Chillies and peppers, green production in Puerto Rico
In 2024 Puerto Rico produced 1,722 t of chillies and peppers, green, the 104th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 31%. The record was 6,622 t in 1984. Area harvested: 430 ha, yield 4.0 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 1,722 t
- World rank
- 104 of 126
- 10-year change
- −31%
- Record
- 6,622 t
- 1984
Chillies and peppers, green in Puerto Rico, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Puerto Rico compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.00%
- 0.01% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 4.0
- world 15.9 (−75%)
- kg per person
- 0.53
- world 5.49
- 10-year change
- −31%
- world +30%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 102 | Bahrain | 2,200 | 0.00% |
| 103 | Slovakia | 2,000 | 0.00% |
| 104 | Puerto Rico | 1,722 | 0.00% |
| 105 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,627 | 0.00% |
| 106 | Finland | 1,600 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of chillies and peppers, green
Share of the world total; Puerto Rico is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,722 | +2.4% | 430 | 4.00 |
| 2023 | 1,682 | −12% | 306 | 5.50 |
| 2022 | 1,901 | 0.0% | 324 | 5.87 |
| 2021 | 1,901 | −4.4% | 312 | 6.09 |
| 2020 | 1,988 | −0.5% | 317 | 6.27 |
| 2019 | 1,997 | +38% | 315 | 6.34 |
| 2018 | 1,450 | −28% | 216 | 6.71 |
| 2017 | 2,000 | −24% | 251 | 7.97 |
| 2016 | 2,623 | −5.2% | 217 | 12.09 |
| 2015 | 2,768 | +11% | 198 | 13.98 |
| 2014 | 2,487 | −20% | 209 | 11.90 |
| 2013 | 3,091 | −13% | 304 | 10.17 |
| 2012 | 3,560 | +5.8% | 523 | 6.81 |
| 2011 | 3,366 | −4.3% | 364 | 9.25 |
| 2010 | 3,518 | −0.8% | 327 | 10.76 |
| 2009 | 3,545 | −2.6% | 226 | 15.69 |
| 2008 | 3,638 | −3.4% | 189 | 19.25 |
| 2007 | 3,766 | −2.5% | 155 | 24.30 |
| 2006 | 3,863 | −13% | 141 | 27.40 |
| 2005 | 4,428 | +2.6% | 139 | 31.86 |
| 2004 | 4,317 | +0.6% | 136 | 31.74 |
| 2003 | 4,292 | +2.5% | 135 | 31.79 |
| 2002 | 4,189 | +1.2% | 227 | 18.45 |
| 2001 | 4,141 | −5.5% | 520 | 7.96 |
| 2000 | 4,382 | +24% | 550 | 7.97 |
| 1999 | 3,537 | −38% | 440 | 8.04 |
| 1998 | 5,700 | +56% | 700 | 8.14 |
| 1997 | 3,651 | −12% | 480 | 7.61 |
| 1996 | 4,128 | −3.2% | 548 | 7.53 |
| 1995 | 4,264 | −10% | 580 | 7.35 |
| 1994 | 4,763 | −0.3% | 600 | 7.94 |
| 1993 | 4,777 | −1.3% | 570 | 8.38 |
| 1992 | 4,840 | +26% | 530 | 9.13 |
| 1991 | 3,855 | −19% | 630 | 6.12 |
| 1990 | 4,763 | +13% | 650 | 7.33 |
| 1989 | 4,218 | −3.8% | 630 | 6.70 |
| 1988 | 4,386 | −5.7% | 650 | 6.75 |
| 1987 | 4,649 | +2.0% | 600 | 7.75 |
| 1986 | 4,559 | −4.3% | 600 | 7.60 |
| 1985 | 4,763 | −28% | 600 | 7.94 |
| 1984 | 6,622 | +62% | 730 | 9.07 |
| 1983 | 4,082 | +29% | 650 | 6.28 |
| 1982 | 3,175 | +22% | 650 | 4.88 |
| 1981 | 2,613 | +15% | 430 | 6.08 |
| 1980 | 2,268 | +2.0% | 415 | 5.47 |
| 1979 | 2,223 | +6.5% | 400 | 5.56 |
| 1978 | 2,087 | −8.0% | 400 | 5.22 |
| 1977 | 2,268 | −20% | 400 | 5.67 |
| 1976 | 2,821 | 0.0% | 400 | 7.05 |
| 1975 | 2,821 | +13% | 360 | 7.84 |
| 1974 | 2,495 | −35% | 540 | 4.62 |
| 1973 | 3,856 | −8.6% | 600 | 6.43 |
| 1972 | 4,218 | +16% | 731 | 5.77 |
| 1971 | 3,629 | +14% | 629 | 5.77 |
| 1970 | 3,175 | −28% | 550 | 5.77 |
| 1969 | 4,400 | +26% | 747 | 5.89 |
| 1968 | 3,493 | −16% | 590 | 5.92 |
| 1967 | 4,173 | −3.2% | 747 | 5.59 |
| 1966 | 4,309 | +1.6% | 943 | 4.57 |
| 1965 | 4,241 | +11% | 904 | 4.69 |
| 1964 | 3,833 | +9.0% | 829 | 4.62 |
| 1963 | 3,515 | −5.0% | 698 | 5.04 |
| 1962 | 3,701 | +14% | 688 | 5.38 |
| 1961 | 3,248 | — | 641 | 5.07 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of chillies and peppers, green in Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico produced 1,722 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Puerto Rico rank in the world for production of chillies and peppers, green?
Puerto Rico ranked 104th 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 Puerto Rico changed?
It fell by 31% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +30% for the world. The record was 6,622 t in 1984.
What is the yield of chillies and peppers, green in Puerto Rico?
4.0 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (1,722 t from 430 ha), against a world average of 15.9 t/ha.
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 Puerto Rico 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.