In 2024, chili pepper production in Jambi province reached 43,580 tons. This represents an increase compared to the previous year's figure of 12,429 tons. Previously, Jambi recorded a record growth of 204.75% in 2013, and the average annual growth over the last six years has been 41.66%.
**Top 10 Provinces:**
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, total chili pepper production in the top 10 producing provinces in 2024 reached 1.36 million tons. This represents 86.86% of the national total.
East Java ranks first, producing 568,980 tons. This represents an increase of 6,159.1 tons compared to the previous year.
Central Java recorded chili pepper production of 248,080 tons, lower than the same period in the previous year. Year-on-year, production in this province decreased by 0.45%.
West Java's chili pepper production decreased by 0.14% to 163,760 tons compared to the same period the previous year. West Nusa Tenggara produced 94,160 tons (an increase of 38.54%), while North Sumatra's production decreased by 3.8% to 83,580 tons compared to the same period the previous year.
The following is a list of the ten provinces with the highest chili pepper production:
* East Java: 568,980 tons
* Central Java: 248,080 tons
* West Java: 163,760 tons
* West Nusa Tenggara: 94,160 tons
* North Sumatra: 83,580 tons
* Aceh: 64,090 tons
* Jambi: 43,580 tons
* South Sulawesi: 36,130 tons
* Yogyakarta Special Region: 29,080 tons
* West Sumatra: 27,920 tons