Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Area harvested in Oceania

Oceania: Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Area harvested was 1,541 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,541 ha
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
16th
of 19 groups
All-time high
1,931 ha
in 1990
All-time low
413 ha
in 1966
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Area harvested in Oceania, 1961–2024

5001.0k1.5k2.0k196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

Oceania recorded 1,541 ha for pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested in Oceania peaked at 1,931 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 413 ha, in 1966.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Area harvested in Oceania, year by year

Annual values for Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Area harvested in Oceania, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 618 ha —
1962 618 ha +0.0%
1963 615 ha -0.5%
1964 615 ha +0.0%
1965 615 ha +0.0%
1966 413 ha -32.8%
1967 615 ha +48.9%
1968 1,338 ha +117.6%
1969 1,308 ha -2.2%
1970 1,298 ha -0.8%
1971 1,288 ha -0.8%
1972 1,278 ha -0.8%
1973 1,268 ha -0.8%
1974 1,258 ha -0.8%
1975 1,248 ha -0.8%
1976 1,240 ha -0.6%
1977 1,260 ha +1.6%
1978 1,260 ha +0.0%
1979 1,362 ha +8.1%
1980 1,362 ha +0.0%
1981 1,482 ha +8.8%
1982 1,482 ha +0.0%
1983 1,482 ha +0.0%
1984 1,612 ha +8.8%
1985 1,612 ha +0.0%
1986 1,612 ha +0.0%
1987 1,613 ha +0.1%
1988 1,613 ha +0.0%
1989 1,613 ha +0.0%
1990 1,931 ha +19.7%
1991 1,625 ha -15.8%
1992 1,663 ha +2.3%
1993 1,706 ha +2.6%
1994 1,713 ha +0.4%
1995 1,684 ha -1.7%
1996 1,613 ha -4.2%
1997 1,613 ha +0.0%
1998 1,713 ha +6.2%
1999 1,813 ha +5.8%
2000 1,813 ha +0.0%
2001 1,815 ha +0.1%
2002 1,815 ha +0.0%
2003 1,815 ha +0.0%
2004 1,815 ha +0.0%
2005 1,815 ha +0.0%
2006 1,815 ha +0.0%
2007 1,815 ha +0.0%
2008 1,815 ha +0.0%
2009 1,817 ha +0.1%
2010 1,792 ha -1.4%
2011 1,755 ha -2.1%
2012 1,817 ha +3.5%
2013 1,699 ha -6.5%
2014 1,603 ha -5.7%
2015 1,461 ha -8.9%
2016 1,588 ha +8.7%
2017 1,623 ha +2.2%
2018 1,558 ha -4.0%
2019 1,595 ha +2.4%
2020 1,613 ha +1.1%
2021 1,562 ha -3.2%
2022 1,548 ha -0.9%
2023 1,545 ha -0.2%
2024 1,541 ha -0.3%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Area harvested in Oceania 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.

YearChange FromTo
1968 +117.6% 615 ha 1,338 ha
1967 +48.9% 413 ha 615 ha
1966 -32.8% 615 ha 413 ha

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 750.56 ha 413 ha 1,338 ha 9
1970s 1,276 ha 1,240 ha 1,362 ha 10
1980s 1,548 ha 1,362 ha 1,613 ha 10
1990s 1,707 ha 1,613 ha 1,931 ha 10
2000s 1,815 ha 1,813 ha 1,817 ha 10
2010s 1,649 ha 1,461 ha 1,817 ha 10
2020s 1,562 ha 1,541 ha 1,613 ha 5

Countries ranked near Oceania

  1. 13 Ghana 5,528 ha compare
  2. 14 Mexico 3,207 ha compare
  3. 15 Ecuador 2,315 ha compare
  4. 16 Brunei Darussalam 1,766 ha compare
  5. 17 Côte d'Ivoire 407 ha compare
  6. 17 Zimbabwe 1,748 ha compare
  7. 18 Tajikistan 1,710 ha compare
  8. 19 Uganda 1,689 ha compare
  9. 19 Caribbean 34 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested in Oceania?
Pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested in Oceania was 1,541 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 Oceania?
The highest recorded value was 1,931 ha in 1990.
What is the lowest pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested recorded in Oceania?
The lowest recorded value was 413 ha in 1966.
How does Oceania rank for pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested?
Oceania ranks 16th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
Is pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested rising or falling in Oceania?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Oceania 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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Indicator
Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
71 places, 3,448 data points, 1961–2024
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