Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Italy
Italy: Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area was 0.0317 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Italy, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Italy stood at 0.0317 ha per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Italy peaked at 0.0707 ha per square kilometre in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.0317 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Italy 39th out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Italy, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0384 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0408 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0513 ha per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0521 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0541 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0588 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0618 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0639 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0643 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0667 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0652 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0655 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0698 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0701 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0707 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0693 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0679 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0673 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0673 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0667 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0638 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0644 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0646 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0603 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0595 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0582 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0549 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0539 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0516 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0505 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0512 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0476 ha per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0476 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0457 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0445 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0466 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0464 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0481 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0484 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.049 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0493 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0465 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0482 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0458 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0466 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0451 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0515 ha per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0396 ha per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0395 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0398 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0349 ha per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0384 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 0.041 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0391 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.039 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0373 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0349 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0356 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0348 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0338 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0327 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0318 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0317 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.0317 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0043 ha per square kilometre, 7.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.0317 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0095 ha per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Italy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +25.8% | 0.0408 ha per square kilometre | 0.0513 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0539 ha per square kilometre | 0.0384 ha per square kilometre | 0.0643 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.068 ha per square kilometre | 0.0652 ha per square kilometre | 0.0707 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0598 ha per square kilometre | 0.0516 ha per square kilometre | 0.0667 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0477 ha per square kilometre | 0.0445 ha per square kilometre | 0.0512 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0461 ha per square kilometre | 0.0395 ha per square kilometre | 0.0515 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0375 ha per square kilometre | 0.0348 ha per square kilometre | 0.041 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0325 ha per square kilometre | 0.0317 ha per square kilometre | 0.0338 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 36 Barbados 0.0326 ha per square kilometre compare
- 37 Guatemala 0.0324 ha per square kilometre compare
- 38 Jordan 0.032 ha per square kilometre compare
- 40 Bhutan 0.0307 ha per square kilometre compare
- 41 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0302 ha per square kilometre compare
- 42 Bulgaria 0.0232 ha per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Italy
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0207 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 894.54 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3131 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3032 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Italy?
- Chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Italy was 0.0317 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0707 ha per square kilometre in 1975.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0317 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Italy rank for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area?
- Italy ranks 39th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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.