Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area in Pakistan
Pakistan: Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area was 49,604 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area in Pakistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 49,604 ha for chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Pakistan peaked at 90,429 ha in 1997 and was at its lowest, 17,800 ha, in 1967.
Pakistan ranks 8th 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23,100 ha | — |
| 1962 | 25,500 ha | +10.4% |
| 1963 | 21,000 ha | -17.6% |
| 1964 | 20,600 ha | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 29,100 ha | +41.3% |
| 1966 | 18,600 ha | -36.1% |
| 1967 | 17,800 ha | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 24,300 ha | +36.5% |
| 1969 | 29,500 ha | +21.4% |
| 1970 | 29,900 ha | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 28,300 ha | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 36,221 ha | +28.0% |
| 1973 | 32,001 ha | -11.7% |
| 1974 | 31,970 ha | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 51,400 ha | +60.8% |
| 1976 | 50,100 ha | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 51,700 ha | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 61,500 ha | +19.0% |
| 1979 | 65,500 ha | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 64,000 ha | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 59,200 ha | -7.5% |
| 1982 | 63,300 ha | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 69,400 ha | +9.6% |
| 1984 | 67,200 ha | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 68,400 ha | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 64,600 ha | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 60,600 ha | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 57,600 ha | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 71,036 ha | +23.3% |
| 1990 | 61,550 ha | -13.4% |
| 1991 | 84,300 ha | +37.0% |
| 1992 | 45,422 ha | -46.1% |
| 1993 | 83,684 ha | +84.2% |
| 1994 | 86,532 ha | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 86,113 ha | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 87,113 ha | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 90,429 ha | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 88,704 ha | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 86,806 ha | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 84,493 ha | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 48,737 ha | -42.3% |
| 2002 | 56,423 ha | +15.8% |
| 2003 | 55,791 ha | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 48,724 ha | -12.7% |
| 2005 | 64,531 ha | +32.4% |
| 2006 | 47,300 ha | -26.7% |
| 2007 | 64,200 ha | +35.7% |
| 2008 | 73,800 ha | +15.0% |
| 2009 | 74,800 ha | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 63,600 ha | -15.0% |
| 2011 | 27,364 ha | -57.0% |
| 2012 | 63,617 ha | +132.5% |
| 2013 | 62,742 ha | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 62,456 ha | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 64,829 ha | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 64,829 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 63,619 ha | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 65,275 ha | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 47,349 ha | -27.5% |
| 2020 | 60,752 ha | +28.3% |
| 2021 | 46,805 ha | -23.0% |
| 2022 | 58,169 ha | +24.3% |
| 2023 | 47,870 ha | -17.7% |
| 2024 | 49,604 ha | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23,278 ha | 17,800 ha | 29,500 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 43,859 ha | 28,300 ha | 65,500 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 64,534 ha | 57,600 ha | 71,036 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 80,065 ha | 45,422 ha | 90,429 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 61,880 ha | 47,300 ha | 84,493 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 58,568 ha | 27,364 ha | 65,275 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 52,640 ha | 46,805 ha | 60,752 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 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
- 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 Nigeria 37,087 ha compare
- 11 Syrian Arab Republic 752 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Pakistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2302 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 367.4 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6047 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 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 4.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Pakistan?
- Chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Pakistan was 49,604 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 90,429 ha in 1997.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,800 ha in 1967.
- How does Pakistan rank for chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area?
- Pakistan ranks 8th out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.