FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Chillies and peppers, green production in Jamaica
In 2024 Jamaica produced 21,560 t of chillies and peppers, green, the 68th largest in the world (0.05% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 40%. The record was 24,240 t in 2022. Area harvested: 1,432 ha, yield 15.1 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 21,560 t
- World rank
- 68 of 126
- 10-year change
- +40%
- Record
- 24,240 t
- 2022
Chillies and peppers, green in Jamaica, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21,560 | −3.0% | 1,432 | 15.06 |
| 2023 | 22,234 | −8.3% | 1,486 | 14.96 |
| 2022 | 24,240 | +13% | 1,572 | 15.42 |
| 2021 | 21,364 | +13% | 1,415 | 15.10 |
| 2020 | 18,990 | −2.1% | 1,301 | 14.60 |
| 2019 | 19,396 | −0.9% | 1,279 | 15.16 |
| 2018 | 19,571 | +7.1% | 1,287 | 15.21 |
| 2017 | 18,282 | −1.1% | 1,212 | 15.08 |
| 2016 | 18,494 | +24% | 1,263 | 14.64 |
| 2015 | 14,938 | −3.3% | 1,099 | 13.59 |
| 2014 | 15,445 | −11% | 1,142 | 13.52 |
| 2013 | 17,396 | +15% | 1,242 | 14.01 |
| 2012 | 15,155 | +1.0% | 1,126 | 13.46 |
| 2011 | 14,998 | +50% | 964 | 15.56 |
| 2010 | 10,017 | −7.3% | 828 | 12.10 |
| 2009 | 10,804 | +37% | 801 | 13.49 |
| 2008 | 7,869 | −8.0% | 635 | 12.39 |
| 2007 | 8,556 | −7.4% | 688 | 12.44 |
| 2006 | 9,240 | +29% | 721 | 12.82 |
| 2005 | 7,139 | −3.7% | 581 | 12.29 |
| 2004 | 7,416 | −20% | 586 | 12.66 |
| 2003 | 9,226 | +39% | 721 | 12.80 |
| 2002 | 6,646 | −21% | 551 | 12.06 |
| 2001 | 8,418 | +6.9% | 667 | 12.62 |
| 2000 | 7,877 | −7.8% | 643 | 12.25 |
| 1999 | 8,546 | +2.7% | 719 | 11.89 |
| 1998 | 8,320 | +19% | 691 | 12.04 |
| 1997 | 6,997 | −26% | 652 | 10.73 |
| 1996 | 9,517 | +19% | 831 | 11.45 |
| 1995 | 8,002 | +4.8% | 727 | 11.01 |
| 1994 | 7,632 | +38% | 637 | 11.98 |
| 1993 | 5,512 | +50% | 498 | 11.07 |
| 1992 | 3,663 | +44% | 371 | 9.87 |
| 1991 | 2,551 | +19% | 331 | 7.71 |
| 1990 | 2,137 | +2.9% | 499 | 4.28 |
| 1989 | 2,077 | −23% | 259 | 8.02 |
| 1988 | 2,703 | −52% | 299 | 9.04 |
| 1987 | 5,576 | +5.5% | 598 | 9.32 |
| 1986 | 5,286 | +7.8% | 409 | 12.92 |
| 1985 | 4,905 | +57% | 429 | 11.43 |
| 1984 | 3,132 | −4.0% | 340 | 9.21 |
| 1983 | 3,263 | +66% | 206 | 15.84 |
| 1982 | 1,962 | −21% | 373 | 5.26 |
| 1981 | 2,482 | +34% | 411 | 6.04 |
| 1980 | 1,854 | +14% | 384 | 4.83 |
| 1979 | 1,630 | −2.8% | 244 | 6.68 |
| 1978 | 1,677 | +0.1% | 196 | 8.56 |
| 1977 | 1,676 | +27% | 168 | 9.98 |
| 1976 | 1,315 | +1.9% | 186 | 7.07 |
| 1975 | 1,291 | +14% | 153 | 8.44 |
| 1974 | 1,135 | +9.0% | 99 | 11.46 |
| 1973 | 1,041 | −2.9% | 95 | 10.96 |
| 1972 | 1,072 | −8.4% | 134 | 8.00 |
| 1971 | 1,170 | +136% | 141 | 8.30 |
| 1970 | 496 | −36% | 83 | 5.98 |
| 1969 | 771 | 0.0% | 120 | 6.43 |
| 1968 | 771 | −2.9% | 120 | 6.43 |
| 1967 | 794 | 0.0% | 130 | 6.11 |
| 1966 | 794 | 0.0% | 130 | 6.11 |
| 1965 | 794 | +17% | 130 | 6.11 |
| 1964 | 680 | +7.1% | 110 | 6.18 |
| 1963 | 635 | 0.0% | 90 | 7.06 |
| 1962 | 635 | +4.1% | 90 | 7.06 |
| 1961 | 610 | — | 90 | 6.78 |
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.