Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) was 0.8509 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in Nigeria stood at 0.8509 t per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in Nigeria peaked at 0.8992 t per square kilometre in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.426 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Nigeria 26th out of 114 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.426 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.437 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.4469 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.459 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.4688 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.4809 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.4941 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.5062 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.5182 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.5314 t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.5435 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.538 t per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.527 t per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5929 t per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1975 | 0.6039 t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.6258 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.6478 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.6588 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.6807 t per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.6917 t per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6972 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.7137 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.7356 t per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.7576 t per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.7686 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7905 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.8235 t per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8564 t per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8992 t per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8235 t per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1991 | 0.7137 t per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1992 | 0.6588 t per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 0.6313 t per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6511 t per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.672 t per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.695 t per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.818 t per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7785 t per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.7851 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7858 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7872 t per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7905 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7874 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7888 t per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7916 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7922 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7938 t per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.796 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7991 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8055 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.805 t per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8078 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8107 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8157 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8236 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.83 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.8335 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8373 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8406 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8438 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8493 t per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8486 t per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8509 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.8509 t per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3931 t per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.8509 t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0847 t per square kilometre, 10.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4708 t per square kilometre | 0.426 t per square kilometre | 0.5182 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.595 t per square kilometre | 0.527 t per square kilometre | 0.6807 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7734 t per square kilometre | 0.6917 t per square kilometre | 0.8992 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7227 t per square kilometre | 0.6313 t per square kilometre | 0.8235 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7913 t per square kilometre | 0.7858 t per square kilometre | 0.7991 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.821 t per square kilometre | 0.805 t per square kilometre | 0.8406 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8482 t per square kilometre | 0.8438 t per square kilometre | 0.8509 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 23 Dominica 0.9624 t per square kilometre compare
- 24 Poland 0.9338 t per square kilometre compare
- 25 Lebanon 0.9035 t per square kilometre compare
- 27 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.8462 t per square kilometre compare
- 28 Greece 0.841 t per square kilometre compare
- 29 Guatemala 0.8187 t per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Nigeria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2298 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 281.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1218 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3622 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in Nigeria?
- Chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in Nigeria was 0.8509 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8992 t per square kilometre in 1989.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.426 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.)?
- Nigeria ranks 26th out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.