Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Western Africa
Western Africa: Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area was 5.28 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Western Africa, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 5.28 % change on previous year for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in 2024.
The figure is up 359.1% on the previous year and down 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Western Africa peaked at 49.3 % change on previous year in 1996 and was at its lowest, -15.65 % change on previous year, in 2021.
Western Africa ranks 4th of 30 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, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 4.21 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 3.03 % change on previous year | -28.0% |
| 1964 | 2.7 % change on previous year | -11.0% |
| 1965 | 2.74 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 3.72 % change on previous year | +35.4% |
| 1967 | 1.23 % change on previous year | -66.9% |
| 1968 | 1.22 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 4.81 % change on previous year | +295.2% |
| 1970 | 2.09 % change on previous year | -56.6% |
| 1971 | 1.12 % change on previous year | -46.1% |
| 1972 | 23.54 % change on previous year | +1994.6% |
| 1973 | -6.95 % change on previous year | -129.5% |
| 1974 | 9.93 % change on previous year | -242.9% |
| 1975 | -10.15 % change on previous year | -202.2% |
| 1976 | 1.25 % change on previous year | -112.3% |
| 1977 | -10.19 % change on previous year | -918.4% |
| 1978 | 1.37 % change on previous year | -113.4% |
| 1979 | 4.04 % change on previous year | +194.6% |
| 1980 | 2.43 % change on previous year | -39.8% |
| 1981 | -1.9 % change on previous year | -178.3% |
| 1982 | 3.55 % change on previous year | -286.9% |
| 1983 | 2.14 % change on previous year | -39.8% |
| 1984 | 2.88 % change on previous year | +34.6% |
| 1985 | -1.57 % change on previous year | -154.7% |
| 1986 | 22.75 % change on previous year | -1544.5% |
| 1987 | 5.3 % change on previous year | -76.7% |
| 1988 | -6.14 % change on previous year | -215.7% |
| 1989 | 11.62 % change on previous year | -289.3% |
| 1990 | -3.13 % change on previous year | -127.0% |
| 1991 | -10.49 % change on previous year | +235.0% |
| 1992 | -5.28 % change on previous year | -49.7% |
| 1993 | -5.01 % change on previous year | -5.2% |
| 1994 | -0.4423 % change on previous year | -91.2% |
| 1995 | -4.48 % change on previous year | +913.2% |
| 1996 | 49.3 % change on previous year | -1200.2% |
| 1997 | 5.28 % change on previous year | -89.3% |
| 1998 | 5.17 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1999 | -0.3769 % change on previous year | -107.3% |
| 2000 | -1.91 % change on previous year | +406.9% |
| 2001 | -2.18 % change on previous year | +14.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7483 % change on previous year | -134.3% |
| 2003 | 0.995 % change on previous year | +33.0% |
| 2004 | -4.72 % change on previous year | -574.4% |
| 2005 | -3.97 % change on previous year | -15.9% |
| 2006 | -14.5 % change on previous year | +265.3% |
| 2007 | -0.8794 % change on previous year | -93.9% |
| 2008 | -1.22 % change on previous year | +39.2% |
| 2009 | -4.57 % change on previous year | +273.5% |
| 2010 | 6.12 % change on previous year | -233.8% |
| 2011 | -1.57 % change on previous year | -125.7% |
| 2012 | 4.3 % change on previous year | -373.6% |
| 2013 | 3.24 % change on previous year | -24.6% |
| 2014 | 9.55 % change on previous year | +194.4% |
| 2015 | 37.7 % change on previous year | +294.8% |
| 2016 | 3.47 % change on previous year | -90.8% |
| 2017 | -1.84 % change on previous year | -152.9% |
| 2018 | 19.13 % change on previous year | -1141.9% |
| 2019 | -4.92 % change on previous year | -125.7% |
| 2020 | 25.44 % change on previous year | -617.2% |
| 2021 | -15.65 % change on previous year | -161.5% |
| 2022 | 5.18 % change on previous year | -133.1% |
| 2023 | -2.04 % change on previous year | -139.3% |
| 2024 | 5.28 % change on previous year | -359.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Western Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +1994.6% | 1.12 % change on previous year | 23.54 % change on previous year |
| 1986 | +1544.5% | -1.57 % change on previous year | 22.75 % change on previous year |
| 1996 | +1200.2% | -4.48 % change on previous year | 49.3 % change on previous year |
| 2018 | +1141.9% | -1.84 % change on previous year | 19.13 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.96 % change on previous year | 1.22 % change on previous year | 4.81 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.6 % change on previous year | -10.19 % change on previous year | 23.54 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.11 % change on previous year | -6.14 % change on previous year | 22.75 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.05 % change on previous year | -10.49 % change on previous year | 49.3 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -3.22 % change on previous year | -14.5 % change on previous year | 0.995 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.52 % change on previous year | -4.92 % change on previous year | 37.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.64 % change on previous year | -15.65 % change on previous year | 25.44 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 1 Iraq 156.96 % change on previous year compare
- 2 Sierra Leone 121.6 % change on previous year compare
- 3 Fiji 110.58 % change on previous year compare
- 3 Melanesia 110.58 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Rwanda 65.49 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Mali 61.58 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Antigua and Barbuda 60 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Saint Kitts and Nevis 60 % change on previous year compare
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- Livestock — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 2.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 0.7857 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cattle fat, unrendered — Production, annual growth rate -0.715 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cattle — Stocks, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant) -1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 4.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Crops — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Western Africa?
- Chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Western Africa was 5.28 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3 % change on previous year in 1996.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.65 % change on previous year in 2021.
- How does Western Africa rank for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area?
- Western Africa ranks 4th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.