| Country Wise Area & Production of Chillies and peppers, dry in the World Year 2015 | ||||
| Sr. No. | Countries | Production (Tons) | Area (Hectares) | %age Share |
| 1 | India | 1605000 | 761000 | 40.02 |
| 2 | Thailand | 348223 | 85645 | 8.68 |
| 3 | China | 305088 | 46117 | 7.61 |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 289677 | 142795 | 7.22 |
| 5 | Pakistan | 139687 | 62456 | 3.48 |
| 6 | Myanmar | 126800 | 110075 | 3.16 |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 123207 | 92167 | 3.07 |
| 8 | Ghana | 111395 | 14644 | 2.78 |
| 9 | Viet Nam | 94999 | 65348 | 2.37 |
| 10 | Benin | 75722 | 25861 | 1.89 |
| 11 | Nigeria | 64903 | 37930 | 1.62 |
| 12 | Mexico | 60648 | 33039 | 1.51 |
| 13 | Egypt | 54046 | 15855 | 1.35 |
| 14 | Romania | 45130 | 48763 | 1.13 |
| 15 | Nepal | 40172 | 7680 | 1.00 |
| Total Top 15 Countries | 3484697 | 1549375 | 86.90 | |
| Total of Other 52 Countries | 525329 | 165671 | 13.10 | |
| Total World | 4010026 | 1715046 | 100.00 | |
| Source: FAO | ||||