Papayas — Production in Caribbean

Caribbean: Papayas — Production was 2.03 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
2.03 million t
Change on year
up 20.7%
World rank
5th
of 21 countries
All-time high
2.03 million t
in 2024
All-time low
16,502 t
in 1970
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Papayas — Production in Caribbean, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for papayas — production in Caribbean is 2.03 million t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 20.7% on the previous year and up 130.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, papayas — production in Caribbean peaked at 2.03 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16,502 t, in 1970.

Caribbean ranks 5th of 21 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Papayas — Production in Caribbean, year by year

Annual values for Papayas — Production in Caribbean, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 36,152 t —
1962 37,307 t +3.2%
1963 39,099 t +4.8%
1964 34,936 t -10.6%
1965 42,091 t +20.5%
1966 73,392 t +74.4%
1967 60,566 t -17.5%
1968 78,618 t +29.8%
1969 42,916 t -45.4%
1970 16,502 t -61.5%
1971 23,444 t +42.1%
1972 42,267 t +80.3%
1973 47,817 t +13.1%
1974 53,082 t +11.0%
1975 37,581 t -29.2%
1976 42,918 t +14.2%
1977 77,190 t +79.9%
1978 64,447 t -16.5%
1979 34,631 t -46.3%
1980 47,060 t +35.9%
1981 46,030 t -2.2%
1982 50,660 t +10.1%
1983 60,322 t +19.1%
1984 54,213 t -10.1%
1985 50,512 t -6.8%
1986 47,021 t -6.9%
1987 61,487 t +30.8%
1988 59,956 t -2.5%
1989 50,310 t -16.1%
1990 100,664 t +100.1%
1991 94,168 t -6.5%
1992 85,188 t -9.5%
1993 88,596 t +4.0%
1994 91,646 t +3.4%
1995 92,781 t +1.2%
1996 112,474 t +21.2%
1997 185,023 t +64.5%
1998 187,949 t +1.6%
1999 183,617 t -2.3%
2000 328,553 t +78.9%
2001 539,447 t +64.2%
2002 541,319 t +0.3%
2003 522,950 t -3.4%
2004 439,038 t -16.0%
2005 529,186 t +20.5%
2006 642,879 t +21.5%
2007 651,980 t +1.4%
2008 430,535 t -34.0%
2009 662,392 t +53.9%
2010 664,443 t +0.3%
2011 665,687 t +0.2%
2012 734,442 t +10.3%
2013 766,856 t +4.4%
2014 883,926 t +15.3%
2015 1.00 million t +13.6%
2016 1.12 million t +11.2%
2017 1.10 million t -1.6%
2018 1.25 million t +13.5%
2019 1.41 million t +12.9%
2020 1.30 million t -7.9%
2021 1.28 million t -1.1%
2022 1.41 million t +9.9%
2023 1.69 million t +19.6%
2024 2.03 million t +20.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 49,453 t 34,936 t 78,618 t 9
1970s 43,988 t 16,502 t 77,190 t 10
1980s 52,757 t 46,030 t 61,487 t 10
1990s 122,211 t 85,188 t 187,949 t 10
2000s 528,828 t 328,553 t 662,392 t 10
2010s 959,151 t 664,443 t 1.41 million t 10
2020s 1.54 million t 1.28 million t 2.03 million t 5

Countries ranked near Caribbean

  1. 2 Dominican Republic 1.94 million t compare
  2. 3 Indonesia 1.21 million t compare
  3. 4 Brazil 1.15 million t compare
  4. 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 207,573 t compare
  5. 5 Mexico 1.14 million t compare
  6. 6 Nigeria 886,529 t compare
  7. 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 167,340 t compare
  8. 7 China 709,308 t compare
  9. 7 Viet Nam 134,967 t compare
  10. 8 China, mainland 587,829 t compare
  11. 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 29,845 t compare

See the full ranking of 103 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is papayas — production in Caribbean?
Papayas — production in Caribbean was 2.03 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest papayas — production recorded in Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 2.03 million t in 2024.
What is the lowest papayas — production recorded in Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 16,502 t in 1970.
How does Caribbean rank for papayas — production?
Caribbean ranks 5th out of 21 countries with data for 2024.
Is papayas — production rising or falling in Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is up 130.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Caribbean data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Papayas — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Papayas — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
103 places, 5,315 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.