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Where Dried chilli Grows

India grew the most dried chilli in 2024: 2.9 million tonnes, 53.3% of the world’s 5.5 million tonnes. Watch the top producers light up on the world map, coloured by their share of the world’s dried chilli.

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Dried chilli grown in 2024

Point at or tap a country to see how much it grows.

Share of the world’s dried chilli: 25% or more 10–25% 5–10% 2–5% 0.5–2% Under 0.5% None recorded

Top 10 dried chilli producers

Tonnes grown in 2024

1India 53.3%

2.9 million tonnes
2China 6.0%

326,172 tonnes
3Thailand 5.9%

324,005 tonnes
4Bangladesh 5.5%

301,311 tonnes
5Ethiopia 5.5%

298,080 tonnes
6Myanmar 2.7%

148,545 tonnes
7Côte d'Ivoire 2.4%

131,573 tonnes
8Pakistan 2.2%

120,647 tonnes
9Ghana 2.0%

110,766 tonnes
10Vietnam 1.8%

100,502 tonnes

World total

5.5 million tonnes

Countries growing it

Largest producer

India

Top 3 together

65.2%

All 56 countries that grow dried chilli

#	Country	Tonnes	Share
1	India	2,909,844	53.3%
2	China	326,172	6.0%
3	Thailand	324,005	5.9%
4	Bangladesh	301,311	5.5%
5	Ethiopia	298,080	5.5%
6	Myanmar	148,545	2.7%
7	Côte d'Ivoire	131,573	2.4%
8	Pakistan	120,647	2.2%
9	Ghana	110,766	2.0%
10	Vietnam	100,502	1.8%
11	Nigeria	65,284	1.2%
12	Egypt	63,026	1.2%
13	Mexico	61,341	1.1%
14	Niger	60,066	1.1%
15	Nepal	45,860	0.8%
16	Peru	42,828	0.8%
17	Cameroon	42,822	0.8%
18	Democratic Republic of the Congo	36,054	0.7%
19	Morocco	27,918	0.5%
20	Uzbekistan	25,267	0.5%
21	Bosnia and Herzegovina	24,495	0.4%
22	Tunisia	20,887	0.4%
23	Jamaica	18,718	0.3%
24	South Africa	17,990	0.3%
25	Turkey	16,151	0.3%
26	Algeria	15,112	0.3%
27	Cambodia	13,306	0.2%
28	Laos	12,742	0.2%
29	Sudan	10,665	0.2%
30	South Sudan	7,077	0.1%
31	Tanzania	6,777	0.1%
32	Senegal	5,048	0.1%
33	Mali	4,434	0.1%
34	Serbia	4,340	0.1%
35	Sierra Leone	4,322	0.1%
36	Iran	3,928	0.1%
37	North Macedonia	3,750	0.1%
38	Togo	3,587	0.1%
39	Uganda	3,227	0.1%
40	Argentina	3,187	0.1%
41	Kenya	3,035	0.1%
42	Malaysia	2,429	under 0.1%
43	Madagascar	1,852	under 0.1%
44	Cabo Verde	1,551	under 0.1%
45	Malawi	1,323	under 0.1%
46	Syria	977	under 0.1%
47	Kyrgyzstan	976	under 0.1%
48	Zimbabwe	703	under 0.1%
49	Iraq	611	under 0.1%
50	Djibouti	571	under 0.1%
51	Kazakhstan	441	under 0.1%
52	Zambia	433	under 0.1%
53	Bhutan	156	under 0.1%
54	Central African Republic	117	under 0.1%
55	Maldives	10	under 0.1%
56	Papua New Guinea	2	under 0.1%

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Data: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 28 October 2026. https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL. Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAOSTAT item: Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw. Some figures are FAO estimates. Xilfy is not affiliated with or endorsed by FAO.

Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain). Borders are simplified and do not imply any view on disputed territory.

About the Where Food Grows

Where Food Grows shows which countries grow the food we eat. Pick one of 73 crops – rice, wheat, mango, banana, coffee, cocoa, tea, jute and more – and the countries that grow it light up on the world map one after another, largest producer first. Each country is coloured by its share of the world’s crop, with the top 10 beside the map and every producing country ranked below, from FAOSTAT’s latest figures.

How to use it

1 Pick a crop from the list or the buttons above the map.
2 Watch the top producers light up; press Replay to see it again.
3 Point at or tap any country for its tonnes, rank and share of the world.
4 Scroll down for every country that grows the crop, or copy the link to share it.

Frequently asked questions

Which country produces the most dried chilli?

India grew the most dried chilli in 2024: 2.9 million tonnes, 53.3% of the world’s 5.5 million tonnes. The figures are FAOSTAT’s for 2024.

What are the top 5 dried chilli producing countries?

India (53.3%), China (6.0%), Thailand (5.9%), Bangladesh (5.5%) and Ethiopia (5.5%), by tonnes grown in 2024.

Where does the data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the food and farming statistics of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), dataset “Crops and livestock products”, under the CC BY 4.0 licence. It shows the latest year FAO has published, usually two years behind.

Why do some numbers look different from other sources?

Countries report in different ways and FAO fills gaps with its own estimates. Some crops are also grouped: FAO counts mangoes together with guavas and mangosteens, and lemons with limes. The FAOSTAT item name under the map says exactly what is counted.

Why are Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao shown apart from China?

FAOSTAT reports them separately, so the map follows its figures. Borders are simplified and do not imply any view on disputed territory.

Why is a country grey?

FAOSTAT has no production of that crop recorded for it in the latest year. It may grow a little that is not reported.

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