Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested by country
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat,...
Countries reporting
162
Highest
772,929 ha
China
Lowest
0 ha
USSR
Median
1,969 ha
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
9,375
What the numbers show
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested is currently reported for 162 countries. The highest value is 772,929 ha in China; the lowest is 0 ha in USSR.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,969 ha, and the mean is 29,774 ha.
Over the past decade 104 countries rose and 53 fell. The largest increase was in Fiji (up 2,820.0%), and the largest decrease in USSR (down 100.0%).
Chillies and peppers: Area harvested: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 772,929 ha | 2024 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 1 | China | 772,929 ha | 2024 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 3 | China, mainland | 770,656 ha | 2024 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 4 | India | 479,679 ha | 2024 | up 182.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Indonesia | 330,218 ha | 2024 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 187,924 ha | 2024 | up 55.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 187,924 ha | 2024 | up 55.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Mexico | 156,731 ha | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 9 | Nigeria | 105,485 ha | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 10 | Guinea | 94,671 ha | 2024 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 11 | Turkey | 85,508 ha | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 11 | Türkiye | 85,508 ha | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 13 | Egypt | 58,485 ha | 2024 | up 53.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Egypt | 58,485 ha | 2024 | up 53.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Yugoslav SFR | 41,951 ha | 1991 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 16 | Benin | 35,000 ha | 2024 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Republic of Korea | 30,775 ha | 2024 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Sierra Leone | 29,121 ha | 2024 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Cameroon | 26,241 ha | 2024 | up 20.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 24,868 ha | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 21 | Spain | 23,500 ha | 2024 | up 26.9% | falling |
| 22 | Tunisia | 20,319 ha | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 23 | Serbia and Montenegro | 19,944 ha | 2005 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 24 | Caribbean | 17,683 ha | 2024 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Algeria | 17,204 ha | 2024 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | 15,154 ha | 2024 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 27 | Ghana | 14,731 ha | 2024 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Niger | 13,074 ha | 2024 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Peru | 12,028 ha | 2024 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Nepal | 11,806 ha | 2024 | up 47.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 11,410 ha | 2024 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Ukraine | 11,200 ha | 2024 | down 31.3% | rising |
| 33 | Laos | 10,900 ha | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 33 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 10,900 ha | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 35 | Kazakhstan | 10,451 ha | 2024 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Kazakhstan | 10,451 ha | 2024 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Dominican Republic | 10,226 ha | 2024 | up 36.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Serbia | 9,483 ha | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 38 | Serbia | 9,483 ha | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 40 | North Macedonia | 9,479 ha | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 40 | North Macedonia | 9,479 ha | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 42 | Romania | 9,390 ha | 2024 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 43 | Italy | 9,250 ha | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 44 | Mali | 9,189 ha | 2024 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Colombia | 7,860 ha | 2024 | up 118.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Morocco | 6,655 ha | 2024 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 47 | Syria | 6,474 ha | 2024 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 47 | Syrian Arab Republic | 6,474 ha | 2024 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 49 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 6,437 ha | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 50 | Argentina | 6,418 ha | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 51 | Philippines | 5,675 ha | 2024 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Sudan | 5,068 ha | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 53 | Cuba | 4,698 ha | 2024 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Malaysia | 4,528 ha | 2024 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 55 | Zimbabwe | 4,401 ha | 2024 | up 197.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Iraq | 4,101 ha | 2024 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 4,077 ha | 2024 | down 25.5% | rising |
| 58 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3,941 ha | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 58 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3,941 ha | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 60 | Australia and New Zealand | 3,773 ha | 2024 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Australia | 3,721 ha | 2024 | up 61.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Saudi Arabia | 3,595 ha | 2024 | up 115.1% | rising |
| 63 | Guatemala | 3,476 ha | 2024 | up 46.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Azerbaijan | 3,454 ha | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 64 | Azerbaijan | 3,454 ha | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 66 | Albania | 3,348 ha | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 67 | Yemen | 3,158 ha | 2024 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Yemen | 3,158 ha | 2024 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Japan | 3,050 ha | 2024 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 70 | Czechoslovakia | 2,920 ha | 1992 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 71 | Poland | 2,900 ha | 2024 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 72 | Bulgaria | 2,840 ha | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 73 | Jordan | 2,823 ha | 2024 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 74 | Greece | 2,740 ha | 2024 | down 25.5% | rising |
| 75 | Ecuador | 2,343 ha | 2024 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Chile | 2,285 ha | 2024 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 77 | China, Taiwan Province of | 2,272 ha | 2024 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 78 | Canada | 2,191 ha | 2024 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 79 | Rwanda | 2,153 ha | 2024 | up 566.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Republic of Moldova | 2,100 ha | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 81 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,022 ha | 2024 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 82 | Libya | 1,916 ha | 2024 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Kenya | 1,868 ha | 2024 | up 659.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Sudan (former) | 1,716 ha | 2011 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Israel | 1,645 ha | 2024 | down 56.4% | rising |
| 86 | Burkina Faso | 1,638 ha | 2024 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1,570 ha | 2024 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Oman | 1,504 ha | 2024 | up 293.7% | rising |
| 89 | Jamaica | 1,432 ha | 2024 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Thailand | 1,420 ha | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 91 | France | 1,380 ha | 2024 | up 128.1% | flat |
| 92 | Hungary | 1,370 ha | 2024 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Bhutan | 1,224 ha | 2024 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Portugal | 1,060 ha | 2024 | up 1,259.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Georgia | 1,030 ha | 2024 | up 157.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Honduras | 1,003 ha | 2024 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 97 | Uzbekistan | 836 ha | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 97 | Uzbekistan | 836 ha | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 99 | Nicaragua | 818 ha | 2023 | up 342.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Lebanon | 747 ha | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 101 | Paraguay | 730 ha | 2024 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Trinidad and Tobago | 728 ha | 2024 | up 230.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Kyrgyzstan | 685 ha | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Kyrgyzstan | 685 ha | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Palestine | 675 ha | 2022 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 106 | Croatia | 660 ha | 2024 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Croatia | 660 ha | 2024 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 108 | United Republic of Tanzania | 603 ha | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 109 | Fiji | 438 ha | 2024 | up 2,820.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Melanesia | 438 ha | 2024 | up 2,820.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Fiji | 438 ha | 2024 | up 2,820.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Puerto Rico | 430 ha | 2024 | up 105.7% | falling |
| 113 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 423 ha | 1999 | up 370.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Mauritius | 366 ha | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 115 | Kuwait | 333 ha | 2024 | up 69.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Czechia | 280 ha | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 117 | Uruguay | 213 ha | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 118 | El Salvador | 203 ha | 2024 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Costa Rica | 178 ha | 2024 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Malawi | 177 ha | 2024 | up 152.9% | rising |
| 121 | Guyana | 173 ha | 2024 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Slovenia | 160 ha | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 123 | United Arab Emirates | 158 ha | 2024 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Panama | 156 ha | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 125 | Austria | 140 ha | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Montenegro | 139 ha | 2024 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 126 | South Africa | 139 ha | 2024 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 128 | Brunei | 122 ha | 2024 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 128 | Brunei Darussalam | 122 ha | 2024 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 130 | Belgium | 120 ha | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 130 | Germany | 120 ha | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Qatar | 112 ha | 2024 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Namibia | 98 ha | 2024 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Dominica | 93 ha | 2024 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 135 | Slovakia | 90 ha | 2024 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Slovakia | 90 ha | 2024 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Madagascar | 87 ha | 2024 | up 74.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Madagascar | 87 ha | 2024 | up 74.0% | volatile |
| 139 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 79 ha | 2024 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 140 | New Zealand | 52 ha | 2024 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Belize | 40 ha | 2024 | down 55.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Cyprus | 40 ha | 2024 | up 29.0% | falling |
| 143 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 34 ha | 2024 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 34 ha | 2024 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Antigua and Barbuda | 24 ha | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Gabon | 24 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 147 | French Polynesia | 20 ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 147 | Polynesia | 20 ha | 2024 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Bahrain | 17 ha | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Bahrain | 17 ha | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Maldives | 15 ha | 2024 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Switzerland | 14 ha | 2024 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 153 | Guadeloupe | 13 ha | 2006 | up 44.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Barbados | 10 ha | 2024 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 154 | Finland | 10 ha | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 8 ha | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 8 ha | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 158 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | Djibouti | 2 ha | 2024 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 161 | Cook Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 161 | USSR | 0 ha | 1991 | down 100.0% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 2.81 million ha
- Asia 1.83 million ha
- Eastern Asia 831,621 ha
- Africa 640,585 ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 557,443 ha
- Southern Asia 514,314 ha
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 459,836 ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 404,575 ha
- South-eastern Asia 352,863 ha
- Western Africa 306,850 ha
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 274,297 ha
- Americas 247,914 ha
- Eastern Africa 197,580 ha
- Central America 162,577 ha
- Western Asia 115,144 ha
- Northern Africa 109,647 ha
- Europe 95,444 ha
- Southern Europe 61,841 ha
- European Union (27) 57,620 ha
- South America 47,535 ha
- Eastern Europe 30,170 ha
- Middle Africa 26,271 ha
- Northern America 20,119 ha
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 18,740 ha
- United States of America 17,928 ha
- Central Asia 11,973 ha
- Oceania 4,231 ha
- Western Europe 3,344 ha
- Southern Africa 237 ha
- Northern Europe 89 ha
About this data
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.