Papayas — Area harvested in Guatemala
Guatemala: Papayas — Area harvested was 2,833 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Papayas — Area harvested in Guatemala, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for papayas — area harvested in Guatemala is 2,833 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, papayas — area harvested in Guatemala peaked at 3,075 ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 350 ha, in 1990.
That places Guatemala 20th out of 64 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Guatemala, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 350 ha | — |
| 1991 | 350 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 350 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 350 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 420 ha | +20.0% |
| 1995 | 420 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 420 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 560 ha | +33.3% |
| 1998 | 700 ha | +25.0% |
| 1999 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 978 ha | +39.7% |
| 2002 | 978 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 978 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 978 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,048 ha | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 1,048 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,096 ha | +100.0% |
| 2008 | 2,096 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,446 ha | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 2,481 ha | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 2,516 ha | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 2,369 ha | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 2,565 ha | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 2,586 ha | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 2,796 ha | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 3,075 ha | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 2,819 ha | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 2,787 ha | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 2,894 ha | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 2,908 ha | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 3,008 ha | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 2,832 ha | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 2,833 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2,833 ha | +0.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 2,833 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,332 ha, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 2,833 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 580.5 ha, 4.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Papayas — Area harvested in Guatemala 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +100.0% | 1,048 ha | 2,096 ha |
| 2001 | +39.7% | 700 ha | 978 ha |
| 1997 | +33.3% | 420 ha | 560 ha |
| 1998 | +25.0% | 560 ha | 700 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 462 ha | 350 ha | 700 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,335 ha | 700 ha | 2,446 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,689 ha | 2,369 ha | 3,075 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,883 ha | 2,832 ha | 3,008 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More agriculture & rural data for Guatemala
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0955 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 630.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.437 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is papayas — area harvested in Guatemala?
- Papayas — area harvested in Guatemala was 2,833 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest papayas — area harvested recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 3,075 ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest papayas — area harvested recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 350 ha in 1990.
- How does Guatemala rank for papayas — area harvested?
- Guatemala ranks 20th out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is papayas — area harvested rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.