Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) in China
China: Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) was 1.85 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in China stood at 1.85 t per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in China peaked at 1.86 t per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1573 t per square kilometre, in 1970.
China ranks 12th of 114 countries 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.) in China, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3324 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2541 t per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 1963 | 0.227 t per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1964 | 0.2026 t per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1965 | 0.2133 t per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1966 | 0.2134 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2166 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2221 t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2243 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1573 t per square kilometre | -29.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1744 t per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1575 t per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1811 t per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1834 t per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1908 t per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1918 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2086 t per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1978 | 0.2204 t per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2153 t per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2011 t per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2309 t per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2473 t per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2472 t per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2685 t per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1985 | 0.29 t per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2899 t per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2902 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3006 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3112 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3322 t per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3435 t per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3648 t per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4608 t per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5348 t per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1995 | 0.585 t per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 0.6951 t per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1997 | 0.7491 t per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.7758 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8352 t per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 1.01 t per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2001 | 1.05 t per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 1.12 t per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 1.23 t per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 1.28 t per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 1.33 t per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 1.39 t per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 1.49 t per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 1.52 t per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.55 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.6 t per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 1.66 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 1.66 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.69 t per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.74 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 1.83 t per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 1.75 t per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 1.79 t per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.82 t per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.85 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.86 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.84 t per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.85 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.85 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 1.85 t per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2607 t per square kilometre, 7.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- China's 1.85 t per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1136 t per square kilometre, 16.3× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | -29.9% | 0.2243 t per square kilometre | 0.1573 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.234 t per square kilometre | 0.2026 t per square kilometre | 0.3324 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1881 t per square kilometre | 0.1573 t per square kilometre | 0.2204 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2677 t per square kilometre | 0.2011 t per square kilometre | 0.3112 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5676 t per square kilometre | 0.3322 t per square kilometre | 0.8352 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3 t per square kilometre | 1.01 t per square kilometre | 1.55 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.74 t per square kilometre | 1.6 t per square kilometre | 1.85 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.85 t per square kilometre | 1.84 t per square kilometre | 1.86 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 923.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3366 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in China?
- Chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in China was 1.85 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.86 t per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1573 t per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does China rank for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.)?
- China ranks 12th out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.