Chillies and peppers, dry production in Turkey
In 2024 Turkey produced 16,151 t of chillies and peppers, dry, the 25th largest in the world (0.30% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 2.4%. The record was 26,000 t in 1986. Area harvested: 6,890 ha, yield 2.3 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 16,151 t
- World rank
- 25 of 56
- 10-year change
- −2.4%
- Record
- 26,000 t
- 1986
Chillies and peppers, dry in Turkey, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Turkey compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.30%
- 0.46% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 2.3
- world 2.9 (−19%)
- kg per person
- 0.18
- world 0.67
- 10-year change
- −2.4%
- world +51%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Jamaica | 18,718 | 0.34% |
| 24 | South Africa | 17,990 | 0.33% |
| 25 | Turkey | 16,151 | 0.30% |
| 26 | Algeria | 15,112 | 0.28% |
| 27 | Cambodia | 13,306 | 0.24% |
Map of world production of chillies and peppers, dry
Share of the world total; Turkey is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16,151 | −0.2% | 6,890 | 2.34 |
| 2023 | 16,189 | −0.4% | 6,898 | 2.35 |
| 2022 | 16,252 | −0.9% | 6,917 | 2.35 |
| 2021 | 16,406 | +0.1% | 7,016 | 2.34 |
| 2020 | 16,391 | +0.3% | 7,027 | 2.33 |
| 2019 | 16,348 | +0.2% | 6,979 | 2.34 |
| 2018 | 16,312 | +0.1% | 6,931 | 2.35 |
| 2017 | 16,303 | −0.0% | 6,917 | 2.36 |
| 2016 | 16,304 | +0.3% | 6,890 | 2.37 |
| 2015 | 16,258 | −1.7% | 6,847 | 2.37 |
| 2014 | 16,545 | +0.6% | 6,999 | 2.36 |
| 2013 | 16,450 | −0.3% | 6,969 | 2.36 |
| 2012 | 16,500 | +4.3% | 7,000 | 2.36 |
| 2011 | 15,818 | +5.5% | 6,578 | 2.40 |
| 2010 | 15,000 | −4.4% | 6,000 | 2.50 |
| 2009 | 15,698 | −2.0% | 6,452 | 2.43 |
| 2008 | 16,022 | −3.3% | 6,594 | 2.43 |
| 2007 | 16,570 | −3.6% | 6,846 | 2.42 |
| 2006 | 17,180 | −1.2% | 7,131 | 2.41 |
| 2005 | 17,381 | −28% | 7,216 | 2.41 |
| 2004 | 24,286 | +14% | 10,097 | 2.41 |
| 2003 | 21,301 | +5.4% | 8,850 | 2.41 |
| 2002 | 20,212 | +1.1% | 8,368 | 2.42 |
| 2001 | 20,000 | +18% | 9,000 | 2.22 |
| 2000 | 17,000 | +3.1% | 6,800 | 2.50 |
| 1999 | 16,487 | +3.0% | 6,472 | 2.55 |
| 1998 | 16,000 | +14% | 6,222 | 2.57 |
| 1997 | 14,000 | −6.7% | 5,408 | 2.59 |
| 1996 | 15,000 | +7.1% | 5,751 | 2.61 |
| 1995 | 14,000 | −5.8% | 5,327 | 2.63 |
| 1994 | 14,867 | −0.9% | 5,619 | 2.65 |
| 1993 | 15,000 | −6.3% | 5,616 | 2.67 |
| 1992 | 16,000 | −24% | 6,000 | 2.67 |
| 1991 | 21,000 | −13% | 7,000 | 3.00 |
| 1990 | 24,000 | +14% | 7,204 | 3.33 |
| 1989 | 21,000 | 0.0% | 8,000 | 2.63 |
| 1988 | 21,000 | +5.0% | 6,000 | 3.50 |
| 1987 | 20,000 | −23% | 7,000 | 2.86 |
| 1986 | 26,000 | +86% | 7,000 | 3.71 |
| 1985 | 14,000 | +40% | 7,000 | 2.00 |
| 1984 | 10,000 | 0.0% | 6,000 | 1.67 |
| 1983 | 10,000 | 0.0% | 6,000 | 1.67 |
| 1982 | 10,000 | 0.0% | 6,000 | 1.67 |
| 1981 | 10,000 | 0.0% | 6,000 | 1.67 |
| 1980 | 10,000 | 0.0% | 6,000 | 1.67 |
| 1979 | 10,000 | 0.0% | 6,000 | 1.67 |
| 1978 | 10,000 | 0.0% | 6,000 | 1.67 |
| 1977 | 10,000 | −9.1% | 6,000 | 1.67 |
| 1976 | 11,000 | +144% | 6,700 | 1.64 |
| 1975 | 4,500 | −68% | 7,000 | 0.64 |
| 1974 | 14,000 | +100% | 7,000 | 2.00 |
| 1973 | 7,000 | 0.0% | 7,000 | 1.00 |
| 1972 | 7,000 | −30% | 6,000 | 1.17 |
| 1971 | 10,000 | +11% | 5,000 | 2.00 |
| 1970 | 9,000 | 0.0% | 6,000 | 1.50 |
| 1969 | 9,000 | −31% | 5,000 | 1.80 |
| 1968 | 13,000 | +30% | 5,000 | 2.60 |
| 1967 | 10,000 | 0.0% | 5,000 | 2.00 |
| 1966 | 10,000 | 0.0% | 4,800 | 2.08 |
| 1965 | 10,000 | 0.0% | 5,000 | 2.00 |
| 1964 | 10,000 | 0.0% | 5,000 | 2.00 |
| 1963 | 10,000 | 0.0% | 5,000 | 2.00 |
| 1962 | 10,000 | 0.0% | 5,000 | 2.00 |
| 1961 | 10,000 | — | 5,000 | 2.00 |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 6,969 t USD 22.7 m
- Exporter rank
- 12 of 127
- Imports
- 7,730 t USD 16.3 m
- Importer rank
- 24 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 Turkey?
Turkey produced 16,151 t in 2024, 0.30% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Turkey rank in the world for production of chillies and peppers, dry?
Turkey ranked 25th 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 Turkey changed?
It fell by 2.4% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +51% for the world. The record was 26,000 t in 1986.
What is the yield of chillies and peppers, dry in Turkey?
2.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (16,151 t from 6,890 ha), against a world average of 2.9 t/ha.
Does Turkey export or import chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta spp.), raw?
In 2024 Turkey reported exports of 6,969 t (USD 22.7 m) and imports of 7,730 t (USD 16.3 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 Turkey is imputed by FAO. 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.