Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Nigeria
Nigeria: Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area was 0.0005 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.0005 ha per person for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Nigeria peaked at 0.0011 ha per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 ha per person, in 2024.
Nigeria ranks 26th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0011 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0011 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0011 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0011 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0011 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0011 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0011 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0011 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0011 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0011 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0011 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0011 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.001 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1974 | 0.001 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.001 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.001 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.001 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.001 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.001 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0009 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0009 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.001 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 0.001 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0009 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0009 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0009 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0009 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0009 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0009 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0009 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0008 ha per person | -18.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0007 ha per person | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0006 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 ha per person | +10.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0007 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0007 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 ha per person | -1.5% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.0005 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 ha per person, 2.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.0005 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 1.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.001 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More agriculture & rural data for Nigeria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2298 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 281.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1218 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3622 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Nigeria?
- Chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Nigeria was 0.0005 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0011 ha per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Nigeria rank for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area?
- Nigeria ranks 26th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.