This is a list of countries by papaya production from 2017 to 2022, based on data from the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database .[ 1] The estimated total world production for papayas in 2022 was 13,822,328 metric tonnes , down by 1.9% from 14,086,181 tonnes in 2021.[ 1] India was by far the largest producer, accounting for over 38% of global production. Dependent territories are shown in italics.
Countries by papaya production in 2020
Production by country
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Rank
Country/region
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
1
India
5,341,000
5,540,000
5,780,000
6,050,000
5,989,000
5,940,000
2
Dominican Republic
1,281,726
1,156,667
1,094,495
1,176,453
1,026,619
869,306
3
Mexico
1,139,121
1,134,753
1,117,437
1,083,133
1,039,820
961,768
4
Brazil
1,107,761
1,259,684
1,234,639
1,171,026
1,065,421
1,058,487
5
Indonesia
1,089,578
1,168,266
1,016,388
986,991
887,580
875,112
6
Nigeria
877,009
866,682
886,752
877,594
835,701
838,172
7
Democratic Republic of the Congo
209,416
209,954
210,492
209,482
210,070
211,761
8
China
199,030
118,834
138,333
122,272
127,244
125,521
9
Peru
176,931
190,069
188,166
166,180
175,999
177,171
10
Thailand
165,605
165,666
165,580
165,570
165,847
165,322
11
Philippines
159,173
165,912
163,299
166,164
169,143
167,043
12
Venezuela
156,533
156,598
157,177
101,165
154,480
160,707
13
Bangladesh
147,350
125,758
130,679
135,809
131,598
134,647
14
Taiwan
138,333
122,272
127,244
125,521
105,921
5,667,000
15
Colombia
129,993
146,186
196,017
144,967
125,328
168,594
16
Vietnam
124,092
115,449
114,585
109,068
92,914
85,564
1,000–100,000 tonnes
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Rank
Country/region
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
17
Guyana
92,749
74,447
70,535
69,473
68,867
69,052
18
Mali
88,196
64,024
57,476
67,319
67,319
20,980
19
Guatemala
86,802
86,235
85,684
88,487
84,533
84,033
20
Cuba
82,200
82,203
158,231
187,821
176,630
189,086
21
Kenya
76,430
81,446
110,322
105,048
134,436
112,932
22
Malawi
70,151
67,900
66,892
64,573
62,896
59,670
23
Costa Rica
62,305
67,103
52,276
33,460
85,500
54,000
24
Ethiopia
60,938
60,665
72,008
51,947
59,205
54,355
25
Malaysia
54,753
60,844
61,776
53,681
52,917
83,797
26
Ecuador
48,872
48,690
50,473
47,452
48,145
48,472
27
Mozambique
43,159
43,076
42,993
43,067
43,033
42,968
28
Haiti
28,603
27,711
26,536
24,064
27,471
24,102
29
Yemen
27,206
27,373
24,845
24,502
19,884
21,735
30
Laos
26,690
32,092
29,053
29,990
27,365
25,295
31
Panama
22,915
19,432
15,785
12,768
8,059
7,835
32
Nepal
19,675
16,946
18,310
15,525
14,505
12,912
33
Bolivia
17,959
18,030
18,094
18,291
18,040
17,339
34
Australia
17,315
18,330
19,648
14,921
11,968
10,198
35
Ivory Coast
14,230
14,295
14,270
14,125
14,490
14,196
36
Jamaica
13,067
10,252
10,825
10,999
9,537
7,705
37
Pakistan
12,223
9,278
8,537
7,630
7,201
6,548
38
Paraguay
11,384
11,375
11,379
11,350
11,461
11,472
39
South Africa
8,330
9,398
10,555
13,134
12,909
13,739
40
Puerto Rico
7,694
7,563
7,759
6,496
4,710
7,210
41
Oman
5,851
5,838
5,830
5,830
5,572
5,772
42
Ghana
5,652
5,645
5,670
5,642
5,622
5,744
43
Fiji
5,210
4,509
3,635
4,005
3,285
3,434
44
Saudi Arabia
4,420
4,717
3,872
45
Republic of the Congo
3,798
3,810
3,802
3,784
3,844
3,777
46
United States
3,790
6,080
3,760
5,330
4,720
11,610
47
Samoa
3,339
3,357
3,376
3,354
3,335
3,347
48
Guinea-Bissau
3,040
3,039
3,054
3,028
3,035
3,100
49
El Salvador
2,502
3,147
6,287
4,845
7,781
7,111
50
Morocco
2,280
2,280
2,250
2,270
2,028
1,713
51
East Timor
2,219
2,201
2,221
2,234
2,148
2,283
52
Argentina
2,214
2,212
2,200
2,214
2,217
2,213
53
Chile
2,143
2,211
2,180
2,413
2,241
2,511
54
Israel
1,909
1,609
83
101
44
60
55
Rwanda
1,547
1,308
2,278
2,211
623
1,662
56
Trinidad and Tobago
1,228
1,400
1,660
1,640
1,312
1,270
Rank
Country/region
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
57
Cook Islands
594
594
592
596
596
586
58
Bahamas
593
588
584
579
579
572
59
Belize
462
724
311
275
1,226
1,442
60
Honduras
359
348
341
388
316
318
61
Iran
297
297
299
296
295
306
62
Suriname
259
395
763
854
810
745
63
Bhutan
122
164
206
216
241
279
64
Dominica
91
90
90
90
88
87
65
Tunisia
77
76
75
74
73
73
66
Maldives
71
234
3,419
3,256
1,833
1,252
67
Cameroon
48
47
46
45
45
44
68
Zimbabwe
44
44
44
44
44
45
69
Nauru
2
2
2
2
2
0