Papayas — Area harvested in Panama
Panama: Papayas — Area harvested was 575 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Papayas — Area harvested in Panama, 1989–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for papayas — area harvested in Panama is 575 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 197.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, papayas — area harvested in Panama peaked at 680 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 120 ha, in 1990.
Panama ranks 35th 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 Panama, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 130 ha | — |
| 1990 | 120 ha | -7.7% |
| 1991 | 130 ha | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 140 ha | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 146 ha | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 152 ha | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 159 ha | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 166 ha | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 173 ha | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 180 ha | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 188 ha | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 196 ha | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 169 ha | -13.8% |
| 2002 | 180 ha | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 178 ha | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 182 ha | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 186 ha | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 195 ha | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 200 ha | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 204 ha | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 209 ha | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 214 ha | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 183 ha | -14.5% |
| 2012 | 188 ha | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 191 ha | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 193 ha | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 196 ha | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 198 ha | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 200 ha | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 206 ha | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 326 ha | +58.3% |
| 2020 | 392 ha | +20.2% |
| 2021 | 680 ha | +73.5% |
| 2022 | 568 ha | -16.5% |
| 2023 | 560 ha | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 575 ha | +2.7% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 575 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 197 ha, 2.9× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Panama's 575 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 580.5 ha, 99% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Papayas — Area harvested in Panama 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +73.5% | 392 ha | 680 ha |
| 2019 | +58.3% | 206 ha | 326 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 130 ha | 130 ha | 130 ha | 1 |
| 1990s | 155.4 ha | 120 ha | 188 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 189.9 ha | 169 ha | 209 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 209.5 ha | 183 ha | 326 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 555 ha | 392 ha | 680 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 32 Costa Rica 1,015 ha compare
- 33 South Africa 854 ha compare
- 34 Puerto Rico 586 ha compare
- 36 Jamaica 471 ha compare
- 37 Fiji 464 ha compare
- 38 Guinea-Bissau 333 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Panama
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 518.14 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7724 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3385 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is papayas — area harvested in Panama?
- Papayas — area harvested in Panama was 575 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest papayas — area harvested recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 680 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest papayas — area harvested recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 120 ha in 1990.
- How does Panama rank for papayas — area harvested?
- Panama ranks 35th out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is papayas — area harvested rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 197.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama 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.