Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Area harvested in Western Africa
Western Africa: Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Area harvested was 117,524 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Area harvested in Western Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested in Western Africa stood at 117,524 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 150.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested in Western Africa peaked at 117,524 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 400 ha, in 1961.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Area harvested in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 400 ha | — |
| 1962 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 600 ha | +50.0% |
| 1968 | 400 ha | -33.3% |
| 1969 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 800 ha | +100.0% |
| 1975 | 600 ha | -25.0% |
| 1976 | 800 ha | +33.3% |
| 1977 | 600 ha | -25.0% |
| 1978 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 800 ha | +33.3% |
| 1986 | 800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 960 ha | +20.0% |
| 1991 | 3,096 ha | +222.5% |
| 1992 | 3,278 ha | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 3,508 ha | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 3,738 ha | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 3,966 ha | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 6,694 ha | +68.8% |
| 1997 | 7,319 ha | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 7,946 ha | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 8,443 ha | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 9,094 ha | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 9,282 ha | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 9,439 ha | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 9,704 ha | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 10,142 ha | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 10,503 ha | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 11,003 ha | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 11,190 ha | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 10,778 ha | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 10,339 ha | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 10,214 ha | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 9,761 ha | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 9,700 ha | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 33,861 ha | +249.1% |
| 2014 | 46,916 ha | +38.6% |
| 2015 | 54,787 ha | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 62,784 ha | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 45,746 ha | -27.1% |
| 2018 | 102,113 ha | +123.2% |
| 2019 | 82,120 ha | -19.6% |
| 2020 | 97,248 ha | +18.4% |
| 2021 | 103,976 ha | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 115,772 ha | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 111,309 ha | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 117,524 ha | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 422.22 ha | 400 ha | 600 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 560 ha | 400 ha | 800 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 700 ha | 600 ha | 800 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,895 ha | 960 ha | 8,443 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,147 ha | 9,094 ha | 11,190 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 45,800 ha | 9,700 ha | 102,113 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 109,166 ha | 97,248 ha | 117,524 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested in Western Africa?
- Pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested in Western Africa was 117,524 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 117,524 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 400 ha in 1961.
- How does Western Africa rank for pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested?
- Western Africa ranks 8th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Africa 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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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.