Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area was 1 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area in Papua New Guinea, 1981–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Papua New Guinea is 1 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Papua New Guinea peaked at 260 ha in 1981 and was at its lowest, 1 ha, in 2014.
Papua New Guinea ranks 63rd of 65 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 260 ha | — |
| 1982 | 200 ha | -23.1% |
| 1983 | 150 ha | -25.0% |
| 1984 | 120 ha | -20.0% |
| 1985 | 100 ha | -16.7% |
| 1986 | 85 ha | -15.0% |
| 1987 | 80 ha | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 70 ha | -12.5% |
| 1989 | 80 ha | +14.3% |
| 1990 | 70 ha | -12.5% |
| 1991 | 70 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 60 ha | -14.3% |
| 1993 | 60 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 55 ha | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 57 ha | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 50 ha | -12.3% |
| 1997 | 40 ha | -20.0% |
| 1998 | 40 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 35 ha | -12.5% |
| 2000 | 10 ha | -71.4% |
| 2001 | 12 ha | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 18 ha | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 35 ha | +94.4% |
| 2004 | 25 ha | -28.6% |
| 2005 | 20 ha | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 15 ha | -25.0% |
| 2007 | 8 ha | -46.7% |
| 2008 | 4 ha | -50.0% |
| 2009 | 3 ha | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 3 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 ha | -33.3% |
| 2014 | 1 ha | -50.0% |
| 2015 | 1 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 ha | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 1 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8,382 ha, 0% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 1 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31,817 ha, 0% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +94.4% | 18 ha | 35 ha |
| 2000 | -71.4% | 35 ha | 10 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 127.22 ha | 70 ha | 260 ha | 9 |
| 1990s | 53.7 ha | 35 ha | 70 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 15 ha | 3 ha | 35 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7 ha | 1 ha | 3 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 ha | 1 ha | 1 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 60 Central African Republic 75 ha compare
- 61 Réunion 45 ha compare
- 62 Maldives 10 ha compare
- 64 French Guiana 0 ha compare
- 64 Grenada 0 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Papua New Guinea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.3264 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1702 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 495.76 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8422 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 17.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 17.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Papua New Guinea?
- Chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Papua New Guinea was 1 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 260 ha in 1981.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 ha in 2014.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 63rd out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.