Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw in Western Africa
Western Africa: Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw was 386,632 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw in Western Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw in Western Africa stood at 386,632 t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw in Western Africa peaked at 386,632 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54,800 t, in 1961.
That places Western Africa 8th out of 27 groups 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 in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 54,800 t | — |
| 1962 | 54,985 t | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 55,950 t | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 58,200 t | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 58,700 t | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 61,774 t | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 67,700 t | +9.6% |
| 1968 | 68,362 t | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 69,774 t | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 71,450 t | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 73,483 t | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 76,778 t | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 79,911 t | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 80,576 t | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 80,400 t | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 81,500 t | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 82,260 t | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 83,023 t | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 84,194 t | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 85,000 t | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 85,800 t | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 86,550 t | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 87,586 t | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 91,615 t | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 92,531 t | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 94,911 t | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 98,610 t | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 100,113 t | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 107,460 t | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 113,241 t | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 73,613 t | -35.0% |
| 1992 | 73,272 t | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 76,739 t | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 81,816 t | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 88,776 t | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 95,882 t | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 102,499 t | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 108,251 t | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 113,181 t | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 118,537 t | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 127,440 t | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 139,367 t | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 153,707 t | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 167,508 t | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 181,331 t | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 203,568 t | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 214,400 t | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 229,873 t | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 259,702 t | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 275,897 t | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 301,123 t | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 308,648 t | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 305,584 t | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 315,550 t | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 344,391 t | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 320,918 t | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 332,982 t | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 343,804 t | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 346,013 t | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 358,749 t | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 357,268 t | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 360,572 t | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 364,059 t | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 386,632 t | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61,138 t | 54,800 t | 69,774 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 79,358 t | 71,450 t | 84,194 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 93,018 t | 85,000 t | 107,460 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 92,727 t | 73,272 t | 113,241 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 179,543 t | 118,537 t | 259,702 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 319,491 t | 275,897 t | 346,013 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 365,456 t | 357,268 t | 386,632 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 5 Bangladesh 301,311 t compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 36,054 t compare
- 6 Ethiopia 298,080 t compare
- 7 Myanmar 148,545 t compare
- 7 Türkiye 16,151 t compare
- 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 12,742 t compare
- 8 Pakistan 120,647 t compare
- 9 Ghana 110,766 t compare
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 6,777 t compare
- 10 Ethiopia PDR 100,000 t compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3,928 t compare
- 11 Nigeria 65,284 t compare
- 11 Syrian Arab Republic 977.35 t compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw in Western Africa?
- Chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw in Western Africa was 386,632 t 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 recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 386,632 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 54,800 t in 1961.
- How does Western Africa rank for chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw?
- Western Africa ranks 8th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Africa 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 — Production. 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.