Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Europe
Europe: Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area was 95,444 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Europe, 1961–2024
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 Europe stood at 95,444 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Europe peaked at 164,560 ha in 1978 and was at its lowest, 93,605 ha, in 2023.
That places Europe 15th out of 28 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 101,108 ha | — |
| 1962 | 106,632 ha | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 116,857 ha | +9.6% |
| 1964 | 110,393 ha | -5.5% |
| 1965 | 110,535 ha | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 125,677 ha | +13.7% |
| 1967 | 128,908 ha | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 134,304 ha | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 133,385 ha | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 137,184 ha | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 140,574 ha | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 154,137 ha | +9.6% |
| 1973 | 159,101 ha | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 146,285 ha | -8.1% |
| 1975 | 141,536 ha | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 154,536 ha | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 158,508 ha | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 164,560 ha | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 164,341 ha | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 157,579 ha | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 160,313 ha | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 158,475 ha | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 155,334 ha | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 154,651 ha | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 155,743 ha | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 157,065 ha | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 164,478 ha | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 156,845 ha | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 159,661 ha | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 158,254 ha | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 146,403 ha | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 154,188 ha | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 149,313 ha | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 151,546 ha | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 158,662 ha | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 148,497 ha | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 150,297 ha | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 157,051 ha | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 153,602 ha | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 144,963 ha | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 138,512 ha | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 138,762 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 140,797 ha | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 134,235 ha | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 128,757 ha | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 138,494 ha | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 130,052 ha | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 122,402 ha | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 123,793 ha | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 122,181 ha | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 117,655 ha | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 110,315 ha | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 111,333 ha | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 105,787 ha | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 109,486 ha | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 113,076 ha | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 113,062 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 103,072 ha | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 102,934 ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 101,623 ha | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 104,989 ha | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 93,812 ha | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 93,605 ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 95,444 ha | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 118,644 ha | 101,108 ha | 134,304 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 152,076 ha | 137,184 ha | 164,560 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 158,014 ha | 154,651 ha | 164,478 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 152,781 ha | 146,403 ha | 158,662 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 134,077 ha | 122,402 ha | 144,963 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 110,890 ha | 102,934 ha | 122,181 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 97,895 ha | 93,605 ha | 104,989 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 12 Republic of Korea 30,775 ha compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 2,100 ha compare
- 13 Sierra Leone 29,121 ha compare
- 13 United Republic of Tanzania 603 ha compare
- 14 Cameroon 26,241 ha compare
- 14 Melanesia 438 ha compare
- 15 Spain 23,500 ha compare
- 15 Polynesia 20 ha compare
- 16 Tunisia 20,319 ha compare
- 17 Serbia and Montenegro 19,944 ha compare
- 18 Algeria 17,204 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Europe?
- Chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Europe was 95,444 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 164,560 ha in 1978.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 93,605 ha in 2023.
- How does Europe rank for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area?
- Europe ranks 15th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe 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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About this data
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.