> In 2024 Mexico produced 61,341 t of chillies and peppers, dry, the 13th largest in the world (1.12% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 2.0%.

Source: https://husfarm.com/production/chillies-and-peppers-dry/mexico/

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# Chillies and peppers, dry production in Mexico

In 2024 Mexico produced 61,341 t of chillies and peppers, dry, the 13th largest in the world (1.12% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 2.0%. The record was 81,560 t in 1992. Area harvested: 30,744 ha, yield 2.0 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.

[Today’s prices](https://husfarm.com/today-price/dried-chilli/)[Market prices in Mexico](https://husfarm.com/country/mexico/)

Production, 202461,341 t
World rank13 of 56
10-year change+2.0%
Record81,560 t1992

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

## Mexico compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total1.1%1.7% in 2014
Yield, t/ha2.0world 2.9 (−31%)
kg per person0.47world 0.67
10-year change+2.0%world +51%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11 | [Nigeria](https://husfarm.com/production/chillies-and-peppers-dry/nigeria/) | 65,284 | 1.2% |
| 12 | [Egypt](https://husfarm.com/production/chillies-and-peppers-dry/egypt/) | 63,026 | 1.2% |
| 13 | **Mexico** | 61,341 | 1.1% |
| 14 | [Niger](https://husfarm.com/production/chillies-and-peppers-dry/niger/) | 60,066 | 1.1% |
| 15 | [Nepal](https://husfarm.com/production/chillies-and-peppers-dry/nepal/) | 45,860 | 0.84% |

[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; Mexico is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 61,341 | +0.2% | 30,744 | 2.00 |
| 2023 | 61,189 | +0.2% | 30,507 | 2.01 |
| 2022 | 61,037 | −0.3% | 30,690 | 1.99 |
| 2021 | 61,241 | +0.5% | 31,034 | 1.97 |
| 2020 | 60,923 | +0.3% | 31,329 | 1.94 |
| 2019 | 60,738 | +0.2% | 31,523 | 1.93 |
| 2018 | 60,611 | +0.4% | 31,743 | 1.91 |
| 2017 | 60,372 | −0.0% | 31,841 | 1.90 |
| 2016 | 60,384 | +0.0% | 32,064 | 1.88 |
| 2015 | 60,382 | +0.4% | 32,446 | 1.86 |
| 2014 | 60,140 | +0.2% | 32,678 | 1.84 |
| 2013 | 60,000 | 0.0% | 32,500 | 1.85 |
| 2012 | 60,000 | −0.1% | 32,500 | 1.85 |
| 2011 | 60,060 | +0.5% | 33,913 | 1.77 |
| 2010 | 59,786 | +0.5% | 34,335 | 1.74 |
| 2009 | 59,509 | +0.5% | 34,789 | 1.71 |
| 2008 | 59,237 | −1.3% | 35,381 | 1.67 |
| 2007 | 60,000 | +3.1% | 37,000 | 1.62 |
| 2006 | 58,200 | +0.3% | 36,200 | 1.61 |
| 2005 | 58,000 | +1.8% | 36,000 | 1.61 |
| 2004 | 57,000 | +0.9% | 35,500 | 1.61 |
| 2003 | 56,500 | −1.4% | 35,000 | 1.61 |
| 2002 | 57,306 | +0.7% | 35,655 | 1.61 |
| 2001 | 56,897 | +0.6% | 35,607 | 1.60 |
| 2000 | 56,540 | +0.5% | 35,579 | 1.59 |
| 1999 | 56,274 | +2.3% | 35,472 | 1.59 |
| 1998 | 55,000 | −29% | 34,000 | 1.62 |
| 1997 | 77,466 | +73% | 47,520 | 1.63 |
| 1996 | 44,825 | −17% | 29,599 | 1.51 |
| 1995 | 53,797 | +22% | 37,201 | 1.45 |
| 1994 | 44,154 | −36% | 31,267 | 1.41 |
| 1993 | 68,848 | −16% | 46,909 | 1.47 |
| 1992 | 81,560 | +155% | 62,359 | 1.31 |
| 1991 | 32,002 | −26% | 23,435 | 1.37 |
| 1990 | 43,324 | −34% | 30,499 | 1.42 |
| 1989 | 65,345 | +32% | 47,239 | 1.38 |
| 1988 | 49,677 | +6.4% | 42,581 | 1.17 |
| 1987 | 46,709 | +24% | 31,033 | 1.51 |
| 1986 | 37,659 | +60% | 27,658 | 1.36 |
| 1985 | 23,499 | −35% | 19,021 | 1.24 |
| 1984 | 36,259 | +102% | 27,844 | 1.30 |
| 1983 | 17,939 | −56% | 14,410 | 1.24 |
| 1982 | 41,002 | +43% | 32,847 | 1.25 |
| 1981 | 28,727 | +2.1% | 24,250 | 1.18 |
| 1980 | 28,125 | −24% | 20,731 | 1.36 |
| 1979 | 37,212 | −10% | 28,751 | 1.29 |
| 1978 | 41,439 | +11% | 36,896 | 1.12 |
| 1977 | 37,480 | +29% | 35,513 | 1.06 |
| 1976 | 29,132 | −0.6% | 25,800 | 1.13 |
| 1975 | 29,300 | −16% | 26,226 | 1.12 |
| 1974 | 34,695 | +6.3% | 26,932 | 1.29 |
| 1973 | 32,626 | +15% | 27,466 | 1.19 |
| 1972 | 28,362 | +36% | 24,949 | 1.14 |
| 1971 | 20,806 | −0.0% | 18,113 | 1.15 |
| 1970 | 20,811 | −8.9% | 18,768 | 1.11 |
| 1969 | 22,833 | −1.5% | 19,672 | 1.16 |
| 1968 | 23,170 | +11% | 21,382 | 1.08 |
| 1967 | 20,968 | −6.8% | 20,586 | 1.02 |
| 1966 | 22,494 | +0.4% | 24,384 | 0.92 |
| 1965 | 22,403 | +8.6% | 23,496 | 0.95 |
| 1964 | 20,633 | +11% | 25,179 | 0.82 |
| 1963 | 18,534 | +12% | 24,045 | 0.77 |
| 1962 | 16,533 | −3.7% | 22,374 | 0.74 |
| 1961 | 17,177 | — | 23,443 | 0.73 |

## Trade, 2024

Exports53,751 t USD 152 m
Exporter rank4 of 127
Imports49,866 t USD 171 m
Importer rank7 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 Mexico?

Mexico produced 61,341 t in 2024, 1.1% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Mexico rank in the world for production of chillies and peppers, dry?

Mexico ranked 13th of 56 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 53.3% of the world total.

### How has the production of chillies and peppers, dry in Mexico changed?

It rose by 2.0% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +51% for the world. The record was 81,560 t in 1992.

### What is the yield of chillies and peppers, dry in Mexico?

2.0 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (61,341 t from 30,744 ha), against a world average of 2.9 t/ha.

### Does Mexico export or import chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw?

In 2024 Mexico reported exports of 53,751 t (USD 152 m) and imports of 49,866 t (USD 171 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; the 2024 figure for Mexico is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[India](https://husfarm.com/production/chillies-and-peppers-dry/india/)[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/)
[All countries producing chillies and peppers, dry](https://husfarm.com/production/chillies-and-peppers-dry/)

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[Agricultural production in Mexico](https://husfarm.com/production/country/mexico/)

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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