Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Yield in South Africa
South Africa: Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Yield was 2,170 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Yield in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 2,170 kg/ha for chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — yield in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — yield in South Africa peaked at 2,170 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,021 kg/ha, in 1962.
That places South Africa 36th out of 64 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Yield in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,022 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,021 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,042 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 1,041 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 1,040 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 1,060 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 1,059 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 1,077 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 1,076 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 1,093 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 1,111 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 1,127 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 1,146 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 1,161 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 1,179 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 1,175 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 1,193 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 1,207 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 1,207 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1,207 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1,207 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1,207 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,207 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,207 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,207 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,207 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,207 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,207 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,207 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1,206 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 1,333 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 1992 | 1,340 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 1,370 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 1,337 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 1,323 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 1,307 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 1,288 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 1,266 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 1,242 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 1,221 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 1,176 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 1,160 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1,145 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 1,137 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1,136 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,136 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,100 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 1,100 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,100 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,472 kg/ha | +33.8% |
| 2011 | 1,875 kg/ha | +27.4% |
| 2012 | 1,941 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 1,936 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1,937 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,994 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 1,955 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 1,920 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 2,023 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 2,122 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 2,077 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 2,127 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 2,154 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 2,166 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 2,170 kg/ha | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,049 kg/ha | 1,021 kg/ha | 1,077 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,160 kg/ha | 1,093 kg/ha | 1,207 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,207 kg/ha | 1,207 kg/ha | 1,207 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,301 kg/ha | 1,206 kg/ha | 1,370 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,141 kg/ha | 1,100 kg/ha | 1,221 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,917 kg/ha | 1,472 kg/ha | 2,122 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,139 kg/ha | 2,077 kg/ha | 2,170 kg/ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — yield in South Africa?
- Chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — yield in South Africa was 2,170 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,170 kg/ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — yield recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,021 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does South Africa rank for chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — yield?
- South Africa ranks 36th out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — yield rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South 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.