Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) in South Africa
South Africa: Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) was 15,032 LCU in 2025. ▲ Rising
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) in South Africa, 2010–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 15,032 LCU for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in 2025.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in South Africa peaked at 23,247 LCU in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6,227 LCU, in 2010.
That places South Africa 39th out of 92 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) in South Africa, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6,227 LCU | — |
| 2011 | 8,620 LCU | +38.4% |
| 2012 | 8,171 LCU | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 7,851 LCU | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 17,933 LCU | +128.4% |
| 2015 | 23,247 LCU | +29.6% |
| 2016 | 18,707 LCU | -19.5% |
| 2017 | 19,460 LCU | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 16,110 LCU | -17.2% |
| 2019 | 15,068 LCU | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 9,529 LCU | -36.8% |
| 2021 | 19,448 LCU | +104.1% |
| 2022 | 21,262 LCU | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 15,095 LCU | -29.0% |
| 2024 | 15,792 LCU | +4.6% |
| 2025 | 15,032 LCU | -4.8% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 15,032 LCU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15,032 LCU, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 15,032 LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 109,180 LCU, 14% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) in South Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +128.4% | 7,851 LCU | 17,933 LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14,139 LCU | 6,227 LCU | 23,247 LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,026 LCU | 9,529 LCU | 21,262 LCU | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 36 Honduras 33,070 LCU compare
- 37 Palestine 28,643 LCU compare
- 38 North Macedonia 26,220 LCU compare
- 40 Ethiopia 13,220 LCU compare
- 40 Serbia and Montenegro 13,220 LCU
- 42 Antigua and Barbuda 13,206 LCU compare
More economy & growth data for South Africa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.4836 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -4.01 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -61.95 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -2.16 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -192.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -33.37 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 16.18 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in South Africa?
- Chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in South Africa was 15,032 LCU 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 23,247 LCU in 2015.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,227 LCU in 2010.
- How does South Africa rank for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.)?
- South Africa ranks 39th out of 92 countries with data for 2025.
- Is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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 (LCU/tonne). 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.