Papayas — Area harvested in Melanesia

Melanesia: Papayas — Area harvested was 464 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
464 ha
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
10th
of 14 countries
All-time high
751 ha
in 2021
All-time low
0 ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Papayas — Area harvested in Melanesia, 1961–2024

0200400600800196119922024

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

Analysis

In 2024, papayas — area harvested in Melanesia stood at 464 ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, papayas — area harvested in Melanesia peaked at 751 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1961.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Papayas — Area harvested in Melanesia, year by year

Annual values for Papayas — Area harvested in Melanesia, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 0 ha —
1962 0 ha —
1963 0 ha —
1964 0 ha —
1965 0 ha —
1966 0 ha —
1967 0 ha —
1968 0 ha —
1969 0 ha —
1970 0 ha —
1971 0 ha —
1972 0 ha —
1973 0 ha —
1974 0 ha —
1975 0 ha —
1976 0 ha —
1977 0 ha —
1978 0 ha —
1979 0 ha —
1980 0 ha —
1981 0 ha —
1982 0 ha —
1983 0 ha —
1984 0 ha —
1985 20 ha —
1986 20 ha +0.0%
1987 26 ha +30.0%
1988 59 ha +126.9%
1989 56 ha -5.1%
1990 47 ha -16.1%
1991 50 ha +6.4%
1992 12 ha -76.0%
1993 22 ha +83.3%
1994 0 ha -100.0%
1995 9 ha —
1996 10 ha +11.1%
1997 30 ha +200.0%
1998 92 ha +206.7%
1999 92 ha +0.0%
2000 65 ha -29.3%
2001 194 ha +198.5%
2002 91 ha -53.1%
2003 221 ha +142.9%
2004 244 ha +10.4%
2005 160 ha -34.4%
2006 240 ha +50.0%
2007 750 ha +212.5%
2008 600 ha -20.0%
2009 267 ha -55.5%
2010 332 ha +24.3%
2011 372 ha +12.0%
2012 248 ha -33.3%
2013 186 ha -25.0%
2014 379 ha +103.8%
2015 454 ha +19.8%
2016 290 ha -36.1%
2017 404 ha +39.3%
2018 326 ha -19.3%
2019 444 ha +36.2%
2020 606 ha +36.5%
2021 751 ha +23.9%
2022 347 ha -53.8%
2023 462 ha +33.1%
2024 464 ha +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 ha 0 ha 0 ha 9
1970s 0 ha 0 ha 0 ha 10
1980s 18.1 ha 0 ha 59 ha 10
1990s 36.4 ha 0 ha 92 ha 10
2000s 283.2 ha 65 ha 750 ha 10
2010s 343.5 ha 186 ha 454 ha 10
2020s 526 ha 347 ha 751 ha 5

Countries ranked near Melanesia

  1. 7 Indonesia 12,100 ha compare
  2. 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 8,868 ha compare
  3. 8 China 11,010 ha compare
  4. 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3,242 ha compare
  5. 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2,342 ha compare
  6. 9 China, mainland 8,515 ha compare
  7. 10 Philippines 7,766 ha compare
  8. 11 Kenya 7,722 ha compare
  9. 11 Polynesia 365 ha compare
  10. 12 Colombia 7,504 ha compare
  11. 12 Timor-Leste 95 ha compare
  12. 13 Ethiopia 7,219 ha compare
  13. 13 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 28 ha compare
  14. 13 Caribbean 19,304 ha compare

See the full ranking of 99 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is papayas — area harvested in Melanesia?
Papayas — area harvested in Melanesia was 464 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest papayas — area harvested recorded in Melanesia?
The highest recorded value was 751 ha in 2021.
What is the lowest papayas — area harvested recorded in Melanesia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1961.
How does Melanesia rank for papayas — area harvested?
Melanesia ranks 10th out of 14 countries with data for 2024.
Is papayas — area harvested rising or falling in Melanesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Melanesia 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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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.