This is a list of countries by papaya production from 2016 to 2020, based on data from the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database. [1] The estimated total world production for papayas in 2020 was 13,894,705 metric tonnes, up by 1.9% from 13,641,294 tonnes in 2019. [n 1] India was by far the largest producer, accounting for over 43% of global production. Dependent territories are shown in italics.
Rank | Country/region | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
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1 | India | 6,011,000 | 6,050,000 | 5,989,000 | 5,940,000 | 5,667,000 |
2 | Dominican Republic | 1,271,303 | 1,176,453 | 1,026,619 | 869,306 | 863,201 |
3 | Brazil | 1,235,003 | 1,171,026 | 1,065,421 | 1,058,487 | 1,296,940 |
4 | Mexico | 1,117,437 | 1,083,133 | 1,039,820 | 961,768 | 951,922 |
5 | Indonesia | 1,016,388 | 986,991 | 887,580 | 875,112 | 904,284 |
6 | Nigeria | 877,120 | 881,828 | 877,036 | 872,496 | 843,093 |
7 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 210,000 | 210,592 | 211,185 | 210,211 | 212,687 |
8 | Colombia | 194,332 | 144,967 | 125,328 | 168,594 | 177,458 |
9 | Peru | 186,508 | 166,180 | 175,999 | 177,171 | 169,437 |
10 | Thailand | 164,360 | 164,655 | 165,161 | 163,263 | 165,540 |
11 | Philippines | 163,299 | 166,164 | 169,143 | 167,043 | 162,481 |
12 | Cuba | 158,231 | 187,821 | 176,630 | 189,086 | 212,579 |
13 | Taiwan | 138,333 | 122,272 | 127,244 | 125,521 | 105,921 |
14 | Bangladesh | 130,679 | 135,809 | 131,598 | 134,647 | 130,371 |
15 | Kenya | 118,924 | 105,048 | 134,436 | 112,932 | 118,084 |
16 | Guatemala | 102,278 | 97,904 | 93,433 | 103,964 | 96,896 |
Rank | Country/region | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
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17 | Ethiopia | 72,008 | 51,947 | 59,205 | 54,355 | 50,396 |
18 | Venezuela | 71,717 | 101,165 | 137,985 | 160,707 | 177,180 |
19 | Guyana | 70,535 | 69,473 | 68,867 | 69,052 | 41,881 |
20 | Malawi | 66,824 | 64,519 | 62,896 | 59,670 | 56,091 |
21 | Malaysia | 61,776 | 53,681 | 52,917 | 83,797 | 65,967 |
22 | Mali | 57,476 | 67,319 | 67,319 | 20,980 | 54,664 |
23 | Costa Rica | 54,591 | 33,460 | 85,500 | 54,000 | 100,000 |
24 | Ecuador | 47,143 | 46,793 | 47,650 | 46,987 | 45,740 |
25 | Mozambique | 43,018 | 42,935 | 42,852 | 42,916 | 42,907 |
26 | China | 35,709 | 35,587 | 35,872 | 35,667 | 35,223 |
27 | Laos | 28,967 | 29,990 | 27,365 | 25,295 | 28,989 |
28 | Yemen | 25,099 | 24,502 | 19,884 | 21,735 | 21,591 |
29 | Nepal | 18,310 | 15,525 | 14,505 | 12,912 | 14,137 |
30 | Bolivia | 18,094 | 18,291 | 18,040 | 17,339 | 18,216 |
31 | Ivory Coast | 13,992 | 13,917 | 14,117 | 13,943 | 13,689 |
32 | South Africa | 11,525 | 10,543 | 12,909 | 13,739 | 15,525 |
33 | Paraguay | 11,405 | 11,386 | 11,375 | 11,313 | 11,457 |
34 | Jamaica | 10,825 | 10,999 | 9,537 | 7,705 | 8,582 |
35 | Pakistan | 8,537 | 7,630 | 7,201 | 6,548 | 6,185 |
36 | Puerto Rico | 8,467 | 8,443 | 8,748 | 8,211 | 8,371 |
37 | Panama | 8,083 | 8,200 | 8,059 | 7,835 | 7,726 |
38 | Australia | 6,345 | 6,331 | 6,316 | 6,232 | 6,205 |
39 | Oman | 5,830 | 5,830 | 5,572 | 5,772 | 5,772 |
40 | Ghana | 5,661 | 5,636 | 5,617 | 5,730 | 5,561 |
41 | United States | 3,756 | 5,330 | 4,720 | 11,610 | 8,963 |
42 | Republic of the Congo | 3,718 | 3,721 | 3,715 | 3,718 | 3,731 |
43 | Fiji | 3,635 | 4,005 | 3,285 | 3,434 | 3,174 |
44 | Maldives | 3,419 | 3,256 | 1,833 | 1,252 | 1,288 |
45 | Samoa | 3,371 | 3,392 | 3,413 | 3,392 | 3,390 |
46 | Guinea-Bissau | 2,984 | 2,975 | 2,996 | 2,981 | 2,947 |
47 | El Salvador | 2,734 | 4,845 | 7,781 | 7,111 | 8,151 |
48 | Rwanda | 2,278 | 2,211 | 623 | 1,662 | 2,920 |
49 | Argentina | 2,207 | 2,204 | 2,201 | 2,207 | 2,207 |
50 | East Timor | 2,169 | 2,194 | 2,118 | 2,194 | 2,270 |
51 | Chile | 2,151 | 2,378 | 2,208 | 2,490 | 2,655 |
52 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,660 | 1,640 | 1,312 | 1,270 | 942 |
Rank | Country/region | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
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53 | Suriname | 892 | 854 | 810 | 745 | 713 |
54 | Cook Islands | 604 | 604 | 602 | 605 | 605 |
55 | Bahamas | 572 | 569 | 565 | 563 | 566 |
56 | Honduras | 516 | 621 | 764 | 794 | 530 |
57 | Iran | 302 | 298 | 301 | 306 | 288 |
58 | Morocco | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 171 |
59 | Haiti | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 |
60 | Dominica | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 |
60 | Israel | 83 | 101 | 44 | 60 | 61 |
62 | Tunisia | 75 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 72 |
63 | Cameroon | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 42 |
64 | Zimbabwe | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 45 |
65 | Nauru | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | N/A |
– | Belize | 0 | 4,631 | 6,968 | 9,931 | 10,363 |
The papaya, papaw, or pawpaw is the plant Carica papaya, one of the 22 accepted species in the genus Carica of the family Caricaceae. It was first domesticated in Mesoamerica, within modern-day southern Mexico and Central America. In 2020, India produced 43% of the world supply of papayas.
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