Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) in Western Asia
Western Asia: Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) was 4.26 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) in Western Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in Western Asia is 4.26 million t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in Western Asia peaked at 4.26 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 273,363 t, in 1961.
That places Western Asia 6th out of 28 groups 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 Western Asia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 273,363 t | — |
| 1962 | 289,597 t | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 292,914 t | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 309,935 t | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 319,354 t | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 303,061 t | -5.1% |
| 1967 | 307,943 t | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 312,498 t | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 344,712 t | +10.3% |
| 1970 | 365,500 t | +6.0% |
| 1971 | 402,182 t | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 409,276 t | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 411,067 t | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 435,929 t | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 457,192 t | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 465,071 t | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 577,238 t | +24.1% |
| 1978 | 616,044 t | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 653,548 t | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 703,436 t | +7.6% |
| 1981 | 727,340 t | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 752,537 t | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 808,357 t | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 825,217 t | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 898,624 t | +8.9% |
| 1986 | 911,883 t | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 921,530 t | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 902,271 t | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 1.04 million t | +14.9% |
| 1990 | 1.08 million t | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 1.08 million t | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.13 million t | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 1.13 million t | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 1.18 million t | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 1.28 million t | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 1.36 million t | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 1.36 million t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.65 million t | +21.3% |
| 1999 | 1.70 million t | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 1.72 million t | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 1.80 million t | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 2.00 million t | +10.9% |
| 2003 | 2.06 million t | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 2.04 million t | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 2.19 million t | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 2.22 million t | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.20 million t | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 2.32 million t | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 2.34 million t | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 2.57 million t | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 2.58 million t | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 2.67 million t | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 2.78 million t | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 2.83 million t | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 2.81 million t | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 2.97 million t | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 3.18 million t | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 3.16 million t | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 3.16 million t | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 3.31 million t | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 3.83 million t | +15.7% |
| 2022 | 3.70 million t | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 3.83 million t | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 4.26 million t | +11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 305,931 t | 273,363 t | 344,712 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 479,305 t | 365,500 t | 653,548 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 848,750 t | 703,436 t | 1.04 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.29 million t | 1.08 million t | 1.70 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.09 million t | 1.72 million t | 2.34 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.87 million t | 2.57 million t | 3.18 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.79 million t | 3.31 million t | 4.26 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 3 India 5.32 million t compare
- 4 Mexico 3.22 million t compare
- 5 Indonesia 3.04 million t compare
- 5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 154,689 t compare
- 6 Spain 1.52 million t compare
- 6 Syrian Arab Republic 116,233 t compare
- 7 Egypt 1.08 million t compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 93,702 t compare
- 8 Nigeria 777,185 t compare
- 9 Algeria 643,418 t compare
- 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 49,927 t compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in Western Asia?
- Chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in Western Asia was 4.26 million 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.26 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 273,363 t in 1961.
- How does Western Asia rank for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.)?
- Western Asia ranks 6th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Asia 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.