Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) in Ghana
Ghana: Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) was 285.22 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) in Ghana, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 285.22 for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 185.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in Ghana peaked at 285.22 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.31, in 1991.
That places Ghana 11th out of 102 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.31 | — |
| 1992 | 0.34 | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 0.61 | +79.4% |
| 1994 | 1 | +63.9% |
| 1995 | 1.79 | +79.0% |
| 1996 | 2.1 | +17.3% |
| 1997 | 2.48 | +18.1% |
| 1998 | 4.72 | +90.3% |
| 1999 | 3.3 | -30.1% |
| 2000 | 4.09 | +23.9% |
| 2001 | 7.15 | +74.8% |
| 2002 | 8.25 | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 11 | +33.3% |
| 2004 | 17.41 | +58.3% |
| 2005 | 23.33 | +34.0% |
| 2006 | 29.52 | +26.5% |
| 2007 | 35.92 | +21.7% |
| 2008 | 42.47 | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 49.12 | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 55.82 | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 78.64 | +40.9% |
| 2012 | 87.08 | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 80.48 | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 90.38 | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 100.08 | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 109.55 | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 118.76 | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 127.72 | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 136.52 | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 163.06 | +19.4% |
| 2021 | 168.92 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 217.1 | +28.5% |
| 2023 | 242.88 | +11.9% |
| 2024 | 262.8 | +8.2% |
| 2025 | 285.22 | +8.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 285.22 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 138.49, 2.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 285.22 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 105, 2.7× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +90.3% | 2.48 | 4.72 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.85 | 0.31 | 4.72 | 9 |
| 2000s | 22.83 | 4.09 | 49.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.5 | 55.82 | 136.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 223.33 | 163.06 | 285.22 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 8 Jamaica 360.45 compare
- 9 Mauritius 360.33 compare
- 10 Dominican Republic 287.88 compare
- 12 China, mainland 281.18 compare
- 13 North Macedonia 274.51 compare
- 14 Honduras 267.61 compare
More economy & growth data for Ghana
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.15 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 38.84 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1.11 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.91 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 8.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 54.42 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 23.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in Ghana?
- Chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in Ghana was 285.22 in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 285.22 in 2025.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.31 in 1991.
- How does Ghana rank for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.)?
- Ghana ranks 11th out of 102 countries with data for 2025.
- Is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 185.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Producer Price Index (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This sub-domain contains data on agriculture producer prices and the producer price index. Agriculture producer prices are prices received by farmers for primary crops, live animals and livestock primary products as collected at the point of initial sale (prices paid at the farm gate). Annual data are provided from 1991 (while mothly data start in January 2010) for 180 countries and 212 products. The producer price index is the index of agricultural producer prices that measures the average annual change over time in the selling prices received by farmers (prices at the farm gate or at the first point of sale). The three categories of producer price index available in FAOSTAT comprise: single-item price index, commodity group index and the agriculture producer price index.