Costa Rica produced 21,000 metric tons of papayas and exports to the United States and the Netherlands. Jamaica produced 5,000 metric tons of papayas and exports primarily to the United States and the United Kingdom. The Dominican Republic produced 16,000 metric tons and exports primarily to the United States. Although production statistics are unavailable for Belize and Haiti , both export papaya to the United States. Cuba produced 30,000 metric tons, but does not supply any major markets.
Brazil is the largest producer of papayas in the world, and the dominant supplier to Europe.
In 1993, Brazil produced 1.75 million metric tons of papayas, more than three times 1980 levels. The next largest producers in South America are Peru and Colombia at 62,000 metric tons each. Brazil is the only country to supply any major markets, however. Africa Nigeria and Zaire , with harvests in 1993 of 500,000 and 210,000 metric tons respectively, are the largest papaya producers in Africa but do not export product to Europe. The situation is the same for Mozambique , which produced 40,000 metric tons.