Global Chili Pepper Production Ranking
Chili and Bell Pepper Production by Country (t) 1961 - 2023
Summary
In 2023, China led with 17.4M t, ahead of India at 5.2M t.
China alone accounted for 39.1% of the 2023 total.
India grew the fastest since 2013, up 266.1%.
Full Rankings
Complete dataset - 2023
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY | Share % | Δ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1East Asia |  ChinaCHN | 17.4M | 0.0% | 39.1% | — |
| 2South Asia |  IndiaIND | 5.2M | -2.8% | 11.6% | — |
| 3North America |  MexicoMEX | 3.7M | +18.3% | 8.3% | — |
| 4Middle East & C. Asia |  TürkiyeTUR | 3.1M | +2.1% | 6.9% | +1 |
| 5Southeast Asia |  IndonesiaINA | 3.1M | +1.4% | 6.9% | -1 |
| 6Western Europe |  SpainESP | 1.4M | -9.4% | 3.1% | — |
| 7North Africa |  EgyptEGY | 1.1M | -4.4% | 2.5% | — |
| 8Sub-Saharan Afr. |  NigeriaNGR | 775K | +0.3% | 1.7% | — |
| 9#2North Africa |  AlgeriaDZA | 650.7K | +36.6% | 1.5% | +1 |
| 10#2North America |  United StatesUSA | 575.1K | -7.5% | 1.3% | -1 |
| 11#3North Africa |  TunisiaTUN | 449.6K | +5.8% | 1.0% | +1 |
| 12#2Western Europe |  NetherlandsNED | 420K | -3.4% | 0.9% | -1 |
| 13#2Sub-Saharan Afr. |  EthiopiaETH | 409.6K | +4.6% | 0.9% | — |
| 14#3Sub-Saharan Afr. |  GuineaGIN | 366.3K | +3.6% | 0.8% | +1 |
| 15 |  NigerNIG | 353.7K | +21.5% | 0.8% | +2 |
| 16#2Middle East & C. Asia |  KazakhstanKAZ | 327.4K | +2.1% | 0.7% | — |
| 17Eastern Europe |  PolandPOL | 286K | -23.9% | 0.6% | -3 |
| 18Southern Europe |  North MacedoniaMKD | 247.4K | +4.1% | 0.6% | +1 |
| 19#3Western Europe |  ItalyITA | 227.5K | -2.2% | 0.5% | +1 |
| 20 |  MoroccoMAR | 225.8K | -17.5% | 0.5% | -2 |
| 21Latin Am. & Caribbean |  PeruPER | 215.4K | +2.3% | 0.5% | +1 |
| 22#2East Asia |  Korea, Republic ofKOR | 206.4K | -4.0% | 0.5% | -1 |
| 23#3Middle East & C. Asia |  OmanOMN | 166.9K | +78.7% | 0.4% | +14 |
| 24#2Latin Am. & Caribbean |  ArgentinaARG | 151.7K | -1.0% | 0.3% | -1 |
| 25#3East Asia |  JapanJPN | 144K | -4.0% | 0.3% | -1 |
| 26#3Latin Am. & Caribbean |  Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic ofVEN | 141.4K | +0.7% | 0.3% | — |
| 27 |  BeninBEN | 134.1K | +0.5% | 0.3% | +1 |
| 28 |  GhanaGHA | 124.4K | +0.4% | 0.3% | +1 |
| 29#2Eastern Europe |  UkraineUKR | 123.9K | +6.1% | 0.3% | +3 |
| 30 |  Saudi ArabiaKSA | 119.9K | +0.1% | 0.3% | +1 |
| 31#2Southern Europe |  SerbiaSRB | 119.4K | -17.1% | 0.3% | -6 |
| 32 |  JordanJOR | 118.9K | +37.8% | 0.3% | +9 |
| 33 |  IsraelISR | 117.8K | -2.2% | 0.3% | -3 |
| 34#3Southern Europe |  GreeceGRE | 108.4K | -20.2% | 0.2% | -7 |
| 35 |  AlbaniaALB | 105K | +8.2% | 0.2% | — |
| 36#3Eastern Europe |  RomaniaROU | 104.6K | -0.6% | 0.2% | -3 |
| 37 |  Dominican RepublicDOM | 103.9K | +24.7% | 0.2% | +7 |
| 38 |  ColombiaCOL | 101.3K | +13.6% | 0.2% | — |
| 39 |  Iran, Islamic Republic ofIRI | 93.8K | 0.0% | 0.2% | -3 |
| 40 |  HungaryHUN | 91.5K | +7.6% | 0.2% | +2 |
| 41#2South Asia |  Sri LankaLKA | 90.5K | +1.5% | 0.2% | -2 |
| 42 |  GuatemalaGTM | 87.7K | +1.2% | 0.2% | -2 |
| 43#3South Asia |  NepalNPL | 87K | -13.9% | 0.2% | -9 |
| 44Oceania |  AustraliaAUS | 76K | +3.2% | 0.2% | +2 |
| 45 |  ChileCHL | 75.4K | -10.6% | 0.2% | -2 |
| 46 |  Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 70.2K | -10.8% | 0.2% | -1 |
| 47 |  UzbekistanUZB | 69.3K | -0.6% | 0.2% | — |
| 48#3North America |  CanadaCAN | 63.9K | -7.2% | 0.1% | — |
| 49 |  CameroonCMR | 55K | -0.3% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 50 |  BulgariaBGR | 52K | +11.2% | 0.1% | +3 |
| 51 |  Korea, Democratic People's Republic ofPRK | 50K | -0.1% | 0.1% | — |
| 52 |  AzerbaijanAZE | 48.4K | -1.7% | 0.1% | — |
| 53 |  PortugalPOR | 46.7K | +13.1% | 0.1% | +2 |
| 54#2Southeast Asia |  MalaysiaMYS | 46.6K | +18.9% | 0.1% | +2 |
| 55 |  SudanSDN | 36.9K | -0.5% | 0.1% | +3 |
| 56 |  Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 33.2K | +8.3% | 0.1% | +6 |
| 57 |  ZimbabweZWE | 32.8K | +4.4% | 0.1% | +4 |
| 58 |  HondurasHND | 31.4K | -0.5% | 0.1% | +2 |
| 59 |  CubaCUB | 31.1K | -52.4% | 0.1% | -10 |
| 60 |  BelgiumBEL | 30.7K | -12.4% | 0.1% | -1 |
| 61 |  LibyaLBY | 28.3K | +6.7% | 0.1% | +6 |
| 62 |  Côte d'IvoireCIV | 27.7K | +0.4% | 0.1% | +3 |
| 63#3Southeast Asia |  PhilippinesPHI | 26.9K | -2.1% | 0.1% | +3 |
| 64 |  KenyaKEN | 26.7K | +127.7% | 0.1% | +22 |
| 65 |  Taiwan, Province of ChinaTWN | 25.5K | -13.0% | 0.1% | -2 |
| 66 |  MaliMLI | 25.1K | 0.0% | 0.1% | +3 |
| 67 |  FranceFRA | 25K | -5.6% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 68 |  JamaicaJAM | 22.2K | -8.3% | 0.1% | +2 |
| 69 |  NicaraguaNIC | 22.1K | -2.7% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 70 |  Sierra LeoneSLE | 19.8K | -49.0% | 0.0% | -13 |
| 71 |  ThailandTHA | 19.4K | +0.1% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 72 |  Lao People's Democratic RepublicLAO | 17.5K | +0.6% | 0.0% | +3 |
| 73 |  YemenYEM | 17.2K | -7.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 74 |  United KingdomGBR | 17.1K | -6.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 75 |  GermanyGER | 16.2K | -4.7% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 76 |  Tanzania, United Republic ofTZA | 15.9K | +0.3% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 77 |  UruguayURY | 13.7K | +0.8% | 0.0% | +3 |
| 78 |  GuyanaGUY | 13.6K | +8.3% | 0.0% | +5 |
| 79 |  AustriaAUT | 13.5K | +5.6% | 0.0% | +3 |
| 80 |  KuwaitKWT | 13.5K | +34.4% | 0.0% | +7 |
| 81 |  CzechiaCZE | 13.2K | +8.9% | 0.0% | +3 |
| 82 |  El SalvadorSLV | 12.5K | -2.4% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 83 |  IraqIRQ | 12.2K | -72.1% | 0.0% | -29 |
| 84 |  Moldova, Republic ofMDA | 12.1K | -12.2% | 0.0% | -6 |
| 85 |  GeorgiaGEO | 12K | +57.9% | 0.0% | +9 |
| 86 |  Bolivia, Plurinational State ofBOL | 11.8K | -0.1% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 87 |  LebanonLBN | 9.2K | -2.7% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 88 |  United Arab EmiratesARE | 8.7K | -3.1% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 89 |  Burkina FasoBFA | 8.7K | +0.2% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 90 |  KyrgyzstanKGZ | 8.4K | +0.2% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 91 |  EcuadorECU | 8.2K | +0.1% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 92 |  CroatiaHRV | 7.9K | -0.5% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 93#2Oceania |  New ZealandNZL | 5.6K | +5.4% | 0.0% | +4 |
| 94 |  ParaguayPRY | 5.2K | -62.3% | 0.0% | -15 |
| 95 |  QatarQAT | 5.1K | +24.5% | 0.0% | +4 |
| 96 |  BhutanBTN | 4.8K | -12.8% | 0.0% | — |
| 97 |  PanamaPAN | 4.5K | +1.1% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 98 |  RwandaRWA | 4.2K | -39.8% | 0.0% | -3 |
| 99 |  MauritiusMUS | 4.2K | +40.5% | 0.0% | +3 |
| 100 |  MontenegroMNE | 3.3K | +33.9% | 0.0% | +3 |
| 101 |  SloveniaSLO | 2.9K | -12.3% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 102#3Oceania |  FijiFJI | 2.5K | +12.4% | 0.0% | +3 |
| 103 |  BahrainBRN | 2.4K | +7.0% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 104 |  Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 1.8K | -43.1% | 0.0% | -3 |
| 105 |  Puerto RicoPUR | 1.7K | -11.5% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 106Northern Europe |  FinlandFIN | 1.6K | +20.1% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 107 |  SlovakiaSVK | 1.6K | -16.1% | 0.0% | — |
| 108 |  South AfricaRSA | 1.2K | +4.5% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 109 |  CyprusCYP | 1.1K | +7.9% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 110 |  NamibiaNAM | 989.9 | +0.3% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 111 |  DominicaDMA | 721.8 | +0.3% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 112 |  MalawiMWI | 714.3 | +7.8% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 113 |  Costa RicaCRI | 604.4 | -0.2% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 114 |  MadagascarMDG | 561 | +7.3% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 115 |  SwitzerlandSUI | 517 | -28.1% | 0.0% | -2 |
| 116 |  Brunei DarussalamBRU | 438.2 | +9.0% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 117 |  BelizeBLZ | 366 | +12.3% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 118 |  Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 330 | -3.5% | 0.0% | — |
| 119 |  BarbadosBRB | 212.8 | -5.9% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 120 |  French PolynesiaPYF | 176.5 | +0.2% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 121 |  Antigua and BarbudaATG | 76.8 | -6.0% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 122 |  MaldivesMDV | 49.2 | +1,218.5% | 0.0% | +6 |
| 123 |  GabonGAB | 48.2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 124 |  Saint Kitts and NevisKNA | 42 | -48.5% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 125#2Northern Europe |  SwedenSWE | 40 | -20.0% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 126 |  DjiboutiDJI | 15.5 | -8.7% | 0.0% | — |
| 127 |  Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 14.2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 128 |  Cook IslandsCOK | 0.5 | -7.8% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 129 |  EstoniaEST | 0 | — | 0.0% | +1 |
Data Source & License
FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization)
Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Data is retrieved from the original source and formatted by Data Race.
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