The most common black pepper comes from India. The majority of it is grown in the Western Ghats region of the country and has the name "Piper nigrum". But this isn't the only pepper that grows in India. Black pepper can also be grown in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Madagascar, Malawi and Kenya. But no one country grows more than another.
The world's leading exporter of black pepper, India grows the largest crop of black pepper on earth. The Indian government says that it is growing in the Western Ghats (mountains), and not in the eastern lowlands where other countries grow it. But India is not alone. In fact, it is the only country that grows the crop.