Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in South Africa
South Africa: Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area was 0.0001 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in South Africa, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.0001 ha per square kilometre for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in South Africa peaked at 0.0001 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per square kilometre, in 1998.
South Africa ranks 108th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in South Africa, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1993 | 0 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 0 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 1999 | 0 ha per square kilometre | +113.6% |
| 2000 | 0 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 0 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 0 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0001 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0199 ha per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0001 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0106 ha per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in South Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +113.6% | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 105 New Zealand 0.0002 ha per square kilometre compare
- 106 Madagascar 0.0001 ha per square kilometre compare
- 107 Namibia 0.0001 ha per square kilometre compare
- 109 Gabon 0.0001 ha per square kilometre compare
- 110 Djibouti 0.0001 ha per square kilometre compare
- 111 Finland 0.0001 ha per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for South Africa
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 186.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.812 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3618 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in South Africa?
- Chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in South Africa was 0.0001 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per square kilometre in 1998.
- How does South Africa rank for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area?
- South Africa ranks 108th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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.