Chillies and peppers, green production in Egypt
In 2024 Egypt produced 1.1 million t of chillies and peppers, green, the 7th largest in the world (2.42% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 80%. The record was 1.1 million t in 2022. Area harvested: 58,485 ha, yield 18.5 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 1.1 million t
- World rank
- 7 of 126
- 10-year change
- +80%
- Record
- 1.1 million t
- 2022
Chillies and peppers, green in Egypt, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Egypt compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 2.4%
- 1.7% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 18.5
- world 15.9 (+16%)
- kg per person
- 9.30
- world 5.49
- 10-year change
- +80%
- world +30%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Indonesia | 3,038,082 | 6.8% |
| 6 | Spain | 1,518,610 | 3.4% |
| 7 | Egypt | 1,083,726 | 2.4% |
| 8 | Nigeria | 777,185 | 1.7% |
| 9 | Algeria | 643,418 | 1.4% |
Map of world production of chillies and peppers, green
Share of the world total; Egypt is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,083,726 | −0.8% | 58,485 | 18.53 |
| 2023 | 1,092,794 | −4.4% | 58,291 | 18.75 |
| 2022 | 1,142,696 | +58% | 62,139 | 18.39 |
| 2021 | 722,997 | −17% | 40,876 | 17.69 |
| 2020 | 867,000 | −9.3% | 47,239 | 18.35 |
| 2019 | 956,250 | +31% | 50,329 | 19.00 |
| 2018 | 732,749 | +8.3% | 37,591 | 19.49 |
| 2017 | 676,422 | +10% | 38,588 | 17.53 |
| 2016 | 614,273 | −0.0% | 40,850 | 15.04 |
| 2015 | 614,302 | +2.2% | 40,834 | 15.04 |
| 2014 | 601,289 | +6.3% | 38,132 | 15.77 |
| 2013 | 565,424 | −13% | 35,289 | 16.02 |
| 2012 | 650,054 | −3.0% | 39,819 | 16.33 |
| 2011 | 670,434 | +2.2% | 39,666 | 16.90 |
| 2010 | 655,841 | −17% | 38,390 | 17.08 |
| 2009 | 792,836 | +13% | 45,371 | 17.47 |
| 2008 | 703,408 | +7.9% | 42,405 | 16.59 |
| 2007 | 651,822 | +19% | 39,953 | 16.31 |
| 2006 | 550,000 | +20% | 30,000 | 18.33 |
| 2005 | 460,000 | −1.6% | 29,000 | 15.86 |
| 2004 | 467,433 | −5.9% | 29,690 | 15.74 |
| 2003 | 496,523 | +4.2% | 31,754 | 15.64 |
| 2002 | 476,670 | +23% | 30,084 | 15.84 |
| 2001 | 386,687 | −9.7% | 25,866 | 14.95 |
| 2000 | 428,066 | +10% | 27,934 | 15.32 |
| 1999 | 388,095 | −5.5% | 27,672 | 14.02 |
| 1998 | 410,784 | +13% | 26,586 | 15.45 |
| 1997 | 362,712 | +12% | 25,504 | 14.22 |
| 1996 | 322,545 | +29% | 22,557 | 14.30 |
| 1995 | 250,551 | +27% | 17,131 | 14.63 |
| 1994 | 197,000 | +3.7% | 14,000 | 14.07 |
| 1993 | 190,000 | −19% | 12,000 | 15.83 |
| 1992 | 234,454 | −17% | 15,317 | 15.31 |
| 1991 | 281,599 | +3.9% | 17,013 | 16.55 |
| 1990 | 271,000 | +12% | 15,963 | 16.98 |
| 1989 | 242,000 | −7.6% | 15,120 | 16.01 |
| 1988 | 262,000 | +0.4% | 15,120 | 17.33 |
| 1987 | 261,000 | +10% | 14,700 | 17.76 |
| 1986 | 237,000 | +23% | 13,860 | 17.10 |
| 1985 | 192,000 | +11% | 11,760 | 16.33 |
| 1984 | 173,000 | −3.9% | 10,920 | 15.84 |
| 1983 | 180,000 | +8.0% | 11,340 | 15.87 |
| 1982 | 166,721 | −4.0% | 10,690 | 15.60 |
| 1981 | 173,669 | +5.5% | 10,521 | 16.51 |
| 1980 | 164,584 | −6.1% | 10,146 | 16.22 |
| 1979 | 175,365 | +12% | 10,638 | 16.48 |
| 1978 | 156,672 | +27% | 9,952 | 15.74 |
| 1977 | 123,236 | −11% | 8,311 | 14.83 |
| 1976 | 138,233 | +9.7% | 8,484 | 16.29 |
| 1975 | 126,000 | +9.6% | 7,980 | 15.79 |
| 1974 | 115,000 | +13% | 7,141 | 16.10 |
| 1973 | 102,000 | −13% | 6,721 | 15.18 |
| 1972 | 117,000 | −1.7% | 6,721 | 17.41 |
| 1971 | 119,000 | −1.7% | 7,561 | 15.74 |
| 1970 | 121,000 | −14% | 7,141 | 16.94 |
| 1969 | 140,000 | +25% | 9,500 | 14.74 |
| 1968 | 112,000 | +17% | 7,141 | 15.68 |
| 1967 | 95,371 | +9.5% | 6,360 | 15.00 |
| 1966 | 87,131 | +26% | 5,789 | 15.05 |
| 1965 | 69,000 | +1.5% | 4,621 | 14.93 |
| 1964 | 68,000 | 0.0% | 4,621 | 14.72 |
| 1963 | 68,000 | +9.7% | 4,201 | 16.19 |
| 1962 | 62,000 | +15% | 4,201 | 14.76 |
| 1961 | 54,000 | — | 3,781 | 14.28 |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 4,640 t USD 6.3 m
- Exporter rank
- 39 of 125
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, green in Egypt?
Egypt produced 1.1 million t in 2024, 2.4% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Egypt rank in the world for production of chillies and peppers, green?
Egypt ranked 7th of 126 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 38.7% of the world total.
How has the production of chillies and peppers, green in Egypt changed?
It rose by 80% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +30% for the world. The record was 1.1 million t in 2022.
What is the yield of chillies and peppers, green in Egypt?
18.5 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (1.1 million t from 58,485 ha), against a world average of 15.9 t/ha.
Does Egypt export or import chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.)?
In 2024 Egypt reported exports of 4,640 t (USD 6.3 m) and no imports, 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 Egypt 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.