Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in China
China: Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area was 0.0819 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
China recorded 0.0819 ha per square kilometre for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in China peaked at 0.0831 ha per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0097 ha per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places China 21st out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 China, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0298 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0213 ha per square kilometre | -28.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0181 ha per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1964 | 0.016 ha per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1965 | 0.016 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0155 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0155 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0145 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0145 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0097 ha per square kilometre | -33.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0108 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0102 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0118 ha per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0113 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0119 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0119 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.013 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0146 ha per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0141 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0146 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 0.016 ha per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0163 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0168 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0173 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0173 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0173 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0179 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0184 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0194 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 0.02 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0184 ha per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0263 ha per square kilometre | +43.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0306 ha per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0322 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0375 ha per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0408 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 0.043 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0473 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0536 ha per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0568 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.061 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0642 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0647 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0653 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0674 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0695 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0695 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0705 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0727 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0753 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0756 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0759 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0774 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0802 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0778 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0788 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0796 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0806 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0807 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.082 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0831 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0819 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0819 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0199 ha per square kilometre, 4.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0819 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0096 ha per square kilometre, 8.5× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +43.4% | 0.0184 ha per square kilometre | 0.0263 ha per square kilometre |
| 1970 | -33.1% | 0.0145 ha per square kilometre | 0.0097 ha per square kilometre |
| 1962 | -28.5% | 0.0298 ha per square kilometre | 0.0213 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0179 ha per square kilometre | 0.0145 ha per square kilometre | 0.0298 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0119 ha per square kilometre | 0.0097 ha per square kilometre | 0.0146 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0166 ha per square kilometre | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | 0.0184 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0316 ha per square kilometre | 0.0184 ha per square kilometre | 0.0473 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0643 ha per square kilometre | 0.0536 ha per square kilometre | 0.0705 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0774 ha per square kilometre | 0.0727 ha per square kilometre | 0.0806 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.082 ha per square kilometre | 0.0807 ha per square kilometre | 0.0831 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 923.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3366 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in China?
- Chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in China was 0.0819 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0831 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0097 ha per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does China rank for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area?
- China ranks 21st out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.