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.
| 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 |
| 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 |
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