Chillies and peppers, green production in Qatar
In 2024 Qatar produced 5,692 t of chillies and peppers, green, the 95th largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 500%. This is the highest figure on record. Area harvested: 112 ha, yield 50.8 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 5,692 t
- World rank
- 95 of 126
- 10-year change
- +500%
- Record
- 5,692 t
- 2024
Chillies and peppers, green in Qatar, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Qatar compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.01%
- 0.00% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 50.8
- world 15.9 (+219%)
- kg per person
- 1.87
- world 5.49
- 10-year change
- +500%
- world +30%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93 | New Zealand | 6,762 | 0.02% |
| 94 | United Arab Emirates | 6,699 | 0.01% |
| 95 | Qatar | 5,692 | 0.01% |
| 96 | Bhutan | 5,596 | 0.01% |
| 97 | Fiji | 5,260 | 0.01% |
Map of world production of chillies and peppers, green
Share of the world total; Qatar is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5,692 | +12% | 112 | 50.82 |
| 2023 | 5,070 | +25% | 110 | 46.09 |
| 2022 | 4,072 | −0.9% | 108 | 37.70 |
| 2021 | 4,111 | +22% | 112 | 36.71 |
| 2020 | 3,357 | +41% | 109 | 30.80 |
| 2019 | 2,386 | +33% | 85 | 28.07 |
| 2018 | 1,796 | +42% | 69 | 26.03 |
| 2017 | 1,261 | +2.3% | 65 | 19.40 |
| 2016 | 1,233 | −14% | 69 | 17.87 |
| 2015 | 1,429 | +51% | 122 | 11.71 |
| 2014 | 949 | −29% | 85 | 11.16 |
| 2013 | 1,339 | +33% | 72 | 18.60 |
| 2012 | 1,004 | +9.1% | 83 | 12.10 |
| 2011 | 920 | −9.4% | 106 | 8.68 |
| 2010 | 1,016 | +20% | 116 | 8.76 |
| 2009 | 845 | +4.6% | 93 | 9.09 |
| 2008 | 808 | −8.6% | 111 | 7.28 |
| 2007 | 884 | +30% | 147 | 6.01 |
| 2006 | 681 | +38% | 103 | 6.61 |
| 2005 | 493 | +67% | 75 | 6.57 |
| 2004 | 295 | +15% | 50 | 5.90 |
| 2003 | 256 | −27% | 43 | 5.95 |
| 2002 | 352 | −46% | 59 | 5.97 |
| 2001 | 646 | −46% | 58 | 11.14 |
| 2000 | 1,200 | +2.2% | 118 | 10.17 |
| 1999 | 1,174 | +64% | 113 | 10.39 |
| 1998 | 716 | −25% | 119 | 6.02 |
| 1997 | 955 | +28% | 159 | 6.01 |
| 1996 | 744 | +40% | 124 | 6.00 |
| 1995 | 530 | +48% | 88 | 6.02 |
| 1994 | 359 | +7.5% | 60 | 5.98 |
| 1993 | 334 | −25% | 56 | 5.96 |
| 1992 | 443 | +73% | 74 | 5.99 |
| 1991 | 256 | +72% | 43 | 5.95 |
| 1990 | 149 | −5.7% | 30 | 4.97 |
| 1989 | 158 | +24% | 29 | 5.45 |
| 1988 | 127 | −9.3% | 25 | 5.08 |
| 1987 | 140 | +19% | 27 | 5.19 |
| 1986 | 118 | +15% | 23 | 5.13 |
| 1985 | 103 | −1.9% | 20 | 5.15 |
| 1984 | 105 | +156% | 17 | 6.18 |
| 1983 | 41 | −48% | 12 | 3.42 |
| 1982 | 79 | −15% | 19 | 4.16 |
| 1981 | 93 | −27% | 19 | 4.89 |
| 1980 | 127 | +1.6% | 18 | 7.06 |
| 1979 | 125 | +25% | 24 | 5.21 |
| 1978 | 100 | 0.0% | 16 | 6.25 |
| 1977 | 100 | — | 11 | 9.09 |
| 1976 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — | — | — |
Trade, 2024
- Imports
- 14,125 t USD 16.2 m
- Importer rank
- 41 of 161
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 Qatar?
Qatar produced 5,692 t in 2024, 0.01% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Qatar rank in the world for production of chillies and peppers, green?
Qatar ranked 95th 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 Qatar changed?
It rose by 500% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +30% for the world. 2024 was the highest figure on record.
What is the yield of chillies and peppers, green in Qatar?
50.8 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (5,692 t from 112 ha), against a world average of 15.9 t/ha.
Does Qatar export or import chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.)?
In 2024 Qatar reported no exports and imports of 14,125 t (USD 16.2 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 Qatar 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.