Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Yield in South America
South America: Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Yield was 4,782 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw — Yield in South America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — yield in South America stood at 4,782 kg/ha.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — yield in South America peaked at 6,084 kg/ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 653.8 kg/ha, in 1971.
South America ranks 7th of 27 groups on this measure, 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 South America, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,154 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,154 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,154 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,133 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 1,133 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1,133 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1,176 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 1,176 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,454 kg/ha | +23.5% |
| 1970 | 1,263 kg/ha | -13.1% |
| 1971 | 653.8 kg/ha | -48.2% |
| 1972 | 929 kg/ha | +42.1% |
| 1973 | 1,120 kg/ha | +20.6% |
| 1974 | 829.4 kg/ha | -25.9% |
| 1975 | 1,094 kg/ha | +31.9% |
| 1976 | 1,169 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1977 | 1,182 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 1,190 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 1,069 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 1980 | 979 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 1981 | 1,124 kg/ha | +14.8% |
| 1982 | 1,104 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 1,027 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 1984 | 1,042 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 1,136 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 1,126 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 1,107 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 1,068 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 1,078 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 2,061 kg/ha | +91.1% |
| 1991 | 2,124 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 2,811 kg/ha | +32.3% |
| 1993 | 2,763 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 3,260 kg/ha | +18.0% |
| 1995 | 3,219 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 3,677 kg/ha | +14.2% |
| 1997 | 4,010 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 4,122 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 5,829 kg/ha | +41.4% |
| 2000 | 6,084 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 1,689 kg/ha | -72.2% |
| 2002 | 2,893 kg/ha | +71.3% |
| 2003 | 2,786 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 3,315 kg/ha | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 3,842 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 2006 | 3,948 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 4,013 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 4,458 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 4,372 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 4,416 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 4,684 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 5,098 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 4,782 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 4,882 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 3,827 kg/ha | -21.6% |
| 2016 | 4,184 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 3,862 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 4,073 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 4,317 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 4,291 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 4,529 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 4,292 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 4,600 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 4,782 kg/ha | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,185 kg/ha | 1,133 kg/ha | 1,454 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,050 kg/ha | 653.8 kg/ha | 1,263 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,079 kg/ha | 979 kg/ha | 1,136 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,388 kg/ha | 2,061 kg/ha | 5,829 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,740 kg/ha | 1,689 kg/ha | 6,084 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,412 kg/ha | 3,827 kg/ha | 5,098 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,499 kg/ha | 4,291 kg/ha | 4,782 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3,376 kg/ha compare
- 4 Réunion 10,933 kg/ha compare
- 5 Hungary 10,195 kg/ha compare
- 6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8,685 kg/ha compare
- 6 Côte d'Ivoire 4,951 kg/ha compare
- 7 Ghana 7,411 kg/ha compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2,564 kg/ha compare
- 8 Senegal 7,335 kg/ha compare
- 8 Türkiye 2,344 kg/ha compare
- 9 China 6,631 kg/ha compare
- 9 China, mainland 6,631 kg/ha compare
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 2,228 kg/ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — yield in South America?
- Chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — yield in South America was 4,782 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 America?
- The highest recorded value was 6,084 kg/ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — yield recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 653.8 kg/ha in 1971.
- How does South America rank for chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — yield?
- South America ranks 7th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw — yield rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South America 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.