Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Production by country
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...
What the numbers show
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Production is currently reported for 129 countries. The highest value is 17.33 million t in China; the lowest is 0.47 t in Cook Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 28,057 t, and the mean is 478,690 t.
Over the past decade 91 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Fiji (up 6,730.1%), and the largest decrease in Barbados (down 67.8%).
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 17.33 million t | 2024 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 17.31 million t | 2024 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Türkiye | 3.43 million t | 2024 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 5.32 million t | 2024 | up 186.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Mexico | 3.22 million t | 2024 | up 35.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Indonesia | 3.04 million t | 2024 | up 61.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Spain | 1.52 million t | 2024 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 7 | Egypt | 1.08 million t | 2024 | up 80.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Nigeria | 777,185 t | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 9 | Algeria | 643,418 t | 2024 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Tunisia | 484,213 t | 2024 | up 27.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 406,630 t | 2024 | up 19.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 397,890 t | 2024 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Guinea | 379,897 t | 2024 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 14 | Yugoslav SFR | 304,213 t | 1991 | down 21.4% | rising |
| 15 | Niger | 304,184 t | 2024 | up 30.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Poland | 267,400 t | 2024 | up 60.2% | rising |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | 267,240 t | 2024 | up 53.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Morocco | 259,976 t | 2024 | up 57.3% | volatile |
| 19 | North Macedonia | 247,476 t | 2024 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 20 | Italy | 234,830 t | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 21 | Republic of Korea | 210,793 t | 2024 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Peru | 201,451 t | 2024 | up 57.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Serbia | 190,883 t | 2024 | up 66.8% | flat |
| 24 | Oman | 181,763 t | 2024 | up 1,462.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Serbia and Montenegro | 167,477 t | 2005 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 26 | Argentina | 152,895 t | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 27 | Japan | 143,000 t | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 28 | Saudi Arabia | 131,215 t | 2024 | up 174.1% | rising |
| 29 | Nepal | 124,812 t | 2024 | up 249.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Greece | 124,440 t | 2024 | up 98.5% | rising |
| 31 | Ghana | 123,784 t | 2024 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Jordan | 122,252 t | 2024 | up 84.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Ukraine | 120,300 t | 2024 | down 36.0% | rising |
| 34 | Dominican Republic | 119,915 t | 2024 | up 194.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Benin | 119,000 t | 2024 | up 56.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Albania | 115,750 t | 2024 | up 67.8% | rising |
| 37 | Israel | 113,052 t | 2024 | down 51.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Colombia | 101,938 t | 2024 | up 294.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Hungary | 96,650 t | 2024 | up 14.0% | falling |
| 40 | Romania | 93,340 t | 2024 | down 59.2% | rising |
| 41 | Australia and New Zealand | 90,429 t | 2024 | up 45.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Guatemala | 88,104 t | 2024 | up 58.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Sri Lanka | 87,811 t | 2024 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 44 | Chile | 83,854 t | 2024 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Australia | 83,667 t | 2024 | up 53.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Uzbekistan | 69,456 t | 2024 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Canada | 62,291 t | 2024 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Bulgaria | 57,170 t | 2024 | up 14.5% | falling |
| 49 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 57,162 t | 2024 | up 99.6% | rising |
| 50 | Cameroon | 55,173 t | 2024 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Mali | 54,606 t | 2024 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Malaysia | 54,265 t | 2024 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 53 | USSR | 51,072 t | 1991 | down 55.6% | rising |
| 54 | Azerbaijan | 49,879 t | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 55 | Portugal | 46,380 t | 2024 | up 4,567.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Czechoslovakia | 41,600 t | 1992 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 57 | Iraq | 38,102 t | 2024 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Sudan | 36,865 t | 2024 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 59 | Sierra Leone | 35,478 t | 2024 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Zimbabwe | 35,157 t | 2024 | up 197.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Belgium | 32,680 t | 2024 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 62 | Honduras | 31,417 t | 2024 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Cuba | 29,529 t | 2024 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Palestine, State of | 28,057 t | 2022 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 65 | Philippines | 27,968 t | 2024 | up 28.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Libya | 27,739 t | 2024 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 67 | China, Taiwan Province of | 23,831 t | 2024 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 68 | Nicaragua | 22,116 t | 2023 | up 158.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Jamaica | 21,560 t | 2024 | up 39.6% | volatile |
| 70 | France | 20,740 t | 2024 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 71 | Thailand | 19,326 t | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 72 | Yemen | 17,464 t | 2024 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 73 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 17,091 t | 2024 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Guyana | 16,675 t | 2024 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Germany | 16,480 t | 2024 | up 95.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Kenya | 16,472 t | 2024 | up 642.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Kuwait | 15,358 t | 2024 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 14,407 t | 1999 | up 414.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Austria | 14,050 t | 2024 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Uruguay | 13,632 t | 2024 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Sudan (former) | 13,335 t | 2011 | up 105.2% | rising |
| 82 | Czechia | 13,060 t | 2024 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 83 | El Salvador | 12,708 t | 2024 | up 117.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Croatia | 10,430 t | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 85 | Lebanon | 9,375 t | 2024 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Rwanda | 9,100 t | 2024 | up 104.8% | rising |
| 87 | Georgia | 8,800 t | 2024 | up 91.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Burkina Faso | 8,702 t | 2024 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Kyrgyzstan | 8,432 t | 2024 | up 20.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Ecuador | 8,174 t | 2024 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Paraguay | 7,454 t | 2024 | up 34.7% | falling |
| 92 | New Zealand | 6,762 t | 2024 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 93 | United Arab Emirates | 6,699 t | 2024 | up 88.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Qatar | 5,692 t | 2024 | up 499.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Bhutan | 5,596 t | 2024 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Fiji | 5,260 t | 2024 | up 6,730.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Panama | 4,538 t | 2024 | up 92.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Montenegro | 3,532 t | 2024 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Mauritius | 3,360 t | 2024 | up 100.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Slovenia | 3,030 t | 2024 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 101 | Bahrain | 2,200 t | 2024 | up 930.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Slovakia | 2,000 t | 2024 | down 60.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Puerto Rico | 1,722 t | 2024 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 104 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,627 t | 2024 | up 79.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Finland | 1,600 t | 2024 | up 207.7% | volatile |
| 106 | South Africa | 1,182 t | 2024 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Cyprus | 1,160 t | 2024 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 108 | Namibia | 986.53 t | 2024 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Malawi | 726.94 t | 2024 | up 147.3% | rising |
| 110 | Dominica | 718.21 t | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 111 | Brunei Darussalam | 642.23 t | 2024 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 112 | Costa Rica | 605.03 t | 2024 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Madagascar | 579.96 t | 2024 | up 62.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Switzerland | 390 t | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Belize | 369 t | 2024 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Ireland | 340.02 t | 2017 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 226 t | 2024 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 118 | French Polynesia | 175.87 t | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Guadeloupe | 167.83 t | 2006 | up 39.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Barbados | 157.64 t | 2024 | down 67.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Antigua and Barbuda | 77.53 t | 2024 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 59.26 t | 2024 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Maldives | 51.16 t | 2024 | down 53.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Gabon | 48.16 t | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 125 | Sweden | 30 t | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 126 | Djibouti | 15.89 t | 2024 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 127 | Sao Tome and Principe | 14.21 t | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 128 | Cook Islands | 0.47 t | 2024 | down 42.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 44.77 million t
- Asia 31.13 million t
- Eastern Asia 17.73 million t
- Southern Asia 5.63 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1.52 million t
- Americas 4.92 million t
- Small island developing states (SIDS) 201,497 t
- Africa 4.90 million t
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 154,689 t
- Western Asia 4.26 million t
- Syrian Arab Republic 116,233 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 4.19 million t
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 93,702 t
- Europe 3.72 million t
- Middle Africa 55,235 t
- Central America 3.38 million t
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea 49,927 t
- South-Eastern Asia 3.16 million t
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 17,579 t
- European Union (27) 2.96 million t
- United Republic of Tanzania 15,856 t
- Southern Europe 2.55 million t
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 11,843 t
- Northern Africa 2.54 million t
- Republic of Moldova 10,458 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 1.88 million t
- Melanesia 5,260 t
- Western Africa 1.83 million t
- Polynesia 176.34 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1.63 million t
- South America 752,606 t
- Eastern Europe 660,378 t
- Northern America 612,662 t
- United States of America 550,371 t
- Western Europe 490,970 t
- Eastern Africa 479,158 t
- Central Asia 345,128 t
- Caribbean 175,592 t
- Oceania 95,865 t
- Côte d'Ivoire 27,795 t
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.