Papayas — Area harvested in Colombia
Colombia: Papayas — Area harvested was 7,504 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Papayas — Area harvested in Colombia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, papayas — area harvested in Colombia stood at 7,504 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and up 55.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, papayas — area harvested in Colombia peaked at 8,085 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 740 ha, in 1961.
Colombia ranks 12th of 64 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Papayas — Area harvested in Colombia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 740 ha | — |
| 1962 | 740 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 760 ha | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 760 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 780 ha | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 780 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 800 ha | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,100 ha | +37.5% |
| 1970 | 1,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1,200 ha | +9.1% |
| 1973 | 1,300 ha | +8.3% |
| 1974 | 1,400 ha | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 1,500 ha | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 1,100 ha | -26.7% |
| 1977 | 1,450 ha | +31.8% |
| 1978 | 1,700 ha | +17.2% |
| 1979 | 1,900 ha | +11.8% |
| 1980 | 1,780 ha | -6.3% |
| 1981 | 1,600 ha | -10.1% |
| 1982 | 1,500 ha | -6.2% |
| 1983 | 1,400 ha | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 1,100 ha | -21.4% |
| 1985 | 1,360 ha | +23.6% |
| 1986 | 1,320 ha | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 1,500 ha | +13.6% |
| 1988 | 1,800 ha | +20.0% |
| 1989 | 2,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 1,452 ha | -27.4% |
| 1991 | 2,463 ha | +69.6% |
| 1992 | 2,187 ha | -11.2% |
| 1993 | 2,200 ha | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 2,250 ha | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 2,300 ha | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 2,661 ha | +15.7% |
| 1997 | 3,352 ha | +26.0% |
| 1998 | 4,172 ha | +24.5% |
| 1999 | 4,728 ha | +13.3% |
| 2000 | 4,496 ha | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 4,416 ha | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 3,715 ha | -15.9% |
| 2003 | 4,078 ha | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 4,464 ha | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 5,152 ha | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 5,721 ha | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 6,064 ha | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 5,498 ha | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 5,565 ha | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 4,928 ha | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 4,968 ha | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 4,889 ha | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 4,843 ha | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 4,820 ha | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 5,332 ha | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 5,985 ha | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 5,410 ha | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 5,188 ha | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 6,861 ha | +32.2% |
| 2020 | 7,300 ha | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 6,948 ha | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 7,594 ha | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 8,085 ha | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 7,504 ha | -7.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 7,504 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,332 ha, 3.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 7,504 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 580.5 ha, 12.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Papayas — Area harvested in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +69.6% | 1,452 ha | 2,463 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 806.67 ha | 740 ha | 1,100 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,375 ha | 1,100 ha | 1,900 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,536 ha | 1,100 ha | 2,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,776 ha | 1,452 ha | 4,728 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,917 ha | 3,715 ha | 6,064 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,322 ha | 4,820 ha | 6,861 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,486 ha | 6,948 ha | 8,085 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2,342 ha compare
- 9 China, mainland 8,515 ha compare
- 10 Philippines 7,766 ha compare
- 10 Melanesia 464 ha compare
- 11 Kenya 7,722 ha compare
- 11 Polynesia 365 ha compare
- 12 Timor-Leste 95 ha compare
- 13 Ethiopia 7,219 ha compare
- 13 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 28 ha compare
- 13 Caribbean 19,304 ha compare
- 14 Bangladesh 7,155 ha compare
- 14 Micronesia 0 ha
- 15 Côte d'Ivoire 5,859 ha compare
- 15 Malawi 5,020 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Colombia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0995 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 851.52 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.2113 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2122 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is papayas — area harvested in Colombia?
- Papayas — area harvested in Colombia was 7,504 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest papayas — area harvested recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 8,085 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest papayas — area harvested recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 740 ha in 1961.
- How does Colombia rank for papayas — area harvested?
- Colombia ranks 12th out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is papayas — area harvested rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Papayas — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.