Papayas — Production in Melanesia

Melanesia: Papayas — Production was 6,958 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
6,958 t
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
10th
of 14 countries
All-time high
9,091 t
in 2007
All-time low
0 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Papayas — Production in Melanesia, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Melanesia recorded 6,958 t for papayas — production in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, papayas — production in Melanesia peaked at 9,091 t in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1961.

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

Papayas — Production in Melanesia, year by year

Annual values for Papayas — Production in Melanesia, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 0 t —
1962 0 t —
1963 0 t —
1964 0 t —
1965 0 t —
1966 0 t —
1967 0 t —
1968 0 t —
1969 0 t —
1970 0 t —
1971 0 t —
1972 0 t —
1973 0 t —
1974 0 t —
1975 0 t —
1976 0 t —
1977 0 t —
1978 0 t —
1979 0 t —
1980 0 t —
1981 0 t —
1982 0 t —
1983 0 t —
1984 0 t —
1985 100 t —
1986 280 t +180.0%
1987 385 t +37.5%
1988 167 t -56.6%
1989 246 t +47.3%
1990 374 t +52.0%
1991 374 t +0.0%
1992 151 t -59.6%
1993 410 t +171.5%
1994 2 t -99.5%
1995 199 t +9850.0%
1996 330 t +65.8%
1997 692 t +109.7%
1998 1,745 t +152.2%
1999 1,146 t -34.3%
2000 752 t -34.4%
2001 2,267 t +201.5%
2002 1,179 t -48.0%
2003 2,403 t +103.8%
2004 2,757 t +14.7%
2005 1,871 t -32.1%
2006 2,768 t +47.9%
2007 9,091 t +228.4%
2008 7,265 t -20.1%
2009 2,446 t -66.3%
2010 2,129 t -13.0%
2011 3,097 t +45.5%
2012 2,667 t -13.9%
2013 2,777 t +4.1%
2014 5,777 t +108.0%
2015 4,201 t -27.3%
2016 3,174 t -24.4%
2017 3,434 t +8.2%
2018 3,285 t -4.3%
2019 4,005 t +21.9%
2020 3,635 t -9.2%
2021 4,509 t +24.0%
2022 5,210 t +15.5%
2023 6,932 t +33.1%
2024 6,958 t +0.4%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Papayas — Production in Melanesia 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.

YearChange FromTo
1995 +9850.0% 2 t 199 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 t 0 t 0 t 9
1970s 0 t 0 t 0 t 10
1980s 117.8 t 0 t 385 t 10
1990s 542.3 t 2 t 1,745 t 10
2000s 3,280 t 752 t 9,091 t 10
2010s 3,455 t 2,129 t 5,777 t 10
2020s 5,449 t 3,635 t 6,958 t 5

Countries ranked near Melanesia

  1. 7 China 709,308 t compare
  2. 7 Viet Nam 134,967 t compare
  3. 8 China, mainland 587,829 t compare
  4. 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 29,845 t compare
  5. 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 17,985 t compare
  6. 9 Peru 167,729 t compare
  7. 10 Colombia 166,531 t compare
  8. 11 Thailand 161,769 t compare
  9. 11 Polynesia 4,104 t compare
  10. 12 Philippines 149,214 t compare
  11. 12 Timor-Leste 2,211 t compare
  12. 13 Bangladesh 146,157 t compare
  13. 13 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 300.61 t compare

See the full ranking of 103 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is papayas — production in Melanesia?
Papayas — production in Melanesia was 6,958 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest papayas — production recorded in Melanesia?
The highest recorded value was 9,091 t in 2007.
What is the lowest papayas — production recorded in Melanesia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1961.
How does Melanesia rank for papayas — production?
Melanesia ranks 10th out of 14 countries with data for 2024.
Is papayas — production rising or falling in Melanesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. 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 — 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.