Papayas — Production in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Papayas — Production was 211,490 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
211,490 t
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
4th
of 14 groups
All-time high
339,721 t
in 1994
All-time low
126,000 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Papayas — Production in Middle Africa, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, papayas — production in Middle Africa stood at 211,490 t.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, papayas — production in Middle Africa peaked at 339,721 t in 1994 and was at its lowest, 126,000 t, in 1961.

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

Papayas — Production in Middle Africa, year by year

Annual values for Papayas — Production in Middle Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 126,000 t —
1962 128,000 t +1.6%
1963 130,000 t +1.6%
1964 132,000 t +1.5%
1965 134,000 t +1.5%
1966 136,000 t +1.5%
1967 137,000 t +0.7%
1968 140,000 t +2.2%
1969 144,000 t +2.9%
1970 148,300 t +3.0%
1971 153,000 t +3.2%
1972 156,200 t +2.1%
1973 158,500 t +1.5%
1974 162,700 t +2.6%
1975 164,900 t +1.4%
1976 166,600 t +1.0%
1977 168,300 t +1.0%
1978 164,200 t -2.4%
1979 170,000 t +3.5%
1980 173,400 t +2.0%
1981 178,500 t +2.9%
1982 183,600 t +2.9%
1983 190,400 t +3.7%
1984 195,500 t +2.7%
1985 200,100 t +2.4%
1986 201,400 t +0.6%
1987 202,700 t +0.6%
1988 203,600 t +0.4%
1989 204,500 t +0.4%
1990 231,505 t +13.2%
1991 267,969 t +15.8%
1992 289,307 t +8.0%
1993 313,507 t +8.4%
1994 339,721 t +8.4%
1995 229,162 t -32.5%
1996 220,941 t -3.6%
1997 227,928 t +3.2%
1998 229,654 t +0.8%
1999 222,412 t -3.2%
2000 215,515 t -3.1%
2001 208,840 t -3.1%
2002 213,025 t +2.0%
2003 215,080 t +1.0%
2004 217,030 t +0.9%
2005 218,909 t +0.9%
2006 220,930 t +0.9%
2007 222,772 t +0.8%
2008 224,833 t +0.9%
2009 226,911 t +0.9%
2010 229,057 t +0.9%
2011 231,121 t +0.9%
2012 227,433 t -1.6%
2013 219,057 t -3.7%
2014 213,274 t -2.6%
2015 216,622 t +1.6%
2016 216,460 t -0.1%
2017 215,582 t -0.4%
2018 213,959 t -0.8%
2019 212,278 t -0.8%
2020 210,564 t -0.8%
2021 211,533 t +0.5%
2022 212,707 t +0.6%
2023 212,089 t -0.3%
2024 211,490 t -0.3%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Papayas — Production in Middle Africa 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 -32.5% 339,721 t 229,162 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 134,111 t 126,000 t 144,000 t 9
1970s 161,270 t 148,300 t 170,000 t 10
1980s 193,370 t 173,400 t 204,500 t 10
1990s 257,211 t 220,941 t 339,721 t 10
2000s 218,384 t 208,840 t 226,911 t 10
2010s 219,484 t 212,278 t 231,121 t 10
2020s 211,677 t 210,564 t 212,707 t 5

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  1. 1 India 5.29 million t compare
  2. 2 Dominican Republic 1.94 million t compare
  3. 3 Indonesia 1.21 million t compare
  4. 4 Brazil 1.15 million t compare
  5. 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 207,573 t compare
  6. 5 Mexico 1.14 million t compare
  7. 5 Caribbean 2.03 million t compare
  8. 6 Nigeria 886,529 t compare
  9. 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 167,340 t compare
  10. 7 China 709,308 t compare
  11. 7 Viet Nam 134,967 t compare

See the full ranking of 103 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is papayas — production in Middle Africa?
Papayas — production in Middle Africa was 211,490 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest papayas — production recorded in Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 339,721 t in 1994.
What is the lowest papayas — production recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 126,000 t in 1961.
How does Middle Africa rank for papayas — production?
Middle Africa ranks 4th out of 14 groups with data for 2024.
Is papayas — production rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle Africa 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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