Country Wise Area & Production of Chillies and peppers, dry in the World Year 2017
Sr. No.	Countries	Production (Tons)	Area (Hectares)	%age Share
1	India	2096000	840000	45.31
2	Thailand	349615	99865	7.56
3	China	313997	47212	6.79
4	Ethiopia	306703	162849	6.63
5	Côte d'Ivoire	156743	27090	3.39
6	Pakistan	148100	65100	3.20
7	Bangladesh	136872	103380	2.96
8	Myanmar	130588	109222	2.82
9	Ghana	119804	15472	2.59
10	Viet Nam	95844	65925	2.07
11	Benin	85283	27779	1.84
12	Nigeria	68980	39690	1.49
13	Mexico	61365	32997	1.33
14	Egypt	55273	16138	1.19
15	Nepal	49718	10077	1.07
Total Top 15 Countries		4174885	1662796	90.25
Total Other 52 Countries		450952	193848	9.75
World Total		4625837	1856644	100.00
Source: FAO