> In 2017 Spain produced 6,478 t of chillies and peppers, dry. Over ten years it grew by 31%. The record was 32,300 t in 1978.

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

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# Chillies and peppers, dry production in Spain

In 2017 Spain produced 6,478 t of chillies and peppers, dry. Over ten years it grew by 31%. The record was 32,300 t in 1978. Area harvested: 2,107 ha, yield 3.1 t/ha.

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Production, 20176,478 t
World rank—
10-year change+31%
Record32,300 t1978

## Chillies and peppers, dry in Spain, 1961–2017 (tonnes)

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2017 | 6,478 | +13% | 2,107 | 3.07 |
| 2016 | 5,726 | +15% | 1,950 | 2.94 |
| 2015 | 4,970 | +9.6% | 1,683 | 2.95 |
| 2014 | 4,535 | +4.8% | 1,541 | 2.94 |
| 2013 | 4,327 | −23% | 1,553 | 2.79 |
| 2012 | 5,652 | −0.1% | 1,769 | 3.20 |
| 2011 | 5,658 | +16% | 1,858 | 3.05 |
| 2010 | 4,882 | −8.1% | 1,708 | 2.86 |
| 2009 | 5,314 | +7.8% | 1,782 | 2.98 |
| 2008 | 4,928 | −0.2% | 1,722 | 2.86 |
| 2007 | 4,939 | −14% | 1,687 | 2.93 |
| 2006 | 5,727 | −19% | 2,074 | 2.76 |
| 2005 | 7,084 | −10% | 2,633 | 2.69 |
| 2004 | 7,896 | +14% | 2,685 | 2.94 |
| 2003 | 6,916 | −1.6% | 2,583 | 2.68 |
| 2002 | 7,025 | −24% | 2,863 | 2.45 |
| 2001 | 9,288 | −3.2% | 3,217 | 2.89 |
| 2000 | 9,596 | −21% | 3,726 | 2.58 |
| 1999 | 12,091 | +8.2% | 4,011 | 3.01 |
| 1998 | 11,172 | +34% | 3,790 | 2.95 |
| 1997 | 8,322 | +39% | 3,457 | 2.41 |
| 1996 | 5,993 | −13% | 2,097 | 2.86 |
| 1995 | 6,883 | −12% | 2,415 | 2.85 |
| 1994 | 7,800 | −28% | 2,856 | 2.73 |
| 1993 | 10,842 | +6.5% | 3,295 | 3.29 |
| 1992 | 10,178 | −17% | 3,410 | 2.98 |
| 1991 | 12,300 | −34% | 4,881 | 2.52 |
| 1990 | 18,718 | +22% | 5,697 | 3.29 |
| 1989 | 15,389 | −36% | 6,579 | 2.34 |
| 1988 | 23,891 | +0.7% | 7,791 | 3.07 |
| 1987 | 23,727 | −23% | 7,546 | 3.14 |
| 1986 | 30,900 | +3.6% | 9,100 | 3.40 |
| 1985 | 29,812 | +84% | 9,274 | 3.21 |
| 1984 | 16,243 | −3.3% | 7,050 | 2.30 |
| 1983 | 16,800 | −21% | 6,700 | 2.51 |
| 1982 | 21,300 | +1.4% | 8,700 | 2.45 |
| 1981 | 21,000 | +0.5% | 8,300 | 2.53 |
| 1980 | 20,900 | −23% | 8,800 | 2.38 |
| 1979 | 27,127 | −16% | 11,634 | 2.33 |
| 1978 | 32,300 | +47% | 14,200 | 2.27 |
| 1977 | 22,000 | −7.6% | 12,000 | 1.83 |
| 1976 | 23,800 | −6.7% | 11,200 | 2.13 |
| 1975 | 25,500 | +5.4% | 11,700 | 2.18 |
| 1974 | 24,200 | −13% | 11,800 | 2.05 |
| 1973 | 27,900 | +48% | 13,400 | 2.08 |
| 1972 | 18,900 | −13% | 9,700 | 1.95 |
| 1971 | 21,800 | +18% | 10,300 | 2.12 |
| 1970 | 18,400 | +38% | 7,700 | 2.39 |
| 1969 | 13,300 | −16% | 7,100 | 1.87 |
| 1968 | 15,900 | −20% | 7,400 | 2.15 |
| 1967 | 19,900 | +9.3% | 9,600 | 2.07 |
| 1966 | 18,200 | +10% | 7,800 | 2.33 |
| 1965 | 16,500 | −11% | 8,500 | 1.94 |
| 1964 | 18,600 | +13% | 9,900 | 1.88 |
| 1963 | 16,400 | −9.4% | 10,200 | 1.61 |
| 1962 | 18,100 | +37% | 9,700 | 1.87 |
| 1961 | 13,200 | — | 8,500 | 1.55 |

## Trade, 2024

Exports86,329 t USD 340 m
Exporter rank3 of 127
Imports89,156 t USD 194 m
Importer rank4 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/)

## 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/)

## Other products of Spain

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[Agricultural production in Spain](https://husfarm.com/production/country/spain/)

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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