Papayas — Area harvested in Malaysia
Malaysia: Papayas — Area harvested was 2,024 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Papayas — Area harvested in Malaysia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for papayas — area harvested in Malaysia is 2,024 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, papayas — area harvested in Malaysia peaked at 7,800 ha in 2003 and was at its lowest, 150 ha, in 1962.
Malaysia ranks 23rd 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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 200 ha | — |
| 1962 | 150 ha | -25.0% |
| 1963 | 250 ha | +66.7% |
| 1964 | 250 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 250 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 250 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 300 ha | +20.0% |
| 1968 | 350 ha | +16.7% |
| 1969 | 350 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 350 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 500 ha | +42.9% |
| 1972 | 600 ha | +20.0% |
| 1973 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 800 ha | +33.3% |
| 1975 | 1,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 1976 | 1,100 ha | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 975 ha | -11.4% |
| 1978 | 1,000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 1,250 ha | +25.0% |
| 1980 | 2,150 ha | +72.0% |
| 1981 | 2,350 ha | +9.3% |
| 1982 | 1,600 ha | -31.9% |
| 1983 | 1,200 ha | -25.0% |
| 1984 | 3,000 ha | +150.0% |
| 1985 | 3,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2,700 ha | -10.0% |
| 1988 | 2,700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2,700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3,700 ha | +37.0% |
| 1991 | 3,700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3,800 ha | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 4,500 ha | +18.4% |
| 1994 | 5,200 ha | +15.6% |
| 1995 | 5,400 ha | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 5,100 ha | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 5,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5,300 ha | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 5,600 ha | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 6,000 ha | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 6,500 ha | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 7,000 ha | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 7,800 ha | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 7,000 ha | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 5,400 ha | -22.9% |
| 2006 | 4,300 ha | -20.4% |
| 2007 | 2,190 ha | -49.1% |
| 2008 | 2,317 ha | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 3,648 ha | +57.4% |
| 2010 | 2,668 ha | -26.9% |
| 2011 | 2,462 ha | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 2,031 ha | -17.5% |
| 2013 | 1,934 ha | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 2,771 ha | +43.3% |
| 2015 | 2,514 ha | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 3,980 ha | +58.3% |
| 2017 | 2,738 ha | -31.2% |
| 2018 | 1,858 ha | -32.1% |
| 2019 | 2,194 ha | +18.1% |
| 2020 | 2,267 ha | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 2,822 ha | +24.5% |
| 2022 | 2,255 ha | -20.1% |
| 2023 | 1,901 ha | -15.7% |
| 2024 | 2,024 ha | +6.5% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 2,024 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,332 ha, 87% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 2,024 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,544 ha, 1.3× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Papayas — Area harvested in Malaysia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +150.0% | 1,200 ha | 3,000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 261.11 ha | 150 ha | 350 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 817.5 ha | 350 ha | 1,250 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,440 ha | 1,200 ha | 3,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,740 ha | 3,700 ha | 5,600 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,216 ha | 2,190 ha | 7,800 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,515 ha | 1,858 ha | 3,980 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,254 ha | 1,901 ha | 2,822 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More agriculture & rural data for Malaysia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0822 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,078 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.913 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2261 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is papayas — area harvested in Malaysia?
- Papayas — area harvested in Malaysia was 2,024 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest papayas — area harvested recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 7,800 ha in 2003.
- What is the lowest papayas — area harvested recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 150 ha in 1962.
- How does Malaysia rank for papayas — area harvested?
- Malaysia ranks 23rd out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is papayas — area harvested rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.