World Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) production: country ranking and trends
World Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) ranking with the latest FAOSTAT data, production, yields, harvested area and country detail pages.
World total (sum of available countries)44.74M t2024
Countries128
#1China17.31M t
10-year change+30.2 %2014 → 2024
What the data show
In 2024, the sum of available national Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) production reaches 44.74M t. China ranks first with 17.31M t, about 38.7 % of the calculated world total. Over ten years, available world production changed by +30.2 %.
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Which country produces the most Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.)?
China ranks #1 for 2024 with 17.31M t.
How is the world total for Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) calculated?
Terra Cultiva sums the available national observations for the same reference year.
Are these data real time?
No. Terra Cultiva is a historical observatory based on FAOSTAT releases; the latest available year is shown on each page.
World leaders
| Rank | Country | Production | World share |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | China | 17.31M t | 38.7 % |
| #2 | India | 5.32M t | 11.9 % |
| #3 | Turkey | 3.43M t | 7.7 % |
| #4 | Mexico | 3.22M t | 7.2 % |
| #5 | Indonesia | 3.04M t | 6.8 % |
| #6 | Spain | 1.52M t | 3.4 % |
| #7 | Egypt | 1.08M t | 2.4 % |
| #8 | Nigeria | 777.2k t | 1.7 % |
| #9 | Algeria | 643.4k t | 1.4 % |
| #10 | United States | 550.4k t | 1.2 % |
| #11 | Tunisia | 484.2k t | 1.1 % |
| #12 | The Netherlands | 406.6k t | 0.9 % |
| #13 | Ethiopia | 397.9k t | 0.9 % |
| #14 | Guinea | 379.9k t | 0.8 % |
| #15 | Niger | 304.2k t | 0.7 % |
| #16 | Poland | 267.4k t | 0.6 % |
| #17 | Kazakhstan | 267.2k t | 0.6 % |
| #18 | Morocco | 260.0k t | 0.6 % |
| #19 | North Macedonia | 247.5k t | 0.6 % |
| #20 | Italy | 234.8k t | 0.5 % |
Production
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