Papayas — Area harvested in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Papayas — Area harvested was 45,958 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
45,958 ha
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
8th
of 21 groups
All-time high
45,958 ha
in 2024
All-time low
12,950 ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Papayas — Area harvested in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

In 2024, papayas — area harvested in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) stood at 45,958 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, papayas — area harvested in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 45,958 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12,950 ha, in 1961.

That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 8th out of 21 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Papayas — Area harvested in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Papayas — Area harvested in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 12,950 ha
1962 13,050 ha +0.8%
1963 13,150 ha +0.8%
1964 13,350 ha +1.5%
1965 13,500 ha +1.1%
1966 13,600 ha +0.7%
1967 13,850 ha +1.8%
1968 14,150 ha +2.2%
1969 14,750 ha +4.2%
1970 15,550 ha +5.4%
1971 16,200 ha +4.2%
1972 16,600 ha +2.5%
1973 16,800 ha +1.2%
1974 17,300 ha +3.0%
1975 17,500 ha +1.2%
1976 17,700 ha +1.1%
1977 18,000 ha +1.7%
1978 18,400 ha +2.2%
1979 19,950 ha +8.4%
1980 20,328 ha +1.9%
1981 20,771 ha +2.2%
1982 21,135 ha +1.8%
1983 21,667 ha +2.5%
1984 21,790 ha +0.6%
1985 23,056 ha +5.8%
1986 23,329 ha +1.2%
1987 23,602 ha +1.2%
1988 24,364 ha +3.2%
1989 24,528 ha +0.7%
1990 28,337 ha +15.5%
1991 30,810 ha +8.7%
1992 32,177 ha +4.4%
1993 34,517 ha +7.3%
1994 36,191 ha +4.8%
1995 28,990 ha -19.9%
1996 30,198 ha +4.2%
1997 30,446 ha +0.8%
1998 32,304 ha +6.1%
1999 33,565 ha +3.9%
2000 32,701 ha -2.6%
2001 34,086 ha +4.2%
2002 34,813 ha +2.1%
2003 36,291 ha +4.2%
2004 33,585 ha -7.5%
2005 33,665 ha +0.2%
2006 32,604 ha -3.2%
2007 35,031 ha +7.4%
2008 34,494 ha -1.5%
2009 32,543 ha -5.7%
2010 36,419 ha +11.9%
2011 34,478 ha -5.3%
2012 36,373 ha +5.5%
2013 37,371 ha +2.7%
2014 40,975 ha +9.6%
2015 40,232 ha -1.8%
2016 41,148 ha +2.3%
2017 40,915 ha -0.6%
2018 43,260 ha +5.7%
2019 42,455 ha -1.9%
2020 41,257 ha -2.8%
2021 44,922 ha +8.9%
2022 42,353 ha -5.7%
2023 45,049 ha +6.4%
2024 45,958 ha +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 13,594 ha 12,950 ha 14,750 ha 9
1970s 17,400 ha 15,550 ha 19,950 ha 10
1980s 22,457 ha 20,328 ha 24,528 ha 10
1990s 31,754 ha 28,337 ha 36,191 ha 10
2000s 33,981 ha 32,543 ha 36,291 ha 10
2010s 39,363 ha 34,478 ha 43,260 ha 10
2020s 43,908 ha 41,257 ha 45,958 ha 5

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 12,241 ha compare
  2. 5 Dominican Republic 14,229 ha compare
  3. 6 Peru 12,424 ha compare
  4. 6 Viet Nam 9,577 ha compare
  5. 7 Indonesia 12,100 ha compare
  6. 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 8,868 ha compare
  7. 8 China 11,010 ha compare
  8. 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3,242 ha compare
  9. 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2,342 ha compare
  10. 9 China, mainland 8,515 ha compare
  11. 10 Philippines 7,766 ha compare
  12. 10 Melanesia 464 ha compare
  13. 11 Kenya 7,722 ha compare
  14. 11 Polynesia 365 ha compare

See the full ranking of 99 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is papayas — area harvested in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Papayas — area harvested in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 45,958 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest papayas — area harvested recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 45,958 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest papayas — area harvested recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 12,950 ha in 1961.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for papayas — area harvested?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 8th out of 21 groups with data for 2024.
Is papayas — area harvested rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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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Indicator
Papayas — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
99 places, 4,983 data points, 1961–2024
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