> 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%.

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# 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.

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Production, 20242.9 million t
World rank1 of 56
10-year change+95%
Record2.9 million t2024

## Chillies and peppers, dry in India, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## India compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total53.3%41.2% in 2014
Yield, t/ha3.0world 2.9 (+4.0%)
kg per person2.01world 0.67
10-year change+95%world +51%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **India** | 2,909,844 | 53.3% |
| 2 | [China](https://husfarm.com/production/chillies-and-peppers-dry/china/) | 326,172 | 6.0% |
| 3 | [Thailand](https://husfarm.com/production/chillies-and-peppers-dry/thailand/) | 324,005 | 5.9% |

[Full ranking of 56 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/chillies-and-peppers-dry/)

### Map of world production of chillies and peppers, dry

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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

Exports537,599 t USD 1.30 bn
Exporter rank1 of 127
Imports5,270 t USD 16.0 m
Importer rank30 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](https://husfarm.com/production/chillies-and-peppers-dry/)

## 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

[China](https://husfarm.com/production/chillies-and-peppers-dry/china/)[Thailand](https://husfarm.com/production/chillies-and-peppers-dry/thailand/)[Bangladesh](https://husfarm.com/production/chillies-and-peppers-dry/bangladesh/)[Ethiopia](https://husfarm.com/production/chillies-and-peppers-dry/ethiopia/)[Myanmar](https://husfarm.com/production/chillies-and-peppers-dry/myanmar/)[Côte d'Ivoire](https://husfarm.com/production/chillies-and-peppers-dry/cote-divoire/)[Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/chillies-and-peppers-dry/pakistan/)[Ghana](https://husfarm.com/production/chillies-and-peppers-dry/ghana/)[Vietnam](https://husfarm.com/production/chillies-and-peppers-dry/vietnam/)[Nigeria](https://husfarm.com/production/chillies-and-peppers-dry/nigeria/)[Egypt](https://husfarm.com/production/chillies-and-peppers-dry/egypt/)[Mexico](https://husfarm.com/production/chillies-and-peppers-dry/mexico/)
[All countries producing chillies and peppers, dry](https://husfarm.com/production/chillies-and-peppers-dry/)

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Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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