Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area in South America
South America: Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area was 9,622 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area in South America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
South America recorded 9,622 ha for chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.0% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in South America peaked at 17,053 ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1,295 ha, in 1982.
South America ranks 17th of 27 groups on this measure, 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 South America, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,300 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,500 ha | +15.4% |
| 1965 | 1,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1,700 ha | +13.3% |
| 1968 | 1,700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,720 ha | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 1,520 ha | -11.6% |
| 1971 | 2,600 ha | +71.1% |
| 1972 | 3,337 ha | +28.3% |
| 1973 | 5,000 ha | +49.8% |
| 1974 | 2,990 ha | -40.2% |
| 1975 | 3,200 ha | +7.0% |
| 1976 | 5,040 ha | +57.5% |
| 1977 | 4,780 ha | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 4,200 ha | -12.1% |
| 1979 | 3,930 ha | -6.4% |
| 1980 | 2,860 ha | -27.2% |
| 1981 | 1,450 ha | -49.3% |
| 1982 | 1,295 ha | -10.7% |
| 1983 | 1,860 ha | +43.6% |
| 1984 | 2,025 ha | +8.9% |
| 1985 | 2,640 ha | +30.4% |
| 1986 | 2,620 ha | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 2,440 ha | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 2,435 ha | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 2,415 ha | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 3,010 ha | +24.6% |
| 1991 | 3,108 ha | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 3,700 ha | +19.0% |
| 1993 | 3,800 ha | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 4,320 ha | +13.7% |
| 1995 | 4,400 ha | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 4,875 ha | +10.8% |
| 1997 | 5,395 ha | +10.7% |
| 1998 | 5,616 ha | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 10,500 ha | +87.0% |
| 2000 | 10,700 ha | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 4,960 ha | -53.6% |
| 2002 | 7,788 ha | +57.0% |
| 2003 | 7,188 ha | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 10,917 ha | +51.9% |
| 2005 | 17,053 ha | +56.2% |
| 2006 | 14,033 ha | -17.7% |
| 2007 | 10,816 ha | -22.9% |
| 2008 | 13,323 ha | +23.2% |
| 2009 | 12,059 ha | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 10,058 ha | -16.6% |
| 2011 | 10,274 ha | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 9,776 ha | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 8,165 ha | -16.5% |
| 2014 | 7,714 ha | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 6,415 ha | -16.8% |
| 2016 | 8,189 ha | +27.7% |
| 2017 | 7,093 ha | -13.4% |
| 2018 | 7,224 ha | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 8,919 ha | +23.5% |
| 2020 | 9,476 ha | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 8,738 ha | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 7,827 ha | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 8,440 ha | +7.8% |
| 2024 | 9,622 ha | +14.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,502 ha | 1,300 ha | 1,720 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,660 ha | 1,520 ha | 5,040 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,204 ha | 1,295 ha | 2,860 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,872 ha | 3,010 ha | 10,500 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,884 ha | 4,960 ha | 17,053 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,383 ha | 6,415 ha | 10,274 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,821 ha | 7,827 ha | 9,622 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in South America?
- Chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in South America was 9,622 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 17,053 ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,295 ha in 1982.
- How does South America rank for chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area?
- South America ranks 17th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South America 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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About this data
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.