Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Production in Americas
Americas: Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Production was 142,805 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Production in Americas, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, pepper (piper spp.), raw — production in Americas stood at 142,805 t.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 172.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pepper (piper spp.), raw — production in Americas peaked at 148,322 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4,103 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 Americas, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,988 t | — |
| 1962 | 4,103 t | -17.7% |
| 1963 | 6,954 t | +69.5% |
| 1964 | 7,061 t | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 9,523 t | +34.9% |
| 1966 | 10,334 t | +8.5% |
| 1967 | 10,993 t | +6.4% |
| 1968 | 14,864 t | +35.2% |
| 1969 | 14,931 t | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 15,217 t | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 15,992 t | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 16,427 t | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 25,980 t | +58.2% |
| 1974 | 29,076 t | +11.9% |
| 1975 | 30,070 t | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 32,042 t | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 39,832 t | +24.3% |
| 1978 | 49,495 t | +24.3% |
| 1979 | 51,120 t | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 64,282 t | +25.7% |
| 1981 | 43,951 t | -31.6% |
| 1982 | 53,770 t | +22.3% |
| 1983 | 35,794 t | -33.4% |
| 1984 | 47,079 t | +31.5% |
| 1985 | 41,539 t | -11.8% |
| 1986 | 47,887 t | +15.3% |
| 1987 | 48,229 t | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 62,175 t | +28.9% |
| 1989 | 67,034 t | +7.8% |
| 1990 | 80,760 t | +20.5% |
| 1991 | 87,652 t | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 38,343 t | -56.3% |
| 1993 | 45,675 t | +19.1% |
| 1994 | 38,773 t | -15.1% |
| 1995 | 40,332 t | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 39,356 t | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 27,431 t | -30.3% |
| 1998 | 29,894 t | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 43,410 t | +45.2% |
| 2000 | 49,507 t | +14.0% |
| 2001 | 61,678 t | +24.6% |
| 2002 | 70,463 t | +14.2% |
| 2003 | 81,089 t | +15.1% |
| 2004 | 81,142 t | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 89,803 t | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 92,478 t | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 91,731 t | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 83,662 t | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 79,232 t | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 62,129 t | -21.6% |
| 2011 | 54,064 t | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 51,755 t | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 51,199 t | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 52,441 t | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 62,081 t | +18.4% |
| 2016 | 66,797 t | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 95,684 t | +43.2% |
| 2018 | 119,825 t | +25.2% |
| 2019 | 127,306 t | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 133,862 t | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 136,858 t | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 148,322 t | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 145,262 t | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 142,805 t | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,306 t | 4,103 t | 14,931 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 30,525 t | 15,217 t | 51,120 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 51,174 t | 35,794 t | 67,034 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 47,162 t | 27,431 t | 87,652 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 78,078 t | 49,507 t | 92,478 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 74,328 t | 51,199 t | 127,306 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 141,422 t | 133,862 t | 148,322 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 4 Indonesia 62,625 t compare
- 5 Iraq 60,257 t compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 436.7 t compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Americas
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- Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Livestock — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Crops — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross 0.7578 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 0.7575 % change on previous year (2024)
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 3.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant) -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pepper (piper spp.), raw — production in Americas?
- Pepper (piper spp.), raw — production in Americas was 142,805 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pepper (piper spp.), raw — production recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 148,322 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest pepper (piper spp.), raw — production recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,103 t in 1962.
- How does Americas rank for pepper (piper spp.), raw — production?
- Americas ranks 7th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pepper (piper spp.), raw — production rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 172.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Americas 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.