Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Spain
Spain: Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area was 0.0434 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Spain, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.0434 ha per square kilometre for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Spain peaked at 0.0624 ha per square kilometre in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0349 ha per square kilometre, in 2012.
Spain ranks 31st of 113 countries on this measure, 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0406 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0438 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0458 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0416 ha per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0432 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0454 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 0.047 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.047 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0445 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0484 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0472 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0554 ha per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0624 ha per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0556 ha per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0554 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0595 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0577 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0581 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0573 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0539 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0535 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0553 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0515 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0548 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0526 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0545 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0543 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0509 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0549 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0569 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0519 ha per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0529 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0505 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0491 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0459 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0465 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0458 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0448 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0453 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0465 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0457 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.044 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0448 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0459 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0474 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0475 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0437 ha per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0378 ha per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0383 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0363 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0355 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0349 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0362 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.037 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0366 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0393 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 0.041 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0412 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0429 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0435 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0445 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0445 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0434 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.0434 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0043 ha per square kilometre, 10.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.0434 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0095 ha per square kilometre, 4.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0443 ha per square kilometre | 0.0406 ha per square kilometre | 0.047 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0557 ha per square kilometre | 0.0472 ha per square kilometre | 0.0624 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0536 ha per square kilometre | 0.0509 ha per square kilometre | 0.0553 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0489 ha per square kilometre | 0.0448 ha per square kilometre | 0.0569 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0442 ha per square kilometre | 0.0378 ha per square kilometre | 0.0475 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0381 ha per square kilometre | 0.0349 ha per square kilometre | 0.0429 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.044 ha per square kilometre | 0.0434 ha per square kilometre | 0.0445 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 28 Cameroon 0.0553 ha per square kilometre compare
- 29 Rwanda 0.0527 ha per square kilometre compare
- 30 Maldives 0.0503 ha per square kilometre compare
- 32 Romania 0.0413 ha per square kilometre compare
- 33 Azerbaijan 0.041 ha per square kilometre compare
- 34 Puerto Rico 0.0345 ha per square kilometre compare
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0268 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0113 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1949 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Spain?
- Chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Spain was 0.0434 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0624 ha per square kilometre in 1973.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0349 ha per square kilometre in 2012.
- How does Spain rank for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area?
- Spain ranks 31st out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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.