Pepper (Piper spp.), Raw Consumption by Country
In 2023, Vietnam recorded the largest raw pepper food supply at 88,976 tonnes, followed by India at 78,171 tonnes and Burkina Faso at 71,472 tonnes. Burkina Faso ranked first in food supply per person at 8.5 grams per day, ahead of Tajikistan at 5.9 grams. The 2023 total across countries with reported values was 724,099 tonnes. These figures measure food available for human consumption, not the amount people actually ate.
The United States placed fourth at 58,372 tonnes, with Iraq fifth at 37,754 and Indonesia sixth at 37,459. China, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Tajikistan closed the top ten between 22,389 and 37,146 tonnes. The top three held 33.0 percent of the annual listed food supply total, and the top five 46.2 percent. Vietnam had the highest listed food supply, while Burkina Faso had the highest per-capita food supply. The United States lost 17,374 tonnes between 2022 and 2023, down 22.9 percent to 58,372 tonnes. South Korea lost 6,516 tonnes, down 91.7 percent. The Emirates lost 6,384 tonnes, down 98.5 percent. Germany shed 6,114 tonnes, down 44.7 percent. Burkina Faso gave up 5,311 tonnes, down 6.9 percent. Zimbabwe added 5,503 tonnes, up 38.0 percent. Iraq added 3,926 tonnes, up 11.6 percent. Pakistan added 3,244 tonnes, up 35.2 percent. The 175 countries present in both years fell from 759,989 tonnes to 724,099 tonnes, down 35,890 tonnes, or 4.7 percent, with no entries or exits. Between 2019 and 2023, the 173 countries present in both years grew from 613,776 tonnes to 724,075 tonnes, up 110,299 tonnes, or 18.0 percent. Vietnam added 82,548 tonnes from 6,428, accounting for 74.8 percent of the net gain. Iraq added 35,734 tonnes from 2,020. Indonesia added 23,724 tonnes, up 172.7 percent. Burkina Faso added 17,472 tonnes, up 32.4 percent. Brazil added 9,725 tonnes, up 84.7 percent. Tajikistan lost 22,267 tonnes, down 49.9 percent. The United States shed 16,076 tonnes, down 21.6 percent. Germany gave up 12,435 tonnes, down 62.2 percent. One country left with 140 tonnes, against two arrivals with 24. Burkina Faso's 8.5 grams a day beat Tajikistan's 5.9 in second and Sri Lanka's 3.41 in third. Zimbabwe sat fourth at 3.35 grams, with Iraq at 2.68 and Vietnam at 2.43. Malaysia, Antigua and Barbuda, Jordan and the Bahamas followed below 2.3 grams. Vietnam, first by volume, placed sixth per person. Raw pepper of the Piper genus for human consumption is recorded in tonnes and daily grams per person for each reporting country over 2019-2023. Annual totals sum reporting countries only. Small 2019 bases make the loudest five-year percentages. Vietnam's 1,284.2 percent five-year rate divides by 6,428 tonnes and Iraq's 1,769.0 percent by 2,020 tonnes. South Korea's 91.7 percent latest fall ends at 587 tonnes and the Emirates' 98.5 percent at 96 tonnes. Madagascar fell to a reported zero in 2023 from 1,089 tonnes in 2022, so that zero merits checking against the source. FAO Supply Utilization Accounts catalogue tonnage for human consumption as element 5141 and daily grams per person as element 665, shown for raw pepper across 2019-2023. Percentage changes are calculated relative to the earlier year's value. Percentage changes are not calculated when the earlier value is zero. The dataset covers 176 reporting countries after regional and other aggregate entries are excluded. Of these, 175 have reported values for 2023. Only countries with values at both endpoints enter comparisons. The 2023 listed total of 724,099 tonnes is the sum of every country with a 2023 value. Reported zeros are retained as zero values, while blank cells are treated as missing data.
Pepper (Piper spp.), Raw Consumption
The United States Records the Largest Latest-Year Decline
Vietnam and Iraq Record the Largest Five-Year Gains
Burkina Faso Leads Raw Pepper Supply per Person
What the Raw Pepper Data Covers
Pepper (Piper spp.), Raw Consumption by Country
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381.82
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182.63
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249.16
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203.08
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246.73
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206.16
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180.24
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106
65.67
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226.02
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154.26
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227.25
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179.73
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164.49
0.92
59.22
0.32
159.45
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153.41
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174.42
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380.44
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562.42
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148.61
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91.15
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84.76
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80.69
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112
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104.53
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112.94
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146.81
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280.61
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268.51
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251.42
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126.22
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150.29
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164.77
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174.83
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142.81
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124.83
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85.09
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103.02
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69.3
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106.97
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93.4
0.91
69.18
0.67
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117.77
1.14
106.78
1.04
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194.74
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165.45
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199.27
0.22
168.03
0.18
103.83
0.11
119
5.27
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18.84
0.18
12.93
0.13
90.5
0.88
103.7
1.01
120
32.98
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84.69
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69.22
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85.84
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96.46
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2.92K
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56.15
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54.67
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20.95
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80.76
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80.91
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123
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117.12
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349.17
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106.21
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35.95
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129.64
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74.48
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220.45
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430.62
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286.54
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126
25.83
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68.34
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68.29
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47.12
1.41
7.59
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52.27
1.55
40.77
1.2
62.44
1.83
128
73.6
0.56
70.2
0.52
70.01
0.51
57.27
0.41
56.06
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129
78.1
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136.64
0.34
146.63
0.36
30.59
0.07
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130
200.19
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144.88
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281.34
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126.38
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52.95
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131
61.07
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324.56
1.41
59.3
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51.28
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33.03
0.77
38.29
0.87
55.11
1.23
39.33
0.86
47.49
1.02
133
37.59
0.2
76.29
0.4
36.79
0.19
64.84
0.34
47.27
0.24
134
64.8
0.05
78.62
0.07
131.91
0.11
145.25
0.12
45.99
0.04
135
30.35
0.04
7.86
0.01
31.78
0.04
25.08
0.03
44.93
0.05
136
62.38
0.07
106.86
0.12
88.9
0.1
63.06
0.07
43.1
0.05
137
16.25
0.03
50.67
0.1
37.43
0.08
56.99
0.11
41.66
0.08
138
83.67
0.01
118.81
0.01
120.14
0.01
114.55
0.01
41.15
0
139
74.58
0.04
114.65
0.05
99.49
0.05
55.69
0.03
37.44
0.02
140
26.79
0.12
22.66
0.1
30.12
0.14
31.83
0.14
35.14
0.15
141
1.62K
0.15
2.24K
0.2
1.29K
0.11
63.46
0.01
34.13
0
142
23.17
0.12
11.44
0.06
27.13
0.14
28.63
0.15
31.25
0.16
143
644.59
0.72
632.34
0.69
629.09
0.67
202.87
0.21
26.25
0.03
144
80.5
0.02
61.25
0.01
102.42
0.02
30.79
0.01
24.7
0
145
13.38
0.06
8.72
0.04
11.35
0.05
35.7
0.16
24.24
0.11
146
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-
120.43
0.04
0
0
49.67
0.02
23.97
0.01
147
49.3
0.07
283.79
0.41
270.23
0.39
8.23
0.01
20.15
0.03
148
17.34
0.23
18.26
0.24
16.38
0.21
15.26
0.19
16.67
0.21
149
405.3
0.12
351.33
0.1
449.49
0.13
48.5
0.01
16.24
0
150
3
0
3
0
66.29
0.02
18.91
0.01
14.21
0
151
31.03
0.3
14.71
0.14
29.34
0.28
24.92
0.24
12.38
0.12
152
1.37
0
59.38
0.01
29.82
0.01
21.74
0.01
11.39
0
153
32.92
0.08
8.1
0.02
14.08
0.03
8.56
0.02
8.58
0.02
154
0
0
6.9
0.02
2.69
0.01
8.03
0.03
8.01
0.03
155
22.31
0.16
24.47
0.17
33.48
0.23
34.09
0.23
5.36
0.04
156
2.43
0.15
4.4
0.28
5.54
0.37
3.53
0.24
4.27
0.3
157
1.37
0.01
0.71
0.01
1.64
0.01
2.7
0.02
4.07
0.03
158
0.99
0
4.01
0.01
12.2
0.04
16.1
0.06
2.79
0.01
159
12.73
0.2
1.27
0.02
0
0
0
0
1.7
0.03
160
0.62
0
0.25
0
0.23
0
1.28
0
1.36
0
161
0.04
0.01
0.06
0.01
0.04
0.01
0.46
0.11
1.28
0.3
162
0
0
0
0
0.75
0.01
0.25
0
1.16
0.01
163
0.07
0
0.16
0
0.42
0.01
0.09
0
0.57
0.01
164
0
0
0.27
0
2.69
0
0
0
0.46
0
165
0.16
0
0.84
0
3.39
0
1.14
0
0.44
0
166
0.33
0.01
0.22
0.01
0.02
0
0.16
0
0.31
0.01
167
0.05
0
4.99
0.29
4.25
0.25
5.26
0.31
0.16
0.01
168
0.05
0
0.04
0
0.04
0
0.04
0
0.04
0
169
-
-
0
0
1.5
0.4
0.13
0.03
0.01
0
170
0
0
26.04
0
27.88
0
0
0
0
0
171
0
0
16.29
0.38
18.6
0.44
0
0
0
0
172
20.74
0
2.8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
173
565.9
0.05
1.05K
0.1
1.09K
0.1
1.09K
0.1
0
0
174
0
0
0
0
5.66
0.15
0
0
0
0
175
0
0
124.64
0.02
0
0
0
0
0
0
176
140.29
0.03
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-
-
-
-
-
-
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Methodology
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country has the highest raw pepper food supply per person?
Burkina Faso ranked first in 2023 at 8.5 grams per person per day, ahead of Tajikistan at 5.9 grams and Sri Lanka at 3.41 grams.
Why does Vietnam rank first by total volume but not per person?
Vietnam's 88,976 tonnes placed it first by total food supply, but its per-person figure was 2.43 grams per day. Burkina Faso led the per-person ranking.
Which country recorded the largest decline in 2023?
The United States had the largest absolute decline, falling by 17,374 tonnes, or 22.9 percent, to 58,372 tonnes in 2023, the deepest single-year loss in the table.
Does food supply represent the amount of pepper people actually eat?
No. FAO food supply figures describe food available for human consumption, not measured individual intake. They should not be interpreted as the quantity actually eaten.
How did raw pepper food supply change between 2019 and 2023?
Among the 173 countries with values in both years, the listed total increased from 613,776 tonnes to 724,075 tonnes, a rise of 110,299 tonnes, or approximately 18.0 percent over the period.
Data Disclaimer: Projected data (future years) are estimates based on mathematical models. Actual values may differ. Learn about our methodology →
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Updated: 09.10.2026https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/SCL
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