Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area in Zambia
Zambia: Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area was 435 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Area in Zambia, 1993–2024
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 Zambia stood at 435 ha.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 569.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Zambia peaked at 3,354 ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 65 ha, in 2014.
Zambia ranks 50th 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 300 ha | — |
| 1994 | 400 ha | +33.3% |
| 1995 | 390 ha | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 400 ha | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 373 ha | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 450 ha | +20.6% |
| 1999 | 480 ha | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 3,354 ha | +598.8% |
| 2001 | 643 ha | -80.8% |
| 2002 | 800 ha | +24.4% |
| 2003 | 368 ha | -54.0% |
| 2004 | 739 ha | +100.8% |
| 2005 | 278 ha | -62.4% |
| 2006 | 507 ha | +82.4% |
| 2007 | 1,160 ha | +128.8% |
| 2008 | 421 ha | -63.7% |
| 2009 | 291 ha | -30.9% |
| 2010 | 352 ha | +21.0% |
| 2011 | 302 ha | -14.2% |
| 2012 | 676 ha | +123.8% |
| 2013 | 418 ha | -38.2% |
| 2014 | 65 ha | -84.4% |
| 2015 | 387 ha | +495.4% |
| 2016 | 494 ha | +27.6% |
| 2017 | 394 ha | -20.2% |
| 2018 | 425 ha | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 427 ha | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 446 ha | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 432 ha | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 435 ha | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 438 ha | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 435 ha | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 399 ha | 300 ha | 480 ha | 7 |
| 2000s | 856.1 ha | 278 ha | 3,354 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 394 ha | 65 ha | 676 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 437.2 ha | 432 ha | 446 ha | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 65.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0411 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5408 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.1% (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Zambia?
- Chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area in Zambia was 435 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,354 ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 65 ha in 2014.
- How does Zambia rank for chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area?
- Zambia ranks 50th out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — area rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 569.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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.