Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area in Nigeria
Nigeria: Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area was 37,087 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area in Nigeria, 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 Nigeria stood at 37,087 ha.
The figure is up 0.2% 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 Nigeria peaked at 37,822 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 20,000 ha, in 1961.
Nigeria ranks 11th of 65 countries on this measure, 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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 20,300 ha | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 20,600 ha | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 20,900 ha | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 21,200 ha | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 21,500 ha | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 21,800 ha | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 22,100 ha | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 22,400 ha | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 22,700 ha | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 23,000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 23,300 ha | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 23,600 ha | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 23,900 ha | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 24,200 ha | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 24,500 ha | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 24,800 ha | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 25,100 ha | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 25,400 ha | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 25,700 ha | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 26,000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 26,300 ha | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 26,600 ha | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 26,900 ha | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 27,200 ha | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 27,500 ha | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 27,800 ha | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 28,100 ha | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 28,400 ha | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 28,700 ha | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 29,000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 29,300 ha | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 29,600 ha | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 29,900 ha | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 30,200 ha | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 30,500 ha | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 30,443 ha | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 30,494 ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 30,537 ha | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 30,410 ha | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 30,413 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 30,289 ha | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 30,338 ha | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 30,368 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 30,750 ha | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 31,000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 31,200 ha | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 33,000 ha | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 33,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 34,000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 35,000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 36,000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 35,000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 35,571 ha | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 37,822 ha | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 36,131 ha | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 36,482 ha | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 36,454 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 36,447 ha | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 36,459 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 36,890 ha | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 36,926 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 37,007 ha | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 37,087 ha | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21,200 ha | 20,000 ha | 22,400 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 24,050 ha | 22,700 ha | 25,400 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 27,050 ha | 25,700 ha | 28,400 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 29,867 ha | 28,700 ha | 30,537 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 31,077 ha | 30,289 ha | 33,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 35,891 ha | 34,000 ha | 37,822 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 36,874 ha | 36,459 ha | 37,087 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 8 Pakistan 49,604 ha compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 3,041 ha compare
- 9 China 49,186 ha compare
- 9 China, mainland 49,186 ha compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,532 ha compare
- 11 Syrian Arab Republic 752 ha compare
- 12 Mexico 30,744 ha compare
- 12 Melanesia 1 ha compare
- 13 Egypt 17,052 ha compare
- 14 Cameroon 16,147 ha compare
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2298 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 281.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1218 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3622 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Nigeria?
- Chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Nigeria was 37,087 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 37,822 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,000 ha in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area?
- Nigeria ranks 11th out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.