This is a list of countries by papaya production from the years 2016 to 2018, based on data from the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database.[1] The estimated total world production for papayas in 2018 was 13,290,320 metric tonnes, up by 2.5% from 12,971,418 tonnes in 2017.[n 1] India was by far the largest producer, accounting for 45% of global production. Dependent territories are shown in italics.
^Sum of values for countries with available data, which may be official or FAO data based on imputation methodology
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^"Crops". FAOSTAT. Retrieved 18 December 2019. Countries - Select All; Regions - World + (Total); Elements - Production Quantity; Items - Papayas; Years - 2018 + 2017 + 2016