Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Yield in Nepal
Nepal: Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Yield was 5,471 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Yield in Nepal, 1985–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 5,471 kg/ha for chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — yield in 2024.
That represents a change of down 28.6% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — yield in Nepal peaked at 7,666 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 632.6 kg/ha, in 1997.
That places Nepal 13th out of 64 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 — Yield in Nepal, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 709.7 kg/ha | — |
| 1986 | 722.6 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 709.7 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 677.4 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 690.3 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 784 kg/ha | +13.6% |
| 1991 | 852.8 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 1992 | 826.4 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 800 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 773.5 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 747.1 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 670.3 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 1997 | 632.6 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 807.5 kg/ha | +27.6% |
| 1999 | 806.1 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 642.3 kg/ha | -20.3% |
| 2001 | 805.9 kg/ha | +25.5% |
| 2002 | 677.8 kg/ha | -15.9% |
| 2003 | 800 kg/ha | +18.0% |
| 2004 | 801.1 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 800.6 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 765.8 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 778.5 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 779.1 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,373 kg/ha | +76.3% |
| 2010 | 1,589 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 1,751 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 769.2 kg/ha | -56.1% |
| 2013 | 4,099 kg/ha | +432.9% |
| 2014 | 4,184 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 4,440 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 5,326 kg/ha | +19.9% |
| 2017 | 4,934 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 5,000 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 6,283 kg/ha | +25.7% |
| 2020 | 6,620 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 7,004 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 6,519 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 7,666 kg/ha | +17.6% |
| 2024 | 5,471 kg/ha | -28.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 701.94 kg/ha | 677.4 kg/ha | 722.6 kg/ha | 5 |
| 1990s | 770.03 kg/ha | 632.6 kg/ha | 852.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 822.44 kg/ha | 642.3 kg/ha | 1,373 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,838 kg/ha | 769.2 kg/ha | 6,283 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,656 kg/ha | 5,471 kg/ha | 7,666 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 11 Grenada 6,625 kg/ha compare
- 12 Peru 6,231 kg/ha compare
- 14 North Macedonia 4,765 kg/ha compare
- 15 Sierra Leone 4,552 kg/ha compare
- 16 Uzbekistan 4,236 kg/ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — yield in Nepal?
- Chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — yield in Nepal was 5,471 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 7,666 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — yield recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 632.6 kg/ha in 1997.
- How does Nepal rank for chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — yield?
- Nepal ranks 13th out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — yield rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal 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.