Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area was 0.1648 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Ethiopia, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Ethiopia stood at 0.1648 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Ethiopia peaked at 0.1814 ha per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0479 ha per square kilometre, in 2004.
Ethiopia ranks 10th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.054 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0.0576 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0565 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.055 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0555 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.056 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.057 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.058 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0483 ha per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0581 ha per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0496 ha per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0479 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0547 ha per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0778 ha per square kilometre | +42.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0565 ha per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0738 ha per square kilometre | +30.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0866 ha per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2010 | 0.079 ha per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1026 ha per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1303 ha per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1365 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1073 ha per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0924 ha per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1431 ha per square kilometre | +54.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1814 ha per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1707 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1565 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1732 ha per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1697 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1651 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1648 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.1648 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0059 ha per square kilometre, 28.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.1648 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0106 ha per square kilometre, 15.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0559 ha per square kilometre | 0.054 ha per square kilometre | 0.0576 ha per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0611 ha per square kilometre | 0.0479 ha per square kilometre | 0.0866 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.13 ha per square kilometre | 0.079 ha per square kilometre | 0.1814 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1682 ha per square kilometre | 0.1648 ha per square kilometre | 0.1732 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 7 Sierra Leone 0.1821 ha per square kilometre compare
- 8 Indonesia 0.1789 ha per square kilometre compare
- 9 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1739 ha per square kilometre compare
- 11 India 0.1527 ha per square kilometre compare
- 12 Jamaica 0.1372 ha per square kilometre compare
- 13 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.1359 ha per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ethiopia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -20.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3282 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 306.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7589 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Ethiopia?
- Chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Ethiopia was 0.1648 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1814 ha per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0479 ha per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does Ethiopia rank for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area?
- Ethiopia ranks 10th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.