[1] The pepper's modern name is derived from the area where it is grown, the Province of Kampot, but its historic name uses the French term for Mainland Southeast Asia.

[3] Kampot pepper is grown, produced and sold in green, black, white and red varieties, all from the same plant.

[6] Plantations are inspected by the Kampot Pepper Producers Association (KPPA) and by the independent certification body Eco-Cert.

Comparably, Vietnam tops the list of pepper growing nations with a total crop of 155,000 tons in 2014; a 38.6% share of the global production.

[8] Modern intensive production was initiated under the French colonial rule in the 1870s and at the beginning of the 20th century, Cambodia harvested around 8,000 tons of Kampot pepper annually.

[10] As of July 2015, six districts in the southern province of Kampot have pepper farms, while the spice's overseas market consists mostly of Europe, the United States, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan.