Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) in Kenya
Kenya: Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) was 0.046 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) in Kenya, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.046 t per square kilometre for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 127.7% on the previous year and up 1,410.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in Kenya peaked at 0.046 t per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.003 t per square kilometre, in 2013.
Kenya ranks 86th of 114 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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.) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0068 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0.013 t per square kilometre | +92.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0219 t per square kilometre | +68.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0263 t per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0067 t per square kilometre | -74.4% |
| 1997 | 0.004 t per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0031 t per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0032 t per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0038 t per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0053 t per square kilometre | +39.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0055 t per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0098 t per square kilometre | +77.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0092 t per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0226 t per square kilometre | +146.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0185 t per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0191 t per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0132 t per square kilometre | -30.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0059 t per square kilometre | -55.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0075 t per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0074 t per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0051 t per square kilometre | -30.9% |
| 2013 | 0.003 t per square kilometre | -40.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0039 t per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0059 t per square kilometre | +50.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0067 t per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0081 t per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0094 t per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0105 t per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0133 t per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0157 t per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0202 t per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 2023 | 0.046 t per square kilometre | +127.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.046 t per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3931 t per square kilometre, 12% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.046 t per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0847 t per square kilometre, 54% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0106 t per square kilometre | 0.0031 t per square kilometre | 0.0263 t per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0113 t per square kilometre | 0.0038 t per square kilometre | 0.0226 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0068 t per square kilometre | 0.003 t per square kilometre | 0.0105 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0238 t per square kilometre | 0.0133 t per square kilometre | 0.046 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 83 French Polynesia 0.0509 t per square kilometre compare
- 84 France 0.0463 t per square kilometre compare
- 85 Germany 0.0462 t per square kilometre compare
- 87 Kyrgyzstan 0.0439 t per square kilometre compare
- 88 Thailand 0.0379 t per square kilometre compare
- 89 Ecuador 0.0329 t per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Kenya
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 547.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6779 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 12.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in Kenya?
- Chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in Kenya was 0.046 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.046 t per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.003 t per square kilometre in 2013.
- How does Kenya rank for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.)?
- Kenya ranks 86th out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,410.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya 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.