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 Niger stood at 5,172 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 41.7% on the previous year and up 189.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Niger peaked at 5,172 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 100 ha, in 1977.
That places Niger 26th out of 65 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Niger, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 700 ha | — |
| 1962 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 730 ha | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 930 ha | +27.4% |
| 1965 | 1,100 ha | +18.3% |
| 1966 | 700 ha | -36.4% |
| 1967 | 783 ha | +11.9% |
| 1968 | 842 ha | +7.5% |
| 1969 | 786 ha | -6.7% |
| 1970 | 400 ha | -49.1% |
| 1971 | 940 ha | +135.0% |
| 1972 | 360 ha | -61.7% |
| 1973 | 416 ha | +15.6% |
| 1974 | 332 ha | -20.2% |
| 1975 | 500 ha | +50.6% |
| 1976 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 100 ha | -80.0% |
| 1978 | 392 ha | +292.0% |
| 1979 | 410 ha | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 400 ha | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 410 ha | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 410 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 420 ha | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 430 ha | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 440 ha | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 440 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 450 ha | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 480 ha | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 490 ha | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 500 ha | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 511 ha | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 520 ha | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 525 ha | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 390 ha | -25.7% |
| 1995 | 657 ha | +68.5% |
| 1996 | 550 ha | -16.3% |
| 1997 | 672 ha | +22.2% |
| 1998 | 677 ha | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 675 ha | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 685 ha | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 686 ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 630 ha | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 660 ha | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 680 ha | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 850 ha | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 250 ha | -70.6% |
| 2007 | 233 ha | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 207 ha | -11.2% |
| 2009 | 1,700 ha | +721.3% |
| 2010 | 1,680 ha | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 2,100 ha | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 1,170 ha | -44.3% |
| 2013 | 1,170 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,784 ha | +52.5% |
| 2015 | 1,166 ha | -34.6% |
| 2016 | 1,240 ha | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 1,433 ha | +15.6% |
| 2018 | 1,947 ha | +35.9% |
| 2019 | 2,258 ha | +16.0% |
| 2020 | 2,803 ha | +24.1% |
| 2021 | 3,034 ha | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 3,378 ha | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 3,650 ha | +8.1% |
| 2024 | 5,172 ha | +41.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 807.89 ha | 700 ha | 1,100 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 435 ha | 100 ha | 940 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 437 ha | 400 ha | 490 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 567.7 ha | 390 ha | 677 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 658.1 ha | 207 ha | 1,700 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,595 ha | 1,166 ha | 2,258 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,607 ha | 2,803 ha | 5,172 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 23 Peru 6,874 ha compare
- 24 Cabo Verde 123 ha compare
- 24 Uzbekistan 5,965 ha compare
- 25 Mali 5,350 ha compare
- 27 South Sudan 4,206 ha compare
- 28 Yugoslav SFR 4,010 ha compare
- 29 Algeria 4,008 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Niger
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.4759 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 368.98 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8163 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 47.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 47.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Niger?
- Chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Niger was 5,172 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 5,172 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 ha in 1977.
- How does Niger rank for chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area?
- Niger ranks 26th out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 189.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger 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.