Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Egypt
Egypt: Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area was 58,485 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Egypt, 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 Egypt is 58,485 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Egypt peaked at 62,139 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3,781 ha, in 1961.
That places Egypt 9th out of 128 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Egypt, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,781 ha | — |
| 1962 | 4,201 ha | +11.1% |
| 1963 | 4,201 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 4,621 ha | +10.0% |
| 1965 | 4,621 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 5,789 ha | +25.3% |
| 1967 | 6,360 ha | +9.9% |
| 1968 | 7,141 ha | +12.3% |
| 1969 | 9,500 ha | +33.0% |
| 1970 | 7,141 ha | -24.8% |
| 1971 | 7,561 ha | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 6,721 ha | -11.1% |
| 1973 | 6,721 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 7,141 ha | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 7,980 ha | +11.7% |
| 1976 | 8,484 ha | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 8,311 ha | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 9,952 ha | +19.7% |
| 1979 | 10,638 ha | +6.9% |
| 1980 | 10,146 ha | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 10,521 ha | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 10,690 ha | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 11,340 ha | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 10,920 ha | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 11,760 ha | +7.7% |
| 1986 | 13,860 ha | +17.9% |
| 1987 | 14,700 ha | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 15,120 ha | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 15,120 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 15,963 ha | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 17,013 ha | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 15,317 ha | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 12,000 ha | -21.7% |
| 1994 | 14,000 ha | +16.7% |
| 1995 | 17,131 ha | +22.4% |
| 1996 | 22,557 ha | +31.7% |
| 1997 | 25,504 ha | +13.1% |
| 1998 | 26,586 ha | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 27,672 ha | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 27,934 ha | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 25,866 ha | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 30,084 ha | +16.3% |
| 2003 | 31,754 ha | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 29,690 ha | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 29,000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 30,000 ha | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 39,953 ha | +33.2% |
| 2008 | 42,405 ha | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 45,371 ha | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 38,390 ha | -15.4% |
| 2011 | 39,666 ha | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 39,819 ha | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 35,289 ha | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 38,132 ha | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 40,834 ha | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 40,850 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 38,588 ha | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 37,591 ha | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 50,329 ha | +33.9% |
| 2020 | 47,239 ha | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 40,876 ha | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 62,139 ha | +52.0% |
| 2023 | 58,291 ha | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 58,485 ha | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,579 ha | 3,781 ha | 9,500 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,065 ha | 6,721 ha | 10,638 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,418 ha | 10,146 ha | 15,120 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,374 ha | 12,000 ha | 27,672 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 33,206 ha | 25,866 ha | 45,371 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 39,949 ha | 35,289 ha | 50,329 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 53,406 ha | 40,876 ha | 62,139 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 6 Mexico 156,731 ha compare
- 7 Nigeria 105,485 ha compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 11,410 ha compare
- 8 Guinea 94,671 ha compare
- 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 10,900 ha compare
- 9 Syrian Arab Republic 6,474 ha compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 6,437 ha compare
- 10 Yugoslav SFR 41,951 ha compare
- 11 Benin 35,000 ha compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 4,077 ha compare
- 12 Republic of Korea 30,775 ha compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 2,100 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Egypt
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1655 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 510.76 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.571 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Egypt?
- Chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Egypt was 58,485 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 62,139 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,781 ha in 1961.
- How does Egypt rank for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area?
- Egypt ranks 9th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt 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.