Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Yield in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Yield was 3,429 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Yield in Papua New Guinea, 1981–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — yield in Papua New Guinea is 3,429 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 82.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — yield in Papua New Guinea peaked at 4,179 kg/ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 800 kg/ha, in 1996.
Papua New Guinea ranks 23rd of 64 countries 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1,096 kg/ha | — |
| 1982 | 1,000 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 1983 | 1,067 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 833.3 kg/ha | -21.9% |
| 1985 | 1,050 kg/ha | +26.0% |
| 1986 | 1,176 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 1987 | 1,225 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 1,143 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1989 | 1,250 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1990 | 1,143 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 1991 | 1,143 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,000 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 1993 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,054 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 1,053 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 800 kg/ha | -24.0% |
| 1997 | 1,125 kg/ha | +40.6% |
| 1998 | 925 kg/ha | -17.8% |
| 1999 | 1,143 kg/ha | +23.6% |
| 2000 | 1,000 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 2001 | 1,250 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 2002 | 1,111 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 1,714 kg/ha | +54.3% |
| 2004 | 1,200 kg/ha | -30.0% |
| 2005 | 1,250 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 1,333 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 1,500 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 2,000 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 2009 | 2,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,667 kg/ha | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 1,667 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,751 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 1,824 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 1,883 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 1,921 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 3,798 kg/ha | +97.7% |
| 2017 | 3,113 kg/ha | -18.0% |
| 2018 | 2,796 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 4,179 kg/ha | +49.5% |
| 2020 | 3,284 kg/ha | -21.4% |
| 2021 | 3,335 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 3,567 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 3,393 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 3,429 kg/ha | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,093 kg/ha | 833.3 kg/ha | 1,250 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1990s | 1,039 kg/ha | 800 kg/ha | 1,143 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,436 kg/ha | 1,000 kg/ha | 2,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,460 kg/ha | 1,667 kg/ha | 4,179 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,402 kg/ha | 3,284 kg/ha | 3,567 kg/ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — yield in Papua New Guinea?
- Chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — yield in Papua New Guinea was 3,429 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4,179 kg/ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — yield recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 800 kg/ha in 1996.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — yield?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 23rd out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — yield rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.