Papayas — Area harvested in Peru
Peru: Papayas — Area harvested was 12,424 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Papayas — Area harvested in Peru, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for papayas — area harvested in Peru is 12,424 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, papayas — area harvested in Peru peaked at 13,891 ha in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1,580 ha, in 1961.
Peru ranks 6th of 64 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Papayas — Area harvested in Peru, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,580 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,620 ha | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 1,670 ha | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 1,720 ha | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 1,780 ha | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 1,925 ha | +8.1% |
| 1967 | 1,932 ha | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 2,894 ha | +49.8% |
| 1969 | 3,690 ha | +27.5% |
| 1970 | 3,912 ha | +6.0% |
| 1971 | 3,827 ha | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 3,725 ha | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 3,900 ha | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 4,130 ha | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 4,240 ha | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 4,730 ha | +11.6% |
| 1977 | 4,534 ha | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 3,343 ha | -26.3% |
| 1979 | 3,320 ha | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 3,275 ha | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 3,193 ha | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 3,287 ha | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 2,946 ha | -10.4% |
| 1984 | 3,452 ha | +17.2% |
| 1985 | 3,328 ha | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 3,548 ha | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 4,604 ha | +29.8% |
| 1988 | 5,872 ha | +27.5% |
| 1989 | 5,013 ha | -14.6% |
| 1990 | 4,283 ha | -14.6% |
| 1991 | 5,339 ha | +24.7% |
| 1992 | 5,863 ha | +9.8% |
| 1993 | 7,528 ha | +28.4% |
| 1994 | 9,388 ha | +24.7% |
| 1995 | 11,013 ha | +17.3% |
| 1996 | 12,317 ha | +11.8% |
| 1997 | 13,244 ha | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 13,891 ha | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 13,819 ha | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 13,228 ha | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 11,669 ha | -11.8% |
| 2002 | 12,221 ha | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 13,584 ha | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 13,449 ha | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 13,651 ha | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 11,736 ha | -14.0% |
| 2007 | 11,043 ha | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 11,473 ha | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 12,330 ha | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 12,972 ha | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 9,194 ha | -29.1% |
| 2012 | 10,049 ha | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 11,814 ha | +17.6% |
| 2014 | 12,488 ha | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 11,350 ha | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 12,328 ha | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 12,892 ha | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 12,323 ha | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 11,729 ha | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 13,348 ha | +13.8% |
| 2021 | 13,490 ha | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 13,073 ha | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 13,399 ha | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 12,424 ha | -7.3% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 12,424 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,332 ha, 5.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Peru's 12,424 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 580.5 ha, 21.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,090 ha | 1,580 ha | 3,690 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,966 ha | 3,320 ha | 4,730 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,852 ha | 2,946 ha | 5,872 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,668 ha | 4,283 ha | 13,891 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,438 ha | 11,043 ha | 13,651 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,714 ha | 9,194 ha | 12,972 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,147 ha | 12,424 ha | 13,490 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 3 Brazil 27,681 ha compare
- 4 Mexico 20,411 ha compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 12,241 ha compare
- 5 Dominican Republic 14,229 ha compare
- 6 Viet Nam 9,577 ha compare
- 7 Indonesia 12,100 ha compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 8,868 ha compare
- 8 China 11,010 ha compare
- 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3,242 ha compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2,342 ha compare
- 9 China, mainland 8,515 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Peru
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0747 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 637.02 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.144 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is papayas — area harvested in Peru?
- Papayas — area harvested in Peru was 12,424 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest papayas — area harvested recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 13,891 ha in 1998.
- What is the lowest papayas — area harvested recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,580 ha in 1961.
- How does Peru rank for papayas — area harvested?
- Peru ranks 6th out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is papayas — area harvested rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru 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.