Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Yield in Africa
Africa: Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Yield was 2,580 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Yield in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Africa recorded 2,580 kg/ha for chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — yield in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — yield in Africa peaked at 2,755 kg/ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 742.9 kg/ha, in 1985.
Africa 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 — Yield in Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 748.8 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 753.5 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 755.6 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 768.1 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 762.4 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 779.5 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 795.4 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 795.3 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 794.6 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 805.5 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 811.1 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 823.8 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 816.4 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 824.9 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 827.9 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 822.4 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 833.4 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 847.6 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 864.7 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 849.6 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 851.2 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 868.9 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 853.3 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 824.4 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 742.9 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 1986 | 762.8 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 760.7 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 770.6 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 795.5 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 816.7 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 759.5 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 758.9 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 1,602 kg/ha | +111.1% |
| 1994 | 1,604 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1,586 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 1,621 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 1,696 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 1,724 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 1,789 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 1,791 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1,825 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 1,817 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1,933 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 1,969 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 2,118 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 2,208 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 2,219 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 2,250 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 2,389 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 2,498 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 2,605 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 2,755 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 2,687 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 2,715 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 2,714 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,525 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 2,569 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 2,560 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 2,567 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 2,598 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 2,532 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 2,592 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 2,552 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 2,580 kg/ha | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 772.58 kg/ha | 748.8 kg/ha | 795.4 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 827.77 kg/ha | 805.5 kg/ha | 864.7 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 807.99 kg/ha | 742.9 kg/ha | 868.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,396 kg/ha | 758.9 kg/ha | 1,789 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,052 kg/ha | 1,791 kg/ha | 2,389 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,619 kg/ha | 2,498 kg/ha | 2,755 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,571 kg/ha | 2,532 kg/ha | 2,598 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 14 North Macedonia 4,765 kg/ha compare
- 15 Sierra Leone 4,552 kg/ha compare
- 16 Uzbekistan 4,236 kg/ha compare
- 17 Greece 4,021 kg/ha compare
- 18 Slovenia 3,958 kg/ha compare
- 19 Thailand 3,797 kg/ha compare
- 20 Algeria 3,770 kg/ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — yield in Africa?
- Chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — yield in Africa was 2,580 kg/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 — yield recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,755 kg/ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — yield recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 742.9 kg/ha in 1985.
- How does Africa rank for chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — yield?
- Africa ranks 17th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — yield rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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 — Yield. 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.