Chillies and peppers, dry production in India
In 2024 India produced 2.9 million t of chillies and peppers, dry, the largest total in the world (53.3% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 95%. This is the highest figure on record. Area harvested: 965,612 ha, yield 3.0 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 2.9 million t
- World rank
- 1 of 56
- 10-year change
- +95%
- Record
- 2.9 million t
- 2024
Chillies and peppers, dry in India, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
India compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 53.3%
- 41.2% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 3.0
- world 2.9 (+4.0%)
- kg per person
- 2.01
- world 0.67
- 10-year change
- +95%
- world +51%
Position in the world ranking
Map of world production of chillies and peppers, dry
Share of the world total; India is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,909,844 | +4.6% | 965,612 | 3.01 |
| 2023 | 2,782,000 | +48% | 852,000 | 3.27 |
| 2022 | 1,874,000 | −8.5% | 678,000 | 2.76 |
| 2021 | 2,049,000 | +12% | 702,000 | 2.92 |
| 2020 | 1,835,000 | +5.3% | 626,000 | 2.93 |
| 2019 | 1,743,000 | −19% | 780,000 | 2.23 |
| 2018 | 2,149,000 | +2.5% | 752,000 | 2.86 |
| 2017 | 2,096,000 | +38% | 840,000 | 2.50 |
| 2016 | 1,520,390 | −5.3% | 811,140 | 1.87 |
| 2015 | 1,605,000 | +7.6% | 761,000 | 2.11 |
| 2014 | 1,492,000 | 0.0% | 775,000 | 1.93 |
| 2013 | 1,492,000 | +14% | 775,000 | 1.93 |
| 2012 | 1,304,000 | +2.2% | 793,590 | 1.64 |
| 2011 | 1,276,301 | +4.3% | 804,792 | 1.59 |
| 2010 | 1,223,400 | +1.7% | 792,100 | 1.54 |
| 2009 | 1,202,940 | −5.3% | 767,230 | 1.57 |
| 2008 | 1,269,850 | −1.9% | 779,050 | 1.63 |
| 2007 | 1,294,150 | +4.9% | 808,170 | 1.60 |
| 2006 | 1,234,100 | +22% | 758,000 | 1.63 |
| 2005 | 1,014,600 | −14% | 654,900 | 1.55 |
| 2004 | 1,185,500 | −4.1% | 737,500 | 1.61 |
| 2003 | 1,235,700 | +38% | 774,300 | 1.60 |
| 2002 | 896,900 | −16% | 828,600 | 1.08 |
| 2001 | 1,069,000 | +8.7% | 880,000 | 1.21 |
| 2000 | 983,700 | −6.6% | 836,500 | 1.18 |
| 1999 | 1,052,800 | +0.9% | 959,200 | 1.10 |
| 1998 | 1,043,200 | +20% | 891,200 | 1.17 |
| 1997 | 870,100 | −18% | 840,600 | 1.04 |
| 1996 | 1,066,000 | +32% | 944,000 | 1.13 |
| 1995 | 810,000 | +1.9% | 883,000 | 0.92 |
| 1994 | 794,700 | −0.7% | 829,100 | 0.96 |
| 1993 | 800,100 | −7.2% | 930,000 | 0.86 |
| 1992 | 862,100 | +40% | 962,100 | 0.90 |
| 1991 | 617,500 | −14% | 846,600 | 0.73 |
| 1990 | 719,000 | −10% | 816,200 | 0.88 |
| 1989 | 801,500 | +18% | 907,800 | 0.88 |
| 1988 | 680,000 | +17% | 805,000 | 0.84 |
| 1987 | 579,800 | −7.9% | 743,200 | 0.78 |
| 1986 | 629,200 | −28% | 834,600 | 0.75 |
| 1985 | 877,400 | +39% | 904,100 | 0.97 |
| 1984 | 630,500 | +11% | 794,800 | 0.79 |
| 1983 | 566,500 | +5.1% | 808,100 | 0.70 |
| 1982 | 538,900 | +4.7% | 818,000 | 0.66 |
| 1981 | 514,700 | +1.1% | 806,400 | 0.64 |
| 1980 | 509,100 | +0.3% | 834,800 | 0.61 |
| 1979 | 507,600 | −10% | 853,900 | 0.59 |
| 1978 | 565,700 | +4.1% | 826,000 | 0.68 |
| 1977 | 543,300 | +30% | 790,900 | 0.69 |
| 1976 | 419,400 | −20% | 781,500 | 0.54 |
| 1975 | 526,100 | +19% | 739,800 | 0.71 |
| 1974 | 441,200 | −11% | 685,600 | 0.64 |
| 1973 | 497,000 | +21% | 738,800 | 0.67 |
| 1972 | 411,700 | −17% | 682,400 | 0.60 |
| 1971 | 493,900 | −5.1% | 753,100 | 0.66 |
| 1970 | 520,400 | +32% | 783,400 | 0.66 |
| 1969 | 395,000 | −1.0% | 682,000 | 0.58 |
| 1968 | 399,000 | −20% | 663,000 | 0.60 |
| 1967 | 501,000 | +20% | 788,000 | 0.64 |
| 1966 | 418,000 | +15% | 721,000 | 0.58 |
| 1965 | 364,000 | −23% | 634,000 | 0.57 |
| 1964 | 475,000 | −3.1% | 716,000 | 0.66 |
| 1963 | 490,000 | +15% | 748,000 | 0.66 |
| 1962 | 425,000 | +9.3% | 637,000 | 0.67 |
| 1961 | 389,000 | — | 616,000 | 0.63 |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 537,599 t USD 1.30 bn
- Exporter rank
- 1 of 127
- Imports
- 5,270 t USD 16.0 m
- Importer rank
- 30 of 180
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. World exporters and importers
Questions and answers
What is the production of chillies and peppers, dry in India?
India produced 2.9 million t in 2024, 53.3% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does India rank in the world for production of chillies and peppers, dry?
India was the world’s largest producer in 2024, ahead of China.
How has the production of chillies and peppers, dry in India changed?
It rose by 95% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +51% for the world. 2024 was the highest figure on record.
What is the yield of chillies and peppers, dry in India?
3.0 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (2.9 million t from 965,612 ha), against a world average of 2.9 t/ha.
Does India export or import chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw?
In 2024 India reported exports of 537,599 t (USD 1.30 bn) and imports of 5,270 t (USD 16.0 m), according to FAOSTAT trade data.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.