Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) in Western Europe
Western Europe: Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) was 490,970 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) in Western Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded 490,970 t for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in 2024.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in Western Europe peaked at 531,830 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8,087 t, in 1961.
That places Western Europe 21st out of 28 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Europe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8,087 t | — |
| 1962 | 10,366 t | +28.2% |
| 1963 | 13,122 t | +26.6% |
| 1964 | 12,693 t | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 12,190 t | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 22,782 t | +86.9% |
| 1967 | 28,389 t | +24.6% |
| 1968 | 31,551 t | +11.1% |
| 1969 | 32,833 t | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 37,196 t | +13.3% |
| 1971 | 33,333 t | -10.4% |
| 1972 | 37,915 t | +13.7% |
| 1973 | 39,071 t | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 42,078 t | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 46,538 t | +10.6% |
| 1976 | 35,422 t | -23.9% |
| 1977 | 61,894 t | +74.7% |
| 1978 | 61,029 t | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 60,372 t | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 62,174 t | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 68,018 t | +9.4% |
| 1982 | 75,725 t | +11.3% |
| 1983 | 73,338 t | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 78,076 t | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 84,037 t | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 89,136 t | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 98,225 t | +10.2% |
| 1988 | 105,478 t | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 135,282 t | +28.3% |
| 1990 | 195,687 t | +44.7% |
| 1991 | 208,304 t | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 238,238 t | +14.4% |
| 1993 | 278,465 t | +16.9% |
| 1994 | 275,861 t | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 288,243 t | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 297,843 t | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 293,723 t | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 290,787 t | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 323,713 t | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 332,315 t | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 343,500 t | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 363,354 t | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 368,849 t | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 371,544 t | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 398,297 t | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 378,150 t | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 380,070 t | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 400,414 t | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 438,985 t | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 428,009 t | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 425,349 t | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 410,785 t | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 395,010 t | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 415,718 t | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 431,613 t | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 464,136 t | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 456,227 t | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 444,107 t | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 503,269 t | +13.3% |
| 2020 | 525,041 t | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 531,830 t | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 526,979 t | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 505,867 t | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 490,970 t | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19,113 t | 8,087 t | 32,833 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 45,485 t | 33,333 t | 61,894 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 86,949 t | 62,174 t | 135,282 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 269,086 t | 195,687 t | 323,713 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 377,548 t | 332,315 t | 438,985 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 437,422 t | 395,010 t | 503,269 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 516,137 t | 490,970 t | 531,830 t | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in Western Europe?
- Chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in Western Europe was 490,970 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 531,830 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,087 t in 1961.
- How does Western Europe rank for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.)?
- Western Europe ranks 21st out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Europe 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.