Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Nigeria
Nigeria: Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area was 0.1151 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.1151 ha per square kilometre for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Nigeria peaked at 0.1151 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0533 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Nigeria ranks 18th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0533 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0549 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.056 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0571 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0582 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0604 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0615 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0626 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0648 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0659 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.067 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0681 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0659 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0681 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0681 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0703 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0714 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0736 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0747 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0758 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0769 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0823 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0845 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0856 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0878 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0878 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.09 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0922 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0933 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0978 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0823 ha per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0769 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0741 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0769 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0799 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0823 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0933 ha per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0977 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0988 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0974 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.098 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0999 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.099 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0995 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1005 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.101 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1016 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1021 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1033 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1041 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1036 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1042 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1048 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1069 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1082 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1096 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1107 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1118 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1128 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1137 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1144 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1144 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1151 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.1151 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.043 ha per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.1151 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0106 ha per square kilometre, 10.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0587 ha per square kilometre | 0.0533 ha per square kilometre | 0.0648 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0693 ha per square kilometre | 0.0659 ha per square kilometre | 0.0747 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0856 ha per square kilometre | 0.0758 ha per square kilometre | 0.0933 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.086 ha per square kilometre | 0.0741 ha per square kilometre | 0.0988 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0974 ha per square kilometre | 0.1033 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1077 ha per square kilometre | 0.1036 ha per square kilometre | 0.1128 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1144 ha per square kilometre | 0.1137 ha per square kilometre | 0.1151 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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 0.1151 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1151 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0533 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area?
- Nigeria ranks 18th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.