Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area in Peru
Peru: Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area was 6,874 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area in Peru, 1990–2024
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 Peru stood at 6,874 ha.
The figure is up 20.9% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Peru peaked at 14,052 ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 500 ha, in 1990.
That places Peru 23rd 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 Peru, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 500 ha | — |
| 1991 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,000 ha | +100.0% |
| 1993 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,500 ha | +50.0% |
| 1995 | 1,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2,000 ha | +33.3% |
| 1997 | 2,500 ha | +25.0% |
| 1998 | 2,700 ha | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 7,500 ha | +177.8% |
| 2000 | 7,800 ha | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 1,995 ha | -74.4% |
| 2002 | 4,688 ha | +135.0% |
| 2003 | 4,186 ha | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 7,850 ha | +87.5% |
| 2005 | 14,052 ha | +79.0% |
| 2006 | 10,933 ha | -22.2% |
| 2007 | 7,616 ha | -30.3% |
| 2008 | 10,327 ha | +35.6% |
| 2009 | 9,128 ha | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 7,176 ha | -21.4% |
| 2011 | 7,441 ha | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 7,276 ha | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 5,382 ha | -26.0% |
| 2014 | 4,871 ha | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 3,625 ha | -25.6% |
| 2016 | 5,413 ha | +49.3% |
| 2017 | 4,313 ha | -20.3% |
| 2018 | 4,430 ha | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 6,137 ha | +38.5% |
| 2020 | 6,693 ha | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 5,958 ha | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 5,065 ha | -15.0% |
| 2023 | 5,685 ha | +12.2% |
| 2024 | 6,874 ha | +20.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,070 ha | 500 ha | 7,500 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,858 ha | 1,995 ha | 14,052 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,606 ha | 3,625 ha | 7,441 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,055 ha | 5,065 ha | 6,874 ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Peru
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0747 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 637.02 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.144 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Peru?
- Chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Peru was 6,874 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 14,052 ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 ha in 1990.
- How does Peru rank for chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area?
- Peru ranks 23rd out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru 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.