Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Production by country
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area...
What the numbers show
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Production is currently reported for 128 countries. The highest value is 19.65 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in Jordan.
The median across all reporting countries is 13,598 t, and the mean is 591,003 t.
Over the past decade 63 countries rose and 64 fell. The largest increase was in Spain (up 781.3%), and the largest decrease in Cabo Verde (down 100.0%).
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 19.65 million t | 2024 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 19.61 million t | 2024 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 11.95 million t | 2024 | up 57.5% | rising |
| 4 | Nigeria | 4.30 million t | 2024 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 4 | United Republic of Tanzania | 760,000 t | 2024 | down 53.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Myanmar | 1.72 million t | 2024 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 508,245 t | 2024 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 6 | Sudan | 1.68 million t | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 6 | Viet Nam | 397,250 t | 2024 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Senegal | 1.68 million t | 2024 | up 151.3% | rising |
| 7 | Türkiye | 246,796 t | 2024 | up 99.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Argentina | 1.48 million t | 2024 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Sudan (former) | 1.19 million t | 2011 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 9 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 30,910 t | 2024 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Guinea | 1.00 million t | 2024 | up 137.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 26,526 t | 2024 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 11 | Brazil | 806,064 t | 2024 | up 100.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Syrian Arab Republic | 23,266 t | 2024 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 12 | Chad | 692,960 t | 2024 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 12,328 t | 2024 | up 91.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Niger | 676,651 t | 2024 | up 67.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 4,160 t | 2024 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Ghana | 625,000 t | 2024 | up 46.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Melanesia | 3,792 t | 2024 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 15 | Burkina Faso | 611,271 t | 2024 | up 82.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Timor-Leste | 3,351 t | 2024 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Indonesia | 603,000 t | 2024 | down 46.2% | rising |
| 16 | Polynesia | 1,212 t | 2024 | down 13.8% | flat |
| 17 | Central African Republic | 550,000 t | 2024 | up 81.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Côte d'Ivoire | 296,660 t | 2024 | up 152.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Cameroon | 540,000 t | 2024 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Mali | 497,436 t | 2024 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Malawi | 350,000 t | 2024 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Egypt | 273,745 t | 2024 | up 49.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Caribbean | 25,026 t | 2024 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 22 | Angola | 248,901 t | 2024 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Mozambique | 242,449 t | 2024 | up 73.0% | rising |
| 24 | Benin | 221,119 t | 2024 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Nicaragua | 206,868 t | 2023 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 26 | South Sudan | 198,420 t | 2024 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 27 | Guinea-Bissau | 153,921 t | 2024 | up 144.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Cabo Verde | 0 t | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Uganda | 150,000 t | 2024 | down 49.3% | rising |
| 29 | Pakistan | 129,704 t | 2024 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 30 | Ethiopia | 122,000 t | 2024 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Sierra Leone | 101,389 t | 2024 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Zambia | 87,655 t | 2024 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Bangladesh | 75,364 t | 2024 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 34 | Mexico | 70,228 t | 2024 | down 27.1% | rising |
| 35 | Madagascar | 58,610 t | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 36 | Ethiopia PDR | 54,000 t | 1992 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 37 | Gambia | 52,642 t | 2024 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 38 | South Africa | 52,000 t | 2024 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Togo | 46,000 t | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 40 | China, Taiwan Province of | 38,000 t | 2024 | down 44.5% | falling |
| 41 | Zimbabwe | 36,977 t | 2024 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 42 | Gabon | 32,475 t | 2024 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Philippines | 30,954 t | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 44 | Sri Lanka | 28,962 t | 2024 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Congo | 26,226 t | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 46 | Thailand | 25,033 t | 2024 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 47 | Morocco | 24,498 t | 2024 | down 36.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Algeria | 15,800 t | 2024 | up 356.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Australia | 15,114 t | 2024 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 49 | Australia and New Zealand | 15,114 t | 2024 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 51 | Japan | 14,800 t | 2024 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Rwanda | 14,394 t | 2024 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 53 | Paraguay | 14,340 t | 2024 | down 42.6% | rising |
| 54 | Tajikistan | 13,835 t | 2024 | up 132.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Kenya | 13,695 t | 2024 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Israel | 13,500 t | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 57 | Haiti | 13,156 t | 2024 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Burundi | 12,758 t | 2024 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 59 | Libya | 12,701 t | 2024 | down 25.3% | rising |
| 60 | Cambodia | 12,000 t | 2024 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Uzbekistan | 11,357 t | 2024 | up 77.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Lebanon | 10,258 t | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 63 | Republic of Korea | 10,000 t | 2024 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Guatemala | 9,902 t | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 9,089 t | 2024 | up 71.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Somalia | 8,502 t | 2024 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Liberia | 6,759 t | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 68 | Iraq | 6,188 t | 2024 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Comoros | 4,927 t | 2024 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Peru | 4,884 t | 2024 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Greece | 4,567 t | 2017 | up 201.3% | volatile |
| 72 | USSR | 4,300 t | 1991 | up 152.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Ecuador | 3,930 t | 2024 | down 60.8% | falling |
| 74 | Eritrea | 2,290 t | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 75 | Jamaica | 2,177 t | 2024 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 76 | Eswatini | 2,157 t | 2024 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 77 | Saudi Arabia | 1,931 t | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Vanuatu | 1,882 t | 2024 | down 27.3% | rising |
| 79 | Uruguay | 1,855 t | 2024 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Colombia | 1,760 t | 2024 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Papua New Guinea | 1,549 t | 2024 | up 8.4% | falling |
| 82 | Réunion | 1,456 t | 2006 | up 169.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Yemen | 1,451 t | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 84 | Tonga | 1,212 t | 2024 | down 13.8% | flat |
| 85 | Kyrgyzstan | 862 t | 2024 | up 676.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Mauritania | 848.82 t | 2024 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Bulgaria | 751 t | 2017 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Spain | 661 t | 2017 | up 781.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Namibia | 637.81 t | 2024 | up 82.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Yugoslav SFR | 524 t | 1991 | up 31.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Botswana | 500.12 t | 2024 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Cuba | 483.46 t | 2024 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Fiji | 361.26 t | 2024 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Cyprus | 350 t | 2017 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Mauritius | 310.5 t | 2024 | down 49.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Belize | 263 t | 2024 | up 141.3% | rising |
| 97 | Guyana | 250.02 t | 2024 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Costa Rica | 227.74 t | 2024 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Georgia | 226.91 t | 2024 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Malaysia | 135.07 t | 2024 | down 91.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Bhutan | 130.69 t | 2024 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 102 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 92 t | 2024 | down 61.2% | rising |
| 103 | Honduras | 81.79 t | 2024 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Italy | 65 t | 1995 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Portugal | 30 t | 1997 | down 55.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 20.62 t | 2024 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Kazakhstan | 16.07 t | 2024 | up 100.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Suriname | 9.17 t | 2024 | down 70.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Barbados | 8.02 t | 2024 | down 49.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Hungary | 4 t | 2017 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Palestine | 2.46 t | 2022 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.41 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 113 | Jordan | 0 t | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 57.56 million t
- Asia 35.02 million t
- Eastern Asia 19.68 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 12.60 million t
- Africa 17.00 million t
- Middle Africa 2.60 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 13.43 million t
- Southern Asia 12.19 million t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 11.24 million t
- Western Africa 10.27 million t
- Americas 5.52 million t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 193,062 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 4.10 million t
- Northern America 2.92 million t
- United States of America 2.92 million t
- South-Eastern Asia 2.82 million t
- South America 2.35 million t
- Eastern Africa 2.06 million t
- Northern Africa 2.01 million t
- Western Asia 303,618 t
- Central America 225,703 t
- Southern Africa 55,295 t
- Central Asia 26,069 t
- Oceania 20,119 t
- European Union (27) 6,333 t
- Europe 5,983 t
- Southern Europe 5,228 t
- Eastern Europe 755 t
About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.