Papayas — Area harvested in World

World: Papayas — Area harvested was 467,823 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
467,823 ha
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
1st
of 21 groups
All-time high
482,581 ha
in 2020
All-time low
114,192 ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Papayas — Area harvested in World, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, papayas — area harvested in World stood at 467,823 ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, papayas — area harvested in World peaked at 482,581 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 114,192 ha, in 1961.

That places World 1st out of 21 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Papayas — Area harvested in World, year by year

Annual values for Papayas — Area harvested in World, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 114,192 ha —
1962 117,275 ha +2.7%
1963 121,196 ha +3.3%
1964 119,989 ha -1.0%
1965 129,350 ha +7.8%
1966 134,784 ha +4.2%
1967 135,342 ha +0.4%
1968 143,147 ha +5.8%
1969 145,045 ha +1.3%
1970 144,609 ha -0.3%
1971 148,631 ha +2.8%
1972 151,239 ha +1.8%
1973 154,972 ha +2.5%
1974 160,234 ha +3.4%
1975 167,711 ha +4.7%
1976 154,377 ha -8.0%
1977 170,044 ha +10.1%
1978 172,950 ha +1.7%
1979 178,519 ha +3.2%
1980 194,684 ha +9.1%
1981 198,643 ha +2.0%
1982 205,447 ha +3.4%
1983 199,840 ha -2.7%
1984 219,727 ha +10.0%
1985 220,908 ha +0.5%
1986 242,454 ha +9.8%
1987 232,435 ha -4.1%
1988 242,597 ha +4.4%
1989 227,419 ha -6.3%
1990 235,883 ha +3.7%
1991 254,947 ha +8.1%
1992 255,889 ha +0.4%
1993 280,128 ha +9.5%
1994 305,172 ha +8.9%
1995 304,041 ha -0.4%
1996 315,161 ha +3.7%
1997 338,179 ha +7.3%
1998 350,086 ha +3.5%
1999 346,189 ha -1.1%
2000 353,961 ha +2.2%
2001 361,609 ha +2.2%
2002 360,834 ha -0.2%
2003 358,920 ha -0.5%
2004 361,599 ha +0.7%
2005 371,098 ha +2.6%
2006 357,621 ha -3.6%
2007 371,858 ha +4.0%
2008 391,786 ha +5.4%
2009 392,474 ha +0.2%
2010 406,497 ha +3.6%
2011 412,685 ha +1.5%
2012 425,262 ha +3.0%
2013 429,713 ha +1.0%
2014 435,602 ha +1.4%
2015 419,268 ha -3.7%
2016 456,852 ha +9.0%
2017 450,440 ha -1.4%
2018 463,294 ha +2.9%
2019 469,552 ha +1.4%
2020 482,581 ha +2.8%
2021 462,431 ha -4.2%
2022 461,201 ha -0.3%
2023 464,893 ha +0.8%
2024 467,823 ha +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 128,924 ha 114,192 ha 145,045 ha 9
1970s 160,329 ha 144,609 ha 178,519 ha 10
1980s 218,415 ha 194,684 ha 242,597 ha 10
1990s 298,568 ha 235,883 ha 350,086 ha 10
2000s 368,176 ha 353,961 ha 392,474 ha 10
2010s 436,916 ha 406,497 ha 469,552 ha 10
2020s 467,786 ha 461,201 ha 482,581 ha 5

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 India 148,977 ha compare
  2. 2 Nigeria 95,363 ha compare
  3. 3 Brazil 27,681 ha compare
  4. 4 Mexico 20,411 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is papayas — area harvested in World?
Papayas — area harvested in World was 467,823 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest papayas — area harvested recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 482,581 ha in 2020.
What is the lowest papayas — area harvested recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 114,192 ha in 1961.
How does World rank for papayas — area harvested?
World ranks 1st out of 21 groups with data for 2024.
Is papayas — area harvested rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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.