Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area in Thailand
Thailand: Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area was 85,334 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area in Thailand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 85,334 ha for chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Thailand peaked at 88,945 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9,120 ha, in 1989.
That places Thailand 6th out of 65 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Thailand, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23,760 ha | — |
| 1962 | 28,368 ha | +19.4% |
| 1963 | 27,296 ha | -3.8% |
| 1964 | 24,336 ha | -10.8% |
| 1965 | 24,896 ha | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 33,680 ha | +35.3% |
| 1967 | 29,648 ha | -12.0% |
| 1968 | 27,568 ha | -7.0% |
| 1969 | 30,304 ha | +9.9% |
| 1970 | 40,368 ha | +33.2% |
| 1971 | 33,376 ha | -17.3% |
| 1972 | 44,176 ha | +32.4% |
| 1973 | 33,232 ha | -24.8% |
| 1974 | 31,536 ha | -5.1% |
| 1975 | 33,888 ha | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 38,368 ha | +13.2% |
| 1977 | 34,832 ha | -9.2% |
| 1978 | 38,304 ha | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 36,080 ha | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 35,040 ha | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 35,392 ha | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 36,928 ha | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 31,392 ha | -15.0% |
| 1984 | 36,480 ha | +16.2% |
| 1985 | 27,360 ha | -25.0% |
| 1986 | 22,000 ha | -19.6% |
| 1987 | 21,680 ha | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 21,760 ha | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 9,120 ha | -58.1% |
| 1990 | 11,872 ha | +30.2% |
| 1991 | 14,608 ha | +23.0% |
| 1992 | 21,440 ha | +46.8% |
| 1993 | 21,600 ha | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 21,760 ha | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 22,080 ha | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 22,240 ha | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 22,080 ha | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 23,040 ha | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 23,200 ha | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 66,421 ha | +186.3% |
| 2001 | 67,367 ha | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 67,685 ha | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 69,058 ha | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 69,452 ha | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 69,596 ha | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 70,388 ha | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 70,605 ha | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 70,984 ha | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 71,305 ha | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 71,803 ha | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 74,709 ha | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 81,084 ha | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 87,793 ha | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 87,176 ha | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 85,645 ha | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 85,244 ha | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 84,865 ha | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 87,231 ha | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 88,945 ha | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 86,927 ha | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 87,825 ha | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 85,548 ha | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 85,439 ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 85,334 ha | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27,762 ha | 23,760 ha | 33,680 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 36,416 ha | 31,536 ha | 44,176 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 27,715 ha | 9,120 ha | 36,928 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,392 ha | 11,872 ha | 23,200 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 69,286 ha | 66,421 ha | 71,305 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 83,450 ha | 71,803 ha | 88,945 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 86,215 ha | 85,334 ha | 87,825 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 3 Ethiopia 177,971 ha compare
- 3 Viet Nam 69,657 ha compare
- 4 Myanmar 106,333 ha compare
- 5 Bangladesh 99,066 ha compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 10,679 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 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
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0875 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Thailand?
- Chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Thailand was 85,334 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 88,945 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,120 ha in 1989.
- How does Thailand rank for chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area?
- Thailand ranks 6th out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand 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.