FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Papayas production in India
In 2024 India produced 5.3 million t of papayas, the largest total in the world (36.1% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 6.2%. The record was 6.1 million t in 2019. Area harvested: 148,977 ha, yield 35.5 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 5.3 million t
- World rank
- 1 of 72
- 10-year change
- −6.2%
- Record
- 6.1 million t
- 2019
Papayas in India, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5,292,173 | +1.0% | 148,977 | 35.52 |
| 2023 | 5,240,000 | −1.9% | 148,000 | 35.41 |
| 2022 | 5,341,000 | −3.6% | 150,000 | 35.61 |
| 2021 | 5,540,000 | −4.2% | 146,000 | 37.95 |
| 2020 | 5,780,000 | −4.5% | 142,000 | 40.70 |
| 2019 | 6,050,000 | +1.0% | 149,000 | 40.60 |
| 2018 | 5,989,000 | +0.8% | 138,000 | 43.40 |
| 2017 | 5,940,000 | +4.8% | 134,000 | 44.33 |
| 2016 | 5,667,000 | +15% | 132,000 | 42.93 |
| 2015 | 4,913,000 | −13% | 115,000 | 42.72 |
| 2014 | 5,639,300 | +1.7% | 133,360 | 42.29 |
| 2013 | 5,544,000 | +3.0% | 135,000 | 41.07 |
| 2012 | 5,382,000 | +21% | 132,000 | 40.77 |
| 2011 | 4,457,100 | +6.2% | 117,400 | 37.97 |
| 2010 | 4,196,000 | +7.2% | 106,000 | 39.58 |
| 2009 | 3,913,500 | +7.8% | 95,700 | 40.89 |
| 2008 | 3,629,000 | +25% | 98,000 | 37.03 |
| 2007 | 2,909,000 | +17% | 83,000 | 35.05 |
| 2006 | 2,482,100 | +16% | 72,500 | 34.24 |
| 2005 | 2,139,300 | −16% | 67,800 | 31.55 |
| 2004 | 2,535,100 | +50% | 73,800 | 34.35 |
| 2003 | 1,692,100 | −21% | 58,200 | 29.07 |
| 2002 | 2,147,200 | −17% | 68,000 | 31.58 |
| 2001 | 2,590,400 | +44% | 73,700 | 35.15 |
| 2000 | 1,796,960 | +7.8% | 70,422 | 25.52 |
| 1999 | 1,666,470 | +5.3% | 60,825 | 27.40 |
| 1998 | 1,582,270 | −2.2% | 67,767 | 23.35 |
| 1997 | 1,618,490 | +25% | 69,419 | 23.31 |
| 1996 | 1,299,330 | −2.3% | 63,780 | 20.37 |
| 1995 | 1,329,670 | −3.2% | 61,420 | 21.65 |
| 1994 | 1,373,460 | +8.4% | 61,450 | 22.35 |
| 1993 | 1,266,720 | +58% | 55,945 | 22.64 |
| 1992 | 803,617 | −0.2% | 47,412 | 16.95 |
| 1991 | 805,300 | +78% | 45,200 | 17.82 |
| 1990 | 451,497 | +27% | 36,518 | 12.36 |
| 1989 | 354,304 | −8.3% | 35,554 | 9.97 |
| 1988 | 386,486 | +40% | 35,474 | 10.89 |
| 1987 | 276,346 | −0.9% | 32,993 | 8.38 |
| 1986 | 278,767 | +16% | 32,959 | 8.46 |
| 1985 | 240,000 | −5.5% | 31,000 | 7.74 |
| 1984 | 254,000 | −22% | 32,000 | 7.94 |
| 1983 | 325,544 | −9.2% | 26,960 | 12.08 |
| 1982 | 358,457 | +44% | 27,060 | 13.25 |
| 1981 | 248,129 | −40% | 26,870 | 9.23 |
| 1980 | 413,467 | −1.3% | 25,684 | 16.10 |
| 1979 | 419,002 | +2.6% | 25,685 | 16.31 |
| 1978 | 408,510 | −9.3% | 25,628 | 15.94 |
| 1977 | 450,441 | +94% | 23,258 | 19.37 |
| 1976 | 232,571 | +3.4% | 12,180 | 19.09 |
| 1975 | 224,900 | −0.6% | 10,864 | 20.70 |
| 1974 | 226,211 | +3.6% | 10,326 | 21.91 |
| 1973 | 218,318 | +16% | 9,822 | 22.23 |
| 1972 | 188,867 | −23% | 9,953 | 18.98 |
| 1971 | 246,806 | +21% | 11,012 | 22.41 |
| 1970 | 204,680 | −7.8% | 10,384 | 19.71 |
| 1969 | 222,000 | +8.3% | 9,000 | 24.67 |
| 1968 | 205,000 | −1.9% | 9,000 | 22.78 |
| 1967 | 209,000 | +1.5% | 8,000 | 26.13 |
| 1966 | 206,000 | +15% | 8,000 | 25.75 |
| 1965 | 179,000 | +19% | 6,000 | 29.83 |
| 1964 | 151,000 | −36% | 6,000 | 25.17 |
| 1963 | 236,000 | +1.7% | 7,000 | 33.71 |
| 1962 | 232,000 | +1.8% | 7,000 | 33.14 |
| 1961 | 228,000 | — | 6,000 | 38.00 |
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.