Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Production by country
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat,...
What the numbers show
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Production is currently reported for 164 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 27,795 t, and the mean is 522,589 t.
Over the past decade 117 countries rose and 47 fell. The largest increase was in Fiji (up 6,730.1%), and the largest decrease in Barbados (down 67.8%).
Chillies and peppers: Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 17.33 million t | 2024 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 1 | China | 17.33 million t | 2024 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 3 | China, mainland | 17.31 million t | 2024 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 4 | India | 5.32 million t | 2024 | up 186.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Turkey | 3.43 million t | 2024 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Türkiye | 3.43 million t | 2024 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Mexico | 3.22 million t | 2024 | up 35.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Indonesia | 3.04 million t | 2024 | up 61.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Spain | 1.52 million t | 2024 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 10 | Egypt | 1.08 million t | 2024 | up 80.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Egypt | 1.08 million t | 2024 | up 80.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Nigeria | 777,185 t | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 13 | Algeria | 643,418 t | 2024 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Tunisia | 484,213 t | 2024 | up 27.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 406,630 t | 2024 | up 19.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Ethiopia | 397,890 t | 2024 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Ethiopia | 397,890 t | 2024 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Guinea | 379,897 t | 2024 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 19 | Yugoslav SFR | 304,213 t | 1991 | down 21.4% | rising |
| 20 | Niger | 304,184 t | 2024 | up 30.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Poland | 267,400 t | 2024 | up 60.2% | rising |
| 22 | Kazakhstan | 267,240 t | 2024 | up 53.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Kazakhstan | 267,240 t | 2024 | up 53.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Morocco | 259,976 t | 2024 | up 57.3% | volatile |
| 25 | North Macedonia | 247,476 t | 2024 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 25 | North Macedonia | 247,476 t | 2024 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 27 | Italy | 234,830 t | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 28 | Republic of Korea | 210,793 t | 2024 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Peru | 201,451 t | 2024 | up 57.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Serbia | 190,883 t | 2024 | up 66.8% | flat |
| 30 | Serbia | 190,883 t | 2024 | up 66.8% | flat |
| 32 | Oman | 181,763 t | 2024 | up 1,462.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Caribbean | 175,592 t | 2024 | up 44.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Serbia and Montenegro | 167,477 t | 2005 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 35 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 154,689 t | 2024 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Argentina | 152,895 t | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 37 | Japan | 143,000 t | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 38 | Saudi Arabia | 131,215 t | 2024 | up 174.1% | rising |
| 39 | Nepal | 124,812 t | 2024 | up 249.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Greece | 124,440 t | 2024 | up 98.5% | rising |
| 41 | Ghana | 123,784 t | 2024 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Jordan | 122,252 t | 2024 | up 84.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Ukraine | 120,300 t | 2024 | down 36.0% | rising |
| 44 | Dominican Republic | 119,915 t | 2024 | up 194.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Benin | 119,000 t | 2024 | up 56.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Syria | 116,233 t | 2024 | up 55.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Syrian Arab Republic | 116,233 t | 2024 | up 55.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Albania | 115,750 t | 2024 | up 67.8% | rising |
| 49 | Israel | 113,052 t | 2024 | down 51.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Colombia | 101,938 t | 2024 | up 294.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Hungary | 96,650 t | 2024 | up 14.0% | falling |
| 52 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 93,702 t | 2024 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Romania | 93,340 t | 2024 | down 59.2% | rising |
| 54 | Australia and New Zealand | 90,429 t | 2024 | up 45.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Guatemala | 88,104 t | 2024 | up 58.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Sri Lanka | 87,811 t | 2024 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 57 | Chile | 83,854 t | 2024 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Australia | 83,667 t | 2024 | up 53.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Uzbekistan | 69,456 t | 2024 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Uzbekistan | 69,456 t | 2024 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Canada | 62,291 t | 2024 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Bulgaria | 57,170 t | 2024 | up 14.5% | falling |
| 63 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 57,162 t | 2024 | up 99.6% | rising |
| 64 | Cameroon | 55,173 t | 2024 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Mali | 54,606 t | 2024 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Malaysia | 54,265 t | 2024 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 67 | USSR | 51,072 t | 1991 | down 55.6% | rising |
| 68 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 49,927 t | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 69 | Azerbaijan | 49,879 t | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 69 | Azerbaijan | 49,879 t | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 71 | Portugal | 46,380 t | 2024 | up 4,567.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Czechoslovakia | 41,600 t | 1992 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 73 | Iraq | 38,102 t | 2024 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Sudan | 36,865 t | 2024 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 75 | Sierra Leone | 35,478 t | 2024 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Zimbabwe | 35,157 t | 2024 | up 197.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Belgium | 32,680 t | 2024 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 78 | Honduras | 31,417 t | 2024 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Cuba | 29,529 t | 2024 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Palestine | 28,057 t | 2022 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 81 | Philippines | 27,968 t | 2024 | up 28.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Cote d'Ivoire | 27,795 t | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 82 | Côte d'Ivoire | 27,795 t | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 84 | Libya | 27,739 t | 2024 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 85 | China, Taiwan Province of | 23,831 t | 2024 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 86 | Nicaragua | 22,116 t | 2023 | up 158.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Jamaica | 21,560 t | 2024 | up 39.6% | volatile |
| 88 | France | 20,740 t | 2024 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 89 | Thailand | 19,326 t | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 90 | Laos | 17,579 t | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 90 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 17,579 t | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 92 | Yemen | 17,464 t | 2024 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Yemen | 17,464 t | 2024 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 94 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 17,091 t | 2024 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Guyana | 16,675 t | 2024 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Germany | 16,480 t | 2024 | up 95.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Kenya | 16,472 t | 2024 | up 642.3% | volatile |
| 98 | United Republic of Tanzania | 15,856 t | 2024 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Kuwait | 15,358 t | 2024 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 14,407 t | 1999 | up 414.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Austria | 14,050 t | 2024 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Uruguay | 13,632 t | 2024 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Sudan (former) | 13,335 t | 2011 | up 105.2% | rising |
| 104 | Czechia | 13,060 t | 2024 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 105 | El Salvador | 12,708 t | 2024 | up 117.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 11,843 t | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Republic of Moldova | 10,458 t | 2024 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 108 | Croatia | 10,430 t | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 108 | Croatia | 10,430 t | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 110 | Lebanon | 9,375 t | 2024 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Rwanda | 9,100 t | 2024 | up 104.8% | rising |
| 112 | Georgia | 8,800 t | 2024 | up 91.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Burkina Faso | 8,702 t | 2024 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Kyrgyzstan | 8,432 t | 2024 | up 20.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Kyrgyzstan | 8,432 t | 2024 | up 20.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Ecuador | 8,174 t | 2024 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Paraguay | 7,454 t | 2024 | up 34.7% | falling |
| 118 | New Zealand | 6,762 t | 2024 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 119 | United Arab Emirates | 6,699 t | 2024 | up 88.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Qatar | 5,692 t | 2024 | up 499.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Bhutan | 5,596 t | 2024 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Fiji | 5,260 t | 2024 | up 6,730.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Melanesia | 5,260 t | 2024 | up 6,730.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Fiji | 5,260 t | 2024 | up 6,730.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Panama | 4,538 t | 2024 | up 92.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Montenegro | 3,532 t | 2024 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Mauritius | 3,360 t | 2024 | up 100.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Slovenia | 3,030 t | 2024 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 129 | Bahrain | 2,200 t | 2024 | up 930.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Bahrain | 2,200 t | 2024 | up 930.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Slovakia | 2,000 t | 2024 | down 60.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Slovakia | 2,000 t | 2024 | down 60.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Puerto Rico | 1,722 t | 2024 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 134 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,627 t | 2024 | up 79.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Finland | 1,600 t | 2024 | up 207.7% | volatile |
| 136 | South Africa | 1,182 t | 2024 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Cyprus | 1,160 t | 2024 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 138 | Namibia | 986.53 t | 2024 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Malawi | 726.94 t | 2024 | up 147.3% | rising |
| 140 | Dominica | 718.21 t | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 141 | Brunei | 642.23 t | 2024 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 141 | Brunei Darussalam | 642.23 t | 2024 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 143 | Costa Rica | 605.03 t | 2024 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Madagascar | 579.96 t | 2024 | up 62.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Madagascar | 579.96 t | 2024 | up 62.1% | volatile |
| 146 | Switzerland | 390 t | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Belize | 369 t | 2024 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Ireland | 340.02 t | 2017 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 226 t | 2024 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 226 t | 2024 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Polynesia | 176.34 t | 2024 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 152 | French Polynesia | 175.87 t | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Guadeloupe | 167.83 t | 2006 | up 39.9% | volatile |
| 154 | Barbados | 157.64 t | 2024 | down 67.8% | volatile |
| 155 | Antigua and Barbuda | 77.53 t | 2024 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 59.26 t | 2024 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 59.26 t | 2024 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Maldives | 51.16 t | 2024 | down 53.5% | volatile |
| 159 | Gabon | 48.16 t | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 160 | Sweden | 30 t | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 161 | Djibouti | 15.89 t | 2024 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 162 | Sao Tome and Principe | 14.21 t | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 162 | Sao Tome and Principe | 14.21 t | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 164 | 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
- Americas 4.92 million t
- Africa 4.90 million t
- Western Asia 4.26 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 4.19 million t
- Europe 3.72 million t
- Central America 3.38 million t
- South-eastern Asia 3.16 million t
- European Union (27) 2.96 million t
- Southern Europe 2.55 million t
- Northern Africa 2.54 million t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 1.88 million t
- Western Africa 1.83 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1.63 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1.52 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
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 201,497 t
- Oceania 95,865 t
- Middle Africa 55,235 t
- Northern Europe 18,721 t
- Southern Africa 2,169 t
About this data
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.