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,...

Countries reporting
164
Highest
17.33 million t
China
Lowest
0.47 t
Cook Islands
Median
27,795 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
9,599

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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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.

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Indicator
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
195 places, 9,599 data points, 1961–2024
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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.