Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Production in Western Africa
Western Africa: Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Production was 86,061 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Production in Western Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pepper (piper spp.), raw — production in Western Africa is 86,061 t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 144.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pepper (piper spp.), raw — production in Western Africa peaked at 86,061 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 150 t, in 1961.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 173.89 t | 150 t | 220 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 231 t | 160 t | 320 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 277.9 t | 250 t | 450 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,946 t | 318 t | 4,791 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,557 t | 5,124 t | 5,932 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,796 t | 5,104 t | 78,000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 79,957 t | 70,945 t | 86,061 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 7 Tajikistan 35,760 t compare
- 8 China 34,814 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
- 13 Madagascar 4,836 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Western Africa
- Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 14.80 million An (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing 14.80 million An (2024)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Production 24,181 t (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested 1.05 million ha (2024)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested 39,728 ha (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Production 50,778 t (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 48 kg/An (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield 6,608 kg/ha (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production 6.91 million t (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production 39,798 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pepper (piper spp.), raw — production in Western Africa?
- Pepper (piper spp.), raw — production in Western Africa was 86,061 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pepper (piper spp.), raw — production recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 86,061 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest pepper (piper spp.), raw — production recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 150 t in 1961.
- How does Western Africa rank for pepper (piper spp.), raw — production?
- Western Africa ranks 10th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pepper (piper spp.), raw — production rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 144.5%. 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 — 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.