Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Area harvested in Mexico
Mexico: Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Area harvested was 3,207 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Area harvested in Mexico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested in Mexico is 3,207 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested in Mexico peaked at 5,820 ha in 1999 and was at its lowest, 100 ha, in 1961.
Mexico ranks 14th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Area harvested in Mexico, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 ha | — |
| 1962 | 140 ha | +40.0% |
| 1963 | 200 ha | +42.9% |
| 1964 | 270 ha | +35.0% |
| 1965 | 200 ha | -25.9% |
| 1966 | 260 ha | +30.0% |
| 1967 | 200 ha | -23.1% |
| 1968 | 260 ha | +30.0% |
| 1969 | 320 ha | +23.1% |
| 1970 | 315 ha | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 310 ha | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 310 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 380 ha | +22.6% |
| 1974 | 460 ha | +21.1% |
| 1975 | 490 ha | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 651 ha | +32.9% |
| 1977 | 1,134 ha | +74.2% |
| 1978 | 1,550 ha | +36.7% |
| 1979 | 1,534 ha | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 1,573 ha | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 1,573 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1,573 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,585 ha | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 1,816 ha | +14.6% |
| 1985 | 716 ha | -60.6% |
| 1986 | 1,428 ha | +99.4% |
| 1987 | 1,241 ha | -13.1% |
| 1988 | 1,236 ha | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 1,063 ha | -14.0% |
| 1990 | 1,242 ha | +16.8% |
| 1991 | 1,251 ha | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 1,304 ha | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 1,288 ha | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 1,279 ha | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 1,714 ha | +34.0% |
| 1996 | 5,108 ha | +198.0% |
| 1997 | 2,937 ha | -42.5% |
| 1998 | 5,573 ha | +89.8% |
| 1999 | 5,820 ha | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 3,435 ha | -41.0% |
| 2001 | 3,478 ha | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 3,519 ha | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 3,454 ha | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 3,639 ha | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 3,646 ha | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 3,756 ha | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 3,742 ha | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 3,775 ha | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 3,664 ha | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 2,490 ha | -32.0% |
| 2011 | 2,494 ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 2,496 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 2,594 ha | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 2,587 ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 2,664 ha | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 2,959 ha | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 3,120 ha | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 3,186 ha | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 3,243 ha | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 3,889 ha | +19.9% |
| 2021 | 3,583 ha | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 3,402 ha | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 3,370 ha | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 3,207 ha | -4.8% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 3,207 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,946 ha, 1.6× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 3,207 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,053 ha, 3.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Area harvested in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +198.0% | 1,714 ha | 5,108 ha |
| 1986 | +99.4% | 716 ha | 1,428 ha |
| 1998 | +89.8% | 2,937 ha | 5,573 ha |
| 1977 | +74.2% | 651 ha | 1,134 ha |
| 1985 | -60.6% | 1,816 ha | 716 ha |
| 1997 | -42.5% | 5,108 ha | 2,937 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 216.67 ha | 100 ha | 320 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 713.4 ha | 310 ha | 1,550 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,380 ha | 716 ha | 1,816 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,752 ha | 1,242 ha | 5,820 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,611 ha | 3,435 ha | 3,775 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,783 ha | 2,490 ha | 3,243 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,490 ha | 3,207 ha | 3,889 ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Mexico
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.4963 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0388 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 539.47 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5998 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1996 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested in Mexico?
- Pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested in Mexico was 3,207 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 5,820 ha in 1999.
- What is the lowest pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 ha in 1961.
- How does Mexico rank for pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested?
- Mexico ranks 14th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Area harvested. 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.