Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Africa
Africa: Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area was 640,585 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Africa is 640,585 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 57.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Africa peaked at 663,075 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 89,261 ha, in 1961.
Africa ranks 3rd of 28 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 89,261 ha | — |
| 1962 | 92,951 ha | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 95,421 ha | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 97,671 ha | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 100,228 ha | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 106,516 ha | +6.3% |
| 1967 | 108,845 ha | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 111,746 ha | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 120,162 ha | +7.5% |
| 1970 | 120,634 ha | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 123,093 ha | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 147,087 ha | +19.5% |
| 1973 | 141,035 ha | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 154,446 ha | +9.5% |
| 1975 | 144,678 ha | -6.3% |
| 1976 | 150,014 ha | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 139,640 ha | -6.9% |
| 1978 | 142,443 ha | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 149,708 ha | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 155,046 ha | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 157,886 ha | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 157,425 ha | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 163,689 ha | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 160,833 ha | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 164,855 ha | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 192,867 ha | +17.0% |
| 1987 | 204,419 ha | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 200,915 ha | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 214,505 ha | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 217,177 ha | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 200,547 ha | -7.7% |
| 1992 | 191,334 ha | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 237,575 ha | +24.2% |
| 1994 | 241,362 ha | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 238,030 ha | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 302,631 ha | +27.1% |
| 1997 | 316,922 ha | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 327,221 ha | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 326,874 ha | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 322,728 ha | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 305,414 ha | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 323,623 ha | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 322,211 ha | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 317,838 ha | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 316,765 ha | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 319,814 ha | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 308,785 ha | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 334,174 ha | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 344,137 ha | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 339,798 ha | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 362,570 ha | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 407,539 ha | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 416,053 ha | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 406,767 ha | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 463,156 ha | +13.9% |
| 2016 | 528,324 ha | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 563,373 ha | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 598,381 ha | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 581,214 ha | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 663,075 ha | +14.1% |
| 2021 | 593,176 ha | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 626,434 ha | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 620,854 ha | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 640,585 ha | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 102,533 ha | 89,261 ha | 120,162 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 141,278 ha | 120,634 ha | 154,446 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 177,244 ha | 155,046 ha | 214,505 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 259,967 ha | 191,334 ha | 327,221 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 321,549 ha | 305,414 ha | 344,137 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 466,718 ha | 339,798 ha | 598,381 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 628,825 ha | 593,176 ha | 663,075 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Africa?
- Chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Africa was 640,585 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 663,075 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 89,261 ha in 1961.
- How does Africa rank for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area?
- Africa ranks 3rd out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.