Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Production in Africa
Africa: Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Production was 120,107 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Production in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Africa recorded 120,107 t for pepper (piper spp.), raw — production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 82.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pepper (piper spp.), raw — production in Africa peaked at 120,107 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,720 t, in 1962.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Production in Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,920 t | — |
| 1962 | 2,720 t | -6.8% |
| 1963 | 3,290 t | +21.0% |
| 1964 | 3,580 t | +8.8% |
| 1965 | 3,040 t | -15.1% |
| 1966 | 3,174 t | +4.4% |
| 1967 | 3,530 t | +11.2% |
| 1968 | 3,750 t | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 3,560 t | -5.1% |
| 1970 | 3,135 t | -11.9% |
| 1971 | 4,483 t | +43.0% |
| 1972 | 3,468 t | -22.6% |
| 1973 | 4,767 t | +37.5% |
| 1974 | 4,048 t | -15.1% |
| 1975 | 5,596 t | +38.2% |
| 1976 | 6,018 t | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 5,962 t | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 3,910 t | -34.4% |
| 1979 | 4,153 t | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 4,517 t | +8.8% |
| 1981 | 4,871 t | +7.8% |
| 1982 | 4,316 t | -11.4% |
| 1983 | 4,524 t | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 4,740 t | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 5,120 t | +8.0% |
| 1986 | 5,650 t | +10.4% |
| 1987 | 6,031 t | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 6,746 t | +11.9% |
| 1989 | 7,041 t | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 4,899 t | -30.4% |
| 1991 | 8,514 t | +73.8% |
| 1992 | 9,250 t | +8.7% |
| 1993 | 10,575 t | +14.3% |
| 1994 | 11,414 t | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 11,471 t | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 13,841 t | +20.7% |
| 1997 | 13,950 t | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 15,171 t | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 15,776 t | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 17,564 t | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 18,417 t | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 19,365 t | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 20,255 t | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 23,746 t | +17.2% |
| 2005 | 25,848 t | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 27,287 t | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 28,578 t | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 29,463 t | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 27,698 t | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 30,914 t | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 33,228 t | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 34,257 t | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 54,131 t | +58.0% |
| 2014 | 65,967 t | +21.9% |
| 2015 | 75,183 t | +14.0% |
| 2016 | 81,905 t | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 67,676 t | -17.4% |
| 2018 | 113,046 t | +67.0% |
| 2019 | 100,429 t | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 116,790 t | +16.3% |
| 2021 | 114,645 t | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 118,439 t | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 117,457 t | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 120,107 t | +2.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Production in Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +73.8% | 4,899 t | 8,514 t |
| 2018 | +67.0% | 67,676 t | 113,046 t |
| 2013 | +58.0% | 34,257 t | 54,131 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,285 t | 2,720 t | 3,750 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,554 t | 3,135 t | 6,018 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,356 t | 4,316 t | 7,041 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,486 t | 4,899 t | 15,776 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,822 t | 17,564 t | 29,463 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 65,674 t | 30,914 t | 113,046 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 117,488 t | 114,645 t | 120,107 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 6 Sri Lanka 44,467 t compare
- 6 Melanesia 122.39 t compare
- 7 Tajikistan 35,760 t compare
- 8 China 34,814 t compare
- 8 Polynesia 87.45 t compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 26.81 t compare
- 9 China, mainland 34,588 t compare
- 10 Malaysia 34,408 t compare
- 11 Zimbabwe 17,480 t compare
- 12 Mexico 9,145 t compare
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- Livestock — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pepper (piper spp.), raw — production in Africa?
- Pepper (piper spp.), raw — production in Africa was 120,107 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pepper (piper spp.), raw — production recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 120,107 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest pepper (piper spp.), raw — production recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,720 t in 1962.
- How does Africa rank for pepper (piper spp.), raw — production?
- Africa ranks 9th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pepper (piper spp.), raw — production rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — 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.