Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area was 187,924 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Ethiopia stood at 187,924 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 55.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Ethiopia peaked at 204,700 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 48,282 ha, in 2001.
That places Ethiopia 5th 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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 54,000 ha | — |
| 1994 | 57,573 ha | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 56,536 ha | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 55,000 ha | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 55,500 ha | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 56,000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 57,000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 58,000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 48,282 ha | -16.8% |
| 2002 | 58,104 ha | +20.3% |
| 2003 | 49,611 ha | -14.6% |
| 2004 | 54,082 ha | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 61,744 ha | +14.2% |
| 2006 | 87,802 ha | +42.2% |
| 2007 | 63,800 ha | -27.3% |
| 2008 | 83,293 ha | +30.6% |
| 2009 | 97,712 ha | +17.3% |
| 2010 | 89,205 ha | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 115,777 ha | +29.8% |
| 2012 | 147,092 ha | +27.0% |
| 2013 | 154,060 ha | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 121,110 ha | -21.4% |
| 2015 | 104,250 ha | -13.9% |
| 2016 | 161,472 ha | +54.9% |
| 2017 | 204,700 ha | +26.8% |
| 2018 | 192,649 ha | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 176,640 ha | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 195,490 ha | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 191,508 ha | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 186,317 ha | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 185,947 ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 187,924 ha | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55,944 ha | 54,000 ha | 57,573 ha | 7 |
| 2000s | 66,243 ha | 48,282 ha | 97,712 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 146,696 ha | 89,205 ha | 204,700 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 189,437 ha | 185,947 ha | 195,490 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 2 China, mainland 770,656 ha compare
- 3 India 479,679 ha compare
- 3 Türkiye 85,508 ha compare
- 4 Indonesia 330,218 ha compare
- 5 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 24,868 ha compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Ethiopia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -20.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3282 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 306.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7589 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Ethiopia?
- Chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Ethiopia was 187,924 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 204,700 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48,282 ha in 2001.
- How does Ethiopia rank for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area?
- Ethiopia ranks 5th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.