Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) was 479,158 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in Eastern Africa stood at 479,158 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in Eastern Africa peaked at 502,596 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 171 t, in 1975.
That places Eastern Africa 22nd out of 28 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 207 t | — |
| 1962 | 307 t | +48.3% |
| 1963 | 307 t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 257 t | -16.3% |
| 1965 | 309 t | +20.2% |
| 1966 | 341 t | +10.4% |
| 1967 | 438 t | +28.4% |
| 1968 | 470 t | +7.3% |
| 1969 | 624 t | +32.8% |
| 1970 | 397 t | -36.4% |
| 1971 | 519 t | +30.7% |
| 1972 | 373 t | -28.1% |
| 1973 | 206 t | -44.8% |
| 1974 | 238 t | +15.5% |
| 1975 | 171 t | -28.2% |
| 1976 | 258 t | +50.9% |
| 1977 | 308 t | +19.4% |
| 1978 | 295 t | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 274 t | -7.1% |
| 1980 | 229 t | -16.4% |
| 1981 | 366 t | +59.8% |
| 1982 | 368 t | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 440 t | +19.6% |
| 1984 | 413 t | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 465 t | +12.6% |
| 1986 | 411 t | -11.6% |
| 1987 | 391 t | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 546 t | +39.6% |
| 1989 | 478 t | -12.5% |
| 1990 | 3,781 t | +691.0% |
| 1991 | 3,682 t | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 8,137 t | +121.0% |
| 1993 | 82,415 t | +912.8% |
| 1994 | 86,953 t | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 90,486 t | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 80,180 t | -11.4% |
| 1997 | 79,926 t | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 80,168 t | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 82,531 t | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 84,298 t | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 86,682 t | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 124,547 t | +43.7% |
| 2003 | 82,368 t | -33.9% |
| 2004 | 124,465 t | +51.1% |
| 2005 | 141,782 t | +13.9% |
| 2006 | 243,239 t | +71.6% |
| 2007 | 165,072 t | -32.1% |
| 2008 | 210,680 t | +27.6% |
| 2009 | 245,482 t | +16.5% |
| 2010 | 295,202 t | +20.3% |
| 2011 | 335,757 t | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 434,118 t | +29.3% |
| 2013 | 468,024 t | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 357,987 t | -23.5% |
| 2015 | 275,421 t | -23.1% |
| 2016 | 392,029 t | +42.3% |
| 2017 | 496,386 t | +26.6% |
| 2018 | 474,360 t | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 502,596 t | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 485,829 t | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 461,495 t | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 461,637 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 494,545 t | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 479,158 t | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 362.22 t | 207 t | 624 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 303.9 t | 171 t | 519 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 410.7 t | 229 t | 546 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 59,826 t | 3,682 t | 90,486 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 150,861 t | 82,368 t | 245,482 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 403,188 t | 275,421 t | 502,596 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 476,533 t | 461,495 t | 494,545 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 19 North Macedonia 247,476 t compare
- 20 Italy 234,830 t compare
- 21 Republic of Korea 210,793 t compare
- 22 Peru 201,451 t compare
- 23 Serbia 190,883 t compare
- 24 Oman 181,763 t compare
- 25 Serbia and Montenegro 167,477 t compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in Eastern Africa?
- Chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in Eastern Africa was 479,158 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 502,596 t in 2019.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 171 t in 1975.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.)?
- Eastern Africa ranks 22nd out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.