Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) in Peru
Peru: Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) was 201,451 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) in Peru, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Peru recorded 201,451 t for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and up 57.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in Peru peaked at 215,385 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10,437 t, in 1978.
That places Peru 22nd out of 129 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 Peru, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13,150 t | — |
| 1962 | 12,100 t | -8.0% |
| 1963 | 11,610 t | -4.0% |
| 1964 | 12,901 t | +11.1% |
| 1965 | 12,687 t | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 16,486 t | +29.9% |
| 1967 | 17,223 t | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 16,031 t | -6.9% |
| 1969 | 17,040 t | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 19,030 t | +11.7% |
| 1971 | 19,443 t | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 15,802 t | -18.7% |
| 1973 | 14,738 t | -6.7% |
| 1974 | 14,255 t | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 13,288 t | -6.8% |
| 1976 | 14,604 t | +9.9% |
| 1977 | 11,485 t | -21.4% |
| 1978 | 10,437 t | -9.1% |
| 1979 | 11,364 t | +8.9% |
| 1980 | 13,614 t | +19.8% |
| 1981 | 14,105 t | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 15,283 t | +8.4% |
| 1983 | 14,671 t | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 16,052 t | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 14,258 t | -11.2% |
| 1986 | 15,759 t | +10.5% |
| 1987 | 18,998 t | +20.6% |
| 1988 | 14,570 t | -23.3% |
| 1989 | 13,950 t | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 12,525 t | -10.2% |
| 1991 | 12,383 t | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 11,578 t | -6.5% |
| 1993 | 21,986 t | +89.9% |
| 1994 | 15,852 t | -27.9% |
| 1995 | 16,560 t | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 31,947 t | +92.9% |
| 1997 | 34,479 t | +7.9% |
| 1998 | 48,443 t | +40.5% |
| 1999 | 60,682 t | +25.3% |
| 2000 | 70,381 t | +16.0% |
| 2001 | 70,724 t | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 62,142 t | -12.1% |
| 2003 | 69,924 t | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 70,216 t | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 99,365 t | +41.5% |
| 2006 | 94,126 t | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 111,522 t | +18.5% |
| 2008 | 138,579 t | +24.3% |
| 2009 | 119,759 t | -13.6% |
| 2010 | 98,570 t | -17.7% |
| 2011 | 127,521 t | +29.4% |
| 2012 | 135,702 t | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 126,196 t | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 127,875 t | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 119,096 t | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 131,066 t | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 153,289 t | +17.0% |
| 2018 | 175,707 t | +14.6% |
| 2019 | 182,642 t | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 176,197 t | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 213,655 t | +21.3% |
| 2022 | 210,508 t | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 215,385 t | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 201,451 t | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14,359 t | 11,610 t | 17,223 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 14,445 t | 10,437 t | 19,443 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,126 t | 13,614 t | 18,998 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,644 t | 11,578 t | 60,682 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 90,674 t | 62,142 t | 138,579 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 137,766 t | 98,570 t | 182,642 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 203,439 t | 176,197 t | 215,385 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 19 North Macedonia 247,476 t compare
- 20 Italy 234,830 t compare
- 21 Republic of Korea 210,793 t compare
- 23 Serbia 190,883 t compare
- 24 Oman 181,763 t compare
- 25 Serbia and Montenegro 167,477 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Peru
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0747 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 637.02 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.144 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in Peru?
- Chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in Peru was 201,451 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 215,385 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,437 t in 1978.
- How does Peru rank for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.)?
- Peru ranks 22nd out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru 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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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.