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Where Papaya Grows

India grew the most papaya in 2024: 5.3 million tonnes, 36.1% of the world’s 14.7 million tonnes. Watch the top producers light up on the world map, coloured by their share of the world’s papaya.

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Papaya grown in 2024

Point at or tap a country to see how much it grows.

Share of the world’s papaya: 25% or more 10–25% 5–10% 2–5% 0.5–2% Under 0.5% None recorded

Top 10 papaya producers

Tonnes grown in 2024

1India 36.1%

5.3 million tonnes
2Dominican Republic 13.3%

1.9 million tonnes
3Indonesia 8.2%

1.2 million tonnes
4Brazil 7.8%

1.1 million tonnes
5Mexico 7.8%

1.1 million tonnes
6Nigeria 6.0%

886,529 tonnes
7China 4.0%

587,829 tonnes
8Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.4%

207,573 tonnes
9Peru 1.1%

167,729 tonnes
10Venezuela 1.1%

167,340 tonnes

World total

14.7 million tonnes

Countries growing it

Largest producer

India

Top 3 together

57.6%

All 72 countries that grow papaya

#	Country	Tonnes	Share
1	India	5,292,173	36.1%
2	Dominican Republic	1,942,660	13.3%
3	Indonesia	1,206,916	8.2%
4	Brazil	1,149,300	7.8%
5	Mexico	1,142,855	7.8%
6	Nigeria	886,529	6.0%
7	China	587,829	4.0%
8	Democratic Republic of the Congo	207,573	1.4%
9	Peru	167,729	1.1%
10	Venezuela	167,340	1.1%
11	Colombia	166,531	1.1%
12	Thailand	161,769	1.1%
13	Philippines	149,214	1.0%
14	Bangladesh	146,157	1.0%
15	Vietnam	134,967	0.9%
16	Taiwan	121,479	0.8%
17	Kenya	100,537	0.7%
18	Mali	97,106	0.7%
19	Guyana	89,449	0.6%
20	Guatemala	87,018	0.6%
21	Ethiopia	82,703	0.6%
22	Malawi	60,740	0.4%
23	Costa Rica	54,791	0.4%
24	Ecuador	48,970	0.3%
25	Cuba	46,976	0.3%
26	Malaysia	46,975	0.3%
27	Mozambique	43,331	0.3%
28	Laos	29,845	0.2%
29	Yemen	25,915	0.2%
30	Haiti	25,261	0.2%
31	Australia	20,576	0.1%
32	Bolivia	17,985	0.1%
33	Côte d'Ivoire	14,752	0.1%
34	Nepal	13,676	0.1%
35	Pakistan	12,872	0.1%
36	Paraguay	10,997	0.1%
37	Jamaica	9,788	0.1%
38	Panama	9,200	0.1%
39	Puerto Rico	7,976	0.1%
40	South Africa	7,782	0.1%
41	Fiji	6,958	under 0.1%
42	Oman	6,080	under 0.1%
43	Ghana	5,794	under 0.1%
44	United States	4,990	under 0.1%
45	Saudi Arabia	4,800	under 0.1%
46	Republic of the Congo	3,870	under 0.1%
47	Samoa	3,294	under 0.1%
48	Guinea-Bissau	3,116	under 0.1%
49	Morocco	2,700	under 0.1%
50	Timor-Leste	2,211	under 0.1%
51	Argentina	2,210	under 0.1%
52	Chile	1,954	under 0.1%
53	Belize	1,764	under 0.1%
54	Israel	1,759	under 0.1%
55	El Salvador	1,373	under 0.1%
56	Maldives	1,281	under 0.1%
57	Trinidad and Tobago	1,261	under 0.1%
58	Bahamas	596	under 0.1%
59	Cook Islands	581	under 0.1%
60	Egypt	400	under 0.1%
61	Honduras	323	under 0.1%
62	Iran	301	under 0.1%
63	French Polynesia	229	under 0.1%
64	Bhutan	147	under 0.1%
65	Rwanda	134	under 0.1%
66	Suriname	103	under 0.1%
67	Dominica	91	under 0.1%
68	Kuwait	85	under 0.1%
69	Tunisia	78	under 0.1%
70	Cameroon	47	under 0.1%
71	Zimbabwe	44	under 0.1%
72	Nauru	2	under 0.1%

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Data: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 28 October 2026. https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL. Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAOSTAT item: Papayas. Some figures are FAO estimates. Xilfy is not affiliated with or endorsed by FAO.

Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain). Borders are simplified and do not imply any view on disputed territory.

About the Where Food Grows

Where Food Grows shows which countries grow the food we eat. Pick one of 73 crops – rice, wheat, mango, banana, coffee, cocoa, tea, jute and more – and the countries that grow it light up on the world map one after another, largest producer first. Each country is coloured by its share of the world’s crop, with the top 10 beside the map and every producing country ranked below, from FAOSTAT’s latest figures.

How to use it

1 Pick a crop from the list or the buttons above the map.
2 Watch the top producers light up; press Replay to see it again.
3 Point at or tap any country for its tonnes, rank and share of the world.
4 Scroll down for every country that grows the crop, or copy the link to share it.

Frequently asked questions

Which country produces the most papaya?

India grew the most papaya in 2024: 5.3 million tonnes, 36.1% of the world’s 14.7 million tonnes. The figures are FAOSTAT’s for 2024.

What are the top 5 papaya producing countries?

India (36.1%), Dominican Republic (13.3%), Indonesia (8.2%), Brazil (7.8%) and Mexico (7.8%), by tonnes grown in 2024.

Where does the data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the food and farming statistics of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), dataset “Crops and livestock products”, under the CC BY 4.0 licence. It shows the latest year FAO has published, usually two years behind.

Why do some numbers look different from other sources?

Countries report in different ways and FAO fills gaps with its own estimates. Some crops are also grouped: FAO counts mangoes together with guavas and mangosteens, and lemons with limes. The FAOSTAT item name under the map says exactly what is counted.

Why are Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao shown apart from China?

FAOSTAT reports them separately, so the map follows its figures. Borders are simplified and do not imply any view on disputed territory.

Why is a country grey?

FAOSTAT has no production of that crop recorded for it in the latest year. It may grow a little that is not reported.

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