Papayas — Area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Papayas — Area harvested was 48,482 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Papayas — Area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, papayas — area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 48,482 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, papayas — area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 72,795 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11,750 ha, in 1961.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Papayas — Area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11,750 ha | — |
| 1962 | 11,950 ha | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 12,150 ha | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 12,450 ha | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 12,800 ha | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 13,223 ha | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 13,360 ha | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 13,696 ha | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 14,408 ha | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 15,090 ha | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 15,378 ha | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 15,827 ha | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 16,144 ha | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 16,523 ha | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 16,752 ha | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 16,942 ha | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 17,120 ha | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 17,601 ha | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 19,240 ha | +9.3% |
| 1980 | 19,537 ha | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 20,065 ha | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 20,460 ha | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 21,075 ha | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 21,533 ha | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 22,556 ha | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 22,919 ha | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 23,248 ha | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 24,129 ha | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 24,148 ha | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 27,947 ha | +15.7% |
| 1991 | 30,250 ha | +8.2% |
| 1992 | 31,603 ha | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 34,437 ha | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 35,564 ha | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 29,516 ha | -17.0% |
| 1996 | 29,657 ha | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 29,940 ha | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 31,870 ha | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 32,981 ha | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 32,289 ha | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 33,781 ha | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 34,579 ha | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 34,973 ha | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 33,153 ha | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 58,287 ha | +75.8% |
| 2006 | 39,142 ha | -32.8% |
| 2007 | 40,363 ha | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 47,157 ha | +16.8% |
| 2009 | 50,003 ha | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 48,014 ha | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 48,860 ha | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 48,750 ha | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 48,915 ha | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 53,997 ha | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 56,924 ha | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 61,743 ha | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 63,426 ha | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 69,694 ha | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 54,948 ha | -21.2% |
| 2020 | 72,795 ha | +32.5% |
| 2021 | 53,445 ha | -26.6% |
| 2022 | 47,646 ha | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 47,698 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 48,482 ha | +1.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Papayas — Area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +75.8% | 33,153 ha | 58,287 ha |
| 2006 | -32.8% | 58,287 ha | 39,142 ha |
| 2020 | +32.5% | 54,948 ha | 72,795 ha |
| 2021 | -26.6% | 72,795 ha | 53,445 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,865 ha | 11,750 ha | 14,408 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 16,662 ha | 15,090 ha | 19,240 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 21,967 ha | 19,537 ha | 24,148 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 31,376 ha | 27,947 ha | 35,564 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 40,373 ha | 32,289 ha | 58,287 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 55,527 ha | 48,014 ha | 69,694 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 54,013 ha | 47,646 ha | 72,795 ha | 5 |
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- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield, annual 4.6 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Milk, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.7803 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Production, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is papayas — area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Papayas — area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 48,482 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest papayas — area harvested recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 72,795 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest papayas — area harvested recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,750 ha in 1961.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for papayas — area harvested?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd out of 14 groups with data for 2024.
- Is papayas — area harvested rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.