Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in World

World: Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area was 0.0214 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0214 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
1st
of 1 groups
All-time high
0.0215 ha per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.0056 ha per square kilometre
in 1964
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in World, 1961–2023

0.0050.010.0150.02196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in World stood at 0.0214 ha per square kilometre.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in World peaked at 0.0215 ha per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0056 ha per square kilometre, in 1964.

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 World, year by year

Annual values for Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in World, 1961 to 2023.
Year ha per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0063 ha per square kilometre —
1962 0.0057 ha per square kilometre -9.7%
1963 0.0057 ha per square kilometre +0.3%
1964 0.0056 ha per square kilometre -2.5%
1965 0.0059 ha per square kilometre +4.9%
1966 0.0062 ha per square kilometre +5.7%
1967 0.0063 ha per square kilometre +1.9%
1968 0.0063 ha per square kilometre -0.2%
1969 0.0065 ha per square kilometre +3.0%
1970 0.0061 ha per square kilometre -5.5%
1971 0.0065 ha per square kilometre +5.7%
1972 0.0071 ha per square kilometre +9.6%
1973 0.0074 ha per square kilometre +4.4%
1974 0.0074 ha per square kilometre +0.3%
1975 0.0077 ha per square kilometre +3.5%
1976 0.008 ha per square kilometre +4.5%
1977 0.0081 ha per square kilometre +1.2%
1978 0.0082 ha per square kilometre +1.3%
1979 0.0086 ha per square kilometre +3.9%
1980 0.0087 ha per square kilometre +1.9%
1981 0.0091 ha per square kilometre +4.0%
1982 0.0095 ha per square kilometre +5.2%
1983 0.009 ha per square kilometre -5.6%
1984 0.01 ha per square kilometre +10.5%
1985 0.0108 ha per square kilometre +8.3%
1986 0.0113 ha per square kilometre +4.6%
1987 0.0105 ha per square kilometre -6.7%
1988 0.0107 ha per square kilometre +1.7%
1989 0.0107 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1990 0.0103 ha per square kilometre -4.1%
1991 0.0103 ha per square kilometre +0.1%
1992 0.0085 ha per square kilometre -17.2%
1993 0.0095 ha per square kilometre +11.9%
1994 0.0098 ha per square kilometre +2.6%
1995 0.0108 ha per square kilometre +10.2%
1996 0.0109 ha per square kilometre +1.3%
1997 0.0112 ha per square kilometre +2.5%
1998 0.012 ha per square kilometre +7.4%
1999 0.0128 ha per square kilometre +6.0%
2000 0.013 ha per square kilometre +1.7%
2001 0.0128 ha per square kilometre -1.4%
2002 0.0134 ha per square kilometre +4.5%
2003 0.0138 ha per square kilometre +3.4%
2004 0.0133 ha per square kilometre -4.1%
2005 0.0134 ha per square kilometre +0.9%
2006 0.0137 ha per square kilometre +2.3%
2007 0.0137 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2008 0.0144 ha per square kilometre +5.6%
2009 0.015 ha per square kilometre +3.8%
2010 0.015 ha per square kilometre +0.3%
2011 0.0154 ha per square kilometre +2.5%
2012 0.0157 ha per square kilometre +1.6%
2013 0.0161 ha per square kilometre +2.9%
2014 0.0165 ha per square kilometre +2.1%
2015 0.0174 ha per square kilometre +5.7%
2016 0.019 ha per square kilometre +8.9%
2017 0.0196 ha per square kilometre +3.4%
2018 0.0198 ha per square kilometre +1.0%
2019 0.0202 ha per square kilometre +2.0%
2020 0.0211 ha per square kilometre +4.6%
2021 0.021 ha per square kilometre -0.4%
2022 0.0215 ha per square kilometre +2.4%
2023 0.0214 ha per square kilometre -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0061 ha per square kilometre 0.0056 ha per square kilometre 0.0065 ha per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0075 ha per square kilometre 0.0061 ha per square kilometre 0.0086 ha per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.01 ha per square kilometre 0.0087 ha per square kilometre 0.0113 ha per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0106 ha per square kilometre 0.0085 ha per square kilometre 0.0128 ha per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0136 ha per square kilometre 0.0128 ha per square kilometre 0.015 ha per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0175 ha per square kilometre 0.015 ha per square kilometre 0.0202 ha per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0213 ha per square kilometre 0.021 ha per square kilometre 0.0215 ha per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 North Macedonia 0.3816 ha per square kilometre compare
  2. 2 Guinea 0.3721 ha per square kilometre compare
  3. 3 Benin 0.352 ha per square kilometre compare
  4. 4 Sri Lanka 0.2448 ha per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in World?
Chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in World was 0.0214 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 World?
The highest recorded value was 0.0215 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
What is the lowest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0056 ha per square kilometre in 1964.
How does World rank for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area?
World ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2023.
Is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World data come from?
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Indicator
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
114 places, 5,195 data points, 1961–2023
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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.