Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Niger
Niger: Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area was 13,074 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Niger, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Niger recorded 13,074 ha for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in 2024.
The figure is down 20.2% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Niger peaked at 16,378 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 90 ha, in 1993.
That places Niger 21st out of 128 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Niger, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 125 ha | — |
| 1991 | 130 ha | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 540 ha | +315.4% |
| 1993 | 90 ha | -83.3% |
| 1994 | 460 ha | +411.1% |
| 1995 | 210 ha | -54.3% |
| 1996 | 800 ha | +281.0% |
| 1997 | 900 ha | +12.5% |
| 1998 | 280 ha | -68.9% |
| 1999 | 290 ha | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 650 ha | +124.1% |
| 2001 | 150 ha | -76.9% |
| 2002 | 1,070 ha | +613.3% |
| 2003 | 360 ha | -66.4% |
| 2004 | 1,161 ha | +222.5% |
| 2005 | 2,000 ha | +72.3% |
| 2006 | 2,200 ha | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 2,400 ha | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 2,800 ha | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 1,777 ha | -36.5% |
| 2010 | 4,462 ha | +151.1% |
| 2011 | 5,898 ha | +32.2% |
| 2012 | 6,301 ha | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 5,957 ha | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 10,215 ha | +71.5% |
| 2015 | 11,335 ha | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 12,713 ha | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 10,344 ha | -18.6% |
| 2018 | 11,624 ha | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 13,106 ha | +12.7% |
| 2020 | 13,165 ha | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 13,241 ha | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 13,256 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 16,378 ha | +23.6% |
| 2024 | 13,074 ha | -20.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 382.5 ha | 90 ha | 900 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,457 ha | 150 ha | 2,800 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,196 ha | 4,462 ha | 13,106 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,823 ha | 13,074 ha | 16,378 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More agriculture & rural data for Niger
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.4759 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 368.98 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8163 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 47.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 47.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Niger?
- Chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Niger was 13,074 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 16,378 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 90 ha in 1993.
- How does Niger rank for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area?
- Niger ranks 21st out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.