Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in India
India: Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area was 0.1527 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
India recorded 0.1527 ha per square kilometre for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 237.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in India peaked at 0.1563 ha per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.001 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places India 11th out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
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 India, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | +30.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | +62.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | +39.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0087 ha per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0101 ha per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0114 ha per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0127 ha per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0141 ha per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0154 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0168 ha per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | -60.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0096 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0112 ha per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0133 ha per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0162 ha per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0226 ha per square kilometre | +39.2% |
| 2012 | 0.033 ha per square kilometre | +46.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0452 ha per square kilometre | +36.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0572 ha per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0716 ha per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1137 ha per square kilometre | +58.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1145 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.112 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.138 ha per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1417 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1507 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1563 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1527 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.1527 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.043 ha per square kilometre, 3.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- India's 0.1527 ha per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0792 ha per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -60.4% | 0.0168 ha per square kilometre | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre |
| 1993 | +62.2% | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre |
| 2016 | +58.7% | 0.0716 ha per square kilometre | 0.1137 ha per square kilometre |
| 2012 | +46.2% | 0.0226 ha per square kilometre | 0.033 ha per square kilometre |
| 2011 | +39.2% | 0.0162 ha per square kilometre | 0.0226 ha per square kilometre |
| 1994 | +39.0% | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | 0.0114 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0116 ha per square kilometre | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | 0.0168 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0724 ha per square kilometre | 0.0162 ha per square kilometre | 0.138 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1503 ha per square kilometre | 0.1417 ha per square kilometre | 0.1563 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 8 Indonesia 0.1789 ha per square kilometre compare
- 9 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1739 ha per square kilometre compare
- 10 Ethiopia 0.1648 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
- 14 Dominica 0.124 ha per square kilometre compare
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4067 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6431 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in India?
- Chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in India was 0.1527 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1563 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does India rank for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area?
- India ranks 11th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 237.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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.