Papayas production in Cook Islands
In 2024 Cook Islands produced 581 t of papayas, the 59th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 5.5%. The record was 2,300 t in 1998. Area harvested: 70 ha, yield 8.3 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 581 t
- World rank
- 59 of 72
- 10-year change
- −5.5%
- Record
- 2,300 t
- 1998
Papayas in Cook Islands, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Cook Islands compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.00%
- 0.00% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 8.3
- world 31.3 (−74%)
- kg per person
- 42.3
- world 1.80
- 10-year change
- −5.5%
- world +11%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,261 | 0.01% |
| 58 | Bahamas | 596 | 0.00% |
| 59 | Cook Islands | 581 | 0.00% |
| 60 | Egypt | 400 | 0.00% |
| 61 | Honduras | 323 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of papayas
Share of the world total; Cook Islands is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 581 | 0.0% | 70 | 8.30 |
| 2023 | 581 | +0.5% | 70 | 8.30 |
| 2022 | 578 | −0.7% | 70 | 8.26 |
| 2021 | 582 | −0.2% | 70 | 8.31 |
| 2020 | 583 | +2.5% | 70 | 8.33 |
| 2019 | 569 | −4.5% | 69 | 8.25 |
| 2018 | 596 | +1.7% | 70 | 8.51 |
| 2017 | 586 | −3.1% | 69 | 8.49 |
| 2016 | 605 | +1.5% | 68 | 8.90 |
| 2015 | 596 | −3.1% | 74 | 8.05 |
| 2014 | 615 | +1.7% | 65 | 9.46 |
| 2013 | 605 | +0.8% | 66 | 9.17 |
| 2012 | 600 | +5.3% | 60 | 10.00 |
| 2011 | 570 | −3.4% | 56 | 10.18 |
| 2010 | 590 | −15% | 55 | 10.73 |
| 2009 | 698 | −7.1% | 54 | 12.93 |
| 2008 | 751 | −6.1% | 54 | 13.91 |
| 2007 | 800 | +3.1% | 55 | 14.55 |
| 2006 | 776 | +2.2% | 50 | 15.52 |
| 2005 | 759 | +17% | 48 | 15.81 |
| 2004 | 650 | −26% | 45 | 14.44 |
| 2003 | 875 | −8.0% | 50 | 17.50 |
| 2002 | 951 | +5.7% | 47 | 20.23 |
| 2001 | 900 | −9.5% | 42 | 21.43 |
| 2000 | 994 | +9.5% | 42 | 23.67 |
| 1999 | 908 | −61% | 37 | 24.54 |
| 1998 | 2,300 | +15% | 83 | 27.71 |
| 1997 | 2,000 | +11% | 50 | 40.00 |
| 1996 | 1,800 | +20% | 65 | 27.69 |
| 1995 | 1,500 | +25% | 56 | 26.79 |
| 1994 | 1,200 | +14% | 45 | 26.67 |
| 1993 | 1,050 | +11% | 35 | 30.00 |
| 1992 | 950 | −4.6% | 50 | 19.00 |
| 1991 | 996 | +66% | 28 | 35.57 |
| 1990 | 600 | −33% | 22 | 27.27 |
| 1989 | 900 | −9.5% | 25 | 36.00 |
| 1988 | 995 | +149% | 27 | 36.85 |
| 1987 | 400 | −33% | 27 | 14.81 |
| 1986 | 600 | +20% | 27 | 22.22 |
| 1985 | 500 | −17% | 27 | 18.52 |
| 1984 | 600 | +20% | 27 | 22.22 |
| 1983 | 500 | +11% | 25 | 20.00 |
| 1982 | 450 | +25% | 22 | 20.45 |
| 1981 | 360 | +29% | 18 | 20.00 |
| 1980 | 280 | +40% | 14 | 20.00 |
| 1979 | 200 | +25% | 10 | 20.00 |
| 1978 | 160 | +33% | 8 | 20.00 |
| 1977 | 120 | +50% | 6 | 20.00 |
| 1976 | 80 | +33% | 4 | 20.00 |
| 1975 | 60 | +20% | 3 | 20.00 |
| 1974 | 50 | +25% | 3 | 16.67 |
| 1973 | 40 | 0.0% | 2 | 20.00 |
| 1972 | 40 | 0.0% | 2 | 20.00 |
| 1971 | 40 | +33% | 2 | 20.00 |
| 1970 | 30 | 0.0% | 2 | 15.00 |
| 1969 | 30 | +50% | 2 | 15.00 |
| 1968 | 20 | 0.0% | 1 | 20.00 |
| 1967 | 20 | 0.0% | 1 | 20.00 |
| 1966 | 20 | 0.0% | 1 | 20.00 |
| 1965 | 20 | 0.0% | 1 | 20.00 |
| 1964 | 20 | 0.0% | 1 | 20.00 |
| 1963 | 20 | 0.0% | 1 | 20.00 |
| 1962 | 20 | 0.0% | 1 | 20.00 |
| 1961 | 20 | — | 1 | 20.00 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of papayas in Cook Islands?
Cook Islands produced 581 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Cook Islands rank in the world for production of papayas?
Cook Islands ranked 59th of 72 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 36.1% of the world total.
How has the production of papayas in Cook Islands changed?
It fell by 5.5% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +11% for the world. The record was 2,300 t in 1998.
What is the yield of papayas in Cook Islands?
8.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (581 t from 70 ha), against a world average of 31.3 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Cook Islands is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.