Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) was 798,880 LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) in Sri Lanka, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
In 2025, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in Sri Lanka stood at 798,880 LCU. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 16.3% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in Sri Lanka peaked at 798,880 LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 23,460 LCU, in 1991.
Sri Lanka ranks 12th of 92 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 23,460 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 25,500 LCU | +8.7% |
| 1993 | 24,760 LCU | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 29,220 LCU | +18.0% |
| 1995 | 31,210 LCU | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 32,730 LCU | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 32,190 LCU | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 40,740 LCU | +26.6% |
| 1999 | 34,380 LCU | -15.6% |
| 2000 | 38,460 LCU | +11.9% |
| 2001 | 36,240 LCU | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 36,700 LCU | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 39,430 LCU | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 42,330 LCU | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 50,250 LCU | +18.7% |
| 2006 | 58,340 LCU | +16.1% |
| 2007 | 58,380 LCU | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 113,020 LCU | +93.6% |
| 2009 | 104,020 LCU | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 115,793 LCU | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 212,490 LCU | +83.5% |
| 2012 | 160,133 LCU | -24.6% |
| 2013 | 89,380 LCU | -44.2% |
| 2014 | 322,512 LCU | +260.8% |
| 2015 | 661,581 LCU | +105.1% |
| 2016 | 117,569 LCU | -82.2% |
| 2017 | 220,000 LCU | +87.1% |
| 2018 | 364,484 LCU | +65.7% |
| 2019 | 217,652 LCU | -40.3% |
| 2020 | 381,507 LCU | +75.3% |
| 2021 | 676,880 LCU | +77.4% |
| 2022 | 781,825 LCU | +15.5% |
| 2023 | 797,676 LCU | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 687,109 LCU | -13.9% |
| 2025 | 798,880 LCU | +16.3% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 798,880 LCU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15,032 LCU, 53.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 798,880 LCU is above the median for South Asia, which is 150,000 LCU, 5.3× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) in Sri Lanka 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 | +260.8% | 89,380 LCU | 322,512 LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30,466 LCU | 23,460 LCU | 40,740 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 57,717 LCU | 36,240 LCU | 113,020 LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 248,159 LCU | 89,380 LCU | 661,581 LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 687,313 LCU | 381,507 LCU | 798,880 LCU | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More economy & growth data for Sri Lanka
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.07 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -7.82 Percent per annum (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 110.33 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5.03 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 761.14 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 6.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 34.73 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 38.34 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in Sri Lanka?
- Chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in Sri Lanka was 798,880 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 798,880 LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,460 LCU in 1991.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 12th out of 92 countries with data for 2025.
- Is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.