Papayas production in Cuba
In 2024 Cuba produced 46,976 t of papayas, the 25th largest in the world (0.32% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 66%. The record was 212,579 t in 2016. Area harvested: 2,640 ha, yield 17.8 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 46,976 t
- World rank
- 25 of 72
- 10-year change
- −66%
- Record
- 212,579 t
- 2016
Papayas in Cuba, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Cuba compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.32%
- 1.1% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 17.8
- world 31.3 (−43%)
- kg per person
- 4.28
- world 1.80
- 10-year change
- −66%
- world +11%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Costa Rica | 54,791 | 0.37% |
| 24 | Ecuador | 48,970 | 0.33% |
| 25 | Cuba | 46,976 | 0.32% |
| 26 | Malaysia | 46,975 | 0.32% |
| 27 | Mozambique | 43,331 | 0.30% |
Map of world production of papayas
Share of the world total; Cuba is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 46,976 | −15% | 2,640 | 17.79 |
| 2023 | 55,168 | −33% | 3,873 | 14.24 |
| 2022 | 82,200 | −0.0% | 4,796 | 17.14 |
| 2021 | 82,203 | −48% | 4,388 | 18.73 |
| 2020 | 158,231 | −16% | 8,217 | 19.26 |
| 2019 | 187,821 | +6.3% | 10,281 | 18.27 |
| 2018 | 176,630 | −6.6% | 5,973 | 29.57 |
| 2017 | 189,086 | −11% | 6,759 | 27.98 |
| 2016 | 212,579 | +5.0% | 7,606 | 27.95 |
| 2015 | 202,499 | +45% | 5,785 | 35.00 |
| 2014 | 139,531 | −29% | 6,652 | 20.98 |
| 2013 | 197,842 | +11% | 6,186 | 31.98 |
| 2012 | 178,558 | +32% | 5,824 | 30.66 |
| 2011 | 135,000 | −0.5% | 5,800 | 23.28 |
| 2010 | 135,707 | +42% | 7,979 | 17.01 |
| 2009 | 95,700 | +7.0% | 5,427 | 17.63 |
| 2008 | 89,400 | −0.3% | 4,406 | 20.29 |
| 2007 | 89,700 | −0.7% | 6,016 | 14.91 |
| 2006 | 90,309 | −1.6% | 4,480 | 20.16 |
| 2005 | 91,797 | −23% | 5,901 | 15.56 |
| 2004 | 119,000 | −0.9% | 6,088 | 19.55 |
| 2003 | 120,100 | +12% | 6,688 | 17.96 |
| 2002 | 107,240 | −21% | 5,429 | 19.75 |
| 2001 | 135,128 | +41% | 5,987 | 22.57 |
| 2000 | 95,503 | +56% | 4,642 | 20.57 |
| 1999 | 61,300 | −9.7% | 3,221 | 19.03 |
| 1998 | 67,911 | +110% | 3,442 | 19.73 |
| 1997 | 32,264 | +36% | 2,384 | 13.53 |
| 1996 | 23,800 | +58% | 1,978 | 12.03 |
| 1995 | 15,043 | +67% | 1,365 | 11.02 |
| 1994 | 9,016 | −38% | 860 | 10.48 |
| 1993 | 14,466 | −14% | 1,015 | 14.25 |
| 1992 | 16,914 | −47% | 1,511 | 11.19 |
| 1991 | 32,192 | −19% | 1,430 | 22.51 |
| 1990 | 39,909 | +31% | 2,609 | 15.30 |
| 1989 | 30,524 | −15% | 4,800 | 6.36 |
| 1988 | 36,066 | −11% | 3,200 | 11.27 |
| 1987 | 40,671 | +24% | 3,900 | 10.43 |
| 1986 | 32,921 | −12% | 3,900 | 8.44 |
| 1985 | 37,400 | −9.9% | 3,900 | 9.59 |
| 1984 | 41,511 | −11% | 4,100 | 10.12 |
| 1983 | 46,550 | +24% | 3,800 | 12.25 |
| 1982 | 37,688 | +13% | 4,400 | 8.57 |
| 1981 | 33,291 | −13% | 3,717 | 8.96 |
| 1980 | 38,111 | +64% | 3,058 | 12.46 |
| 1979 | 23,176 | −56% | 3,383 | 6.85 |
| 1978 | 52,828 | −19% | 2,967 | 17.81 |
| 1977 | 65,504 | +107% | 3,213 | 20.39 |
| 1976 | 31,607 | +18% | 2,810 | 11.25 |
| 1975 | 26,819 | −37% | 3,261 | 8.22 |
| 1974 | 42,843 | +14% | 2,120 | 20.21 |
| 1973 | 37,443 | +15% | 2,350 | 15.93 |
| 1972 | 32,585 | +120% | 1,824 | 17.86 |
| 1971 | 14,833 | +72% | 1,562 | 9.50 |
| 1970 | 8,604 | −76% | 1,180 | 7.29 |
| 1969 | 35,250 | −50% | 2,912 | 12.11 |
| 1968 | 71,131 | +33% | 3,207 | 22.18 |
| 1967 | 53,284 | −20% | 3,006 | 17.73 |
| 1966 | 66,285 | +88% | 3,200 | 20.71 |
| 1965 | 35,191 | +25% | 2,400 | 14.66 |
| 1964 | 28,227 | −13% | 2,200 | 12.83 |
| 1963 | 32,614 | +5.2% | 2,300 | 14.18 |
| 1962 | 31,000 | +3.3% | 2,300 | 13.48 |
| 1961 | 30,000 | — | 2,300 | 13.04 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of papayas in Cuba?
Cuba produced 46,976 t in 2024, 0.32% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Cuba rank in the world for production of papayas?
Cuba ranked 25th of 72 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 36.1% of the world total.
How has the production of papayas in Cuba changed?
It fell by 66% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +11% for the world. The record was 212,579 t in 2016.
What is the yield of papayas in Cuba?
17.8 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (46,976 t from 2,640 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 Cuba is imputed 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.