As authentic and reliable data of production, export, import, price, cultivation area, etc are of great benefit for the stakeholder of pepper industry, we are pleased to publish the Pepper Statistical Yearbook 2021 which consist of the most relevant information pertinent to the pepper industry.

This compilation of self-contained and easily referred to data presents ten years summary of important statistical data on area, production, export, import, consumption and price of the producing countries between 2013 - 2022 as well as the latest five years detailed statistic on import and export pepper of the producing and consuming countries.

Year 2022 saw the rather similar amount of pepper production as compared with the previous year as it reached a total of 535 KMT. New York spot price of pepper in 2022 was reported at an average of USD 5,419 per Mt for black pepper and USD 6,995 per Mt for white pepper, recording a 20% increase for black pepper and 5% increase for white pepper as compared to 2021. The total pepper export of producing countries in 2022 recorded a decrease by 11% as opposed to the previous year. Whilst the total import of the consuming countries was reported with a significant 16% decrease as compared with the same period in 2021.

The success of the publication of the Pepper Statistical Yearbook 2022 is highly due to the cooperation and support of the IPC Member Countries, ITC Geneva, FAO and other relevant organization which could not be named individually. The updated and relevant information and data provided by them were the key to compiling a reliable historical data series.

The compilation of the Pepper Statistical Yearbook 2022 is the result of the determined collective work of Mr. Galih Perwara and Mr. Budiman Munggaran of the IPC. I place on record my sincere appreciation of their commendable service in publishing the Pepper Statistical Yearbook 2022. I would also like to extend my appreciation to Mr. Yadi Suryadi for his contribution in the publication of this Pepper Statistical Yearbook.

I would also like to compliment all those agencies & institutions, who have supported the publication of this useful and much needed book. The IPC would be very happy to receive your expert views and suggestions on this publication for improving its contents and format.

Jakarta, 11 October 2023

Firna Azura Ekaputri
Executive Director,
International Pepper Community