Papayas — Area harvested in Ecuador
Ecuador: Papayas — Area harvested was 3,809 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Papayas — Area harvested in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, papayas — area harvested in Ecuador stood at 3,809 ha.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, papayas — area harvested in Ecuador peaked at 5,685 ha in 1999 and was at its lowest, 690 ha, in 1993.
Ecuador ranks 19th of 64 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Papayas — Area harvested in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,400 ha | — |
| 1962 | 2,450 ha | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 2,500 ha | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 2,550 ha | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 2,660 ha | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 2,750 ha | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 2,832 ha | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 2,300 ha | -18.8% |
| 1969 | 2,100 ha | -8.7% |
| 1970 | 1,930 ha | -8.1% |
| 1971 | 1,700 ha | -11.9% |
| 1972 | 1,500 ha | -11.8% |
| 1973 | 1,300 ha | -13.3% |
| 1974 | 1,250 ha | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 1,000 ha | -20.0% |
| 1976 | 691 ha | -30.9% |
| 1977 | 723 ha | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 790 ha | +9.3% |
| 1979 | 749 ha | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 902 ha | +20.4% |
| 1981 | 1,099 ha | +21.8% |
| 1982 | 1,226 ha | +11.6% |
| 1983 | 1,475 ha | +20.3% |
| 1984 | 1,543 ha | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 1,718 ha | +11.3% |
| 1986 | 1,911 ha | +11.2% |
| 1987 | 1,779 ha | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 1,190 ha | -33.1% |
| 1989 | 1,270 ha | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 920 ha | -27.6% |
| 1991 | 1,120 ha | +21.7% |
| 1992 | 1,170 ha | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 690 ha | -41.0% |
| 1994 | 850 ha | +23.2% |
| 1995 | 1,230 ha | +44.7% |
| 1996 | 1,070 ha | -13.0% |
| 1997 | 5,000 ha | +367.3% |
| 1998 | 4,323 ha | -13.5% |
| 1999 | 5,685 ha | +31.5% |
| 2000 | 2,868 ha | -49.6% |
| 2001 | 5,250 ha | +83.1% |
| 2002 | 4,500 ha | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 3,791 ha | -15.8% |
| 2004 | 2,946 ha | -22.3% |
| 2005 | 3,355 ha | +13.9% |
| 2006 | 3,340 ha | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 3,350 ha | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 3,000 ha | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 3,100 ha | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 3,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,900 ha | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 3,000 ha | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 3,300 ha | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 3,500 ha | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 3,866 ha | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 3,555 ha | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 3,721 ha | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 3,714 ha | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 3,664 ha | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 3,700 ha | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 3,693 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 3,854 ha | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 3,882 ha | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 3,809 ha | -1.9% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 3,809 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,332 ha, 1.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 3,809 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 580.5 ha, 6.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Papayas — Area harvested in Ecuador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +367.3% | 1,070 ha | 5,000 ha |
| 2001 | +83.1% | 2,868 ha | 5,250 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,505 ha | 2,100 ha | 2,832 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,163 ha | 691 ha | 1,930 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,411 ha | 902 ha | 1,911 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,206 ha | 690 ha | 5,685 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,550 ha | 2,868 ha | 5,250 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,432 ha | 2,900 ha | 3,866 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,788 ha | 3,693 ha | 3,882 ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Ecuador
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.097 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 691.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4287 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3661 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is papayas — area harvested in Ecuador?
- Papayas — area harvested in Ecuador was 3,809 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest papayas — area harvested recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 5,685 ha in 1999.
- What is the lowest papayas — area harvested recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 690 ha in 1993.
- How does Ecuador rank for papayas — area harvested?
- Ecuador ranks 19th out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is papayas — area harvested rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.