Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Production in Asia

Asia: Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Production was 35.02 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
35.02 million t
Change on year
up 5.7%
Rank
1st
of 16 groups
All-time high
35.02 million t
in 2024
All-time low
7.35 million t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Production in Asia, 1961–2024

10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2024, groundnuts, excluding shelled — production in Asia stood at 35.02 million t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, groundnuts, excluding shelled — production in Asia peaked at 35.02 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.35 million t, in 1961.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Production in Asia, year by year

Annual values for Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Production in Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 7.35 million t —
1962 7.52 million t +2.3%
1963 8.07 million t +7.4%
1964 9.10 million t +12.7%
1965 7.57 million t -16.8%
1966 8.18 million t +8.1%
1967 9.31 million t +13.8%
1968 8.09 million t -13.1%
1969 8.48 million t +4.9%
1970 9.85 million t +16.1%
1971 10.09 million t +2.5%
1972 7.82 million t -22.5%
1973 9.61 million t +22.8%
1974 9.03 million t -6.0%
1975 10.78 million t +19.4%
1976 8.83 million t -18.1%
1977 9.82 million t +11.2%
1978 10.43 million t +6.2%
1979 10.36 million t -0.6%
1980 10.42 million t +0.6%
1981 13.03 million t +25.0%
1982 11.24 million t -13.7%
1983 13.08 million t +16.4%
1984 13.48 million t +3.0%
1985 14.18 million t +5.2%
1986 14.24 million t +0.5%
1987 14.37 million t +0.9%
1988 17.73 million t +23.3%
1989 15.78 million t -11.0%
1990 16.29 million t +3.3%
1991 16.03 million t -1.6%
1992 17.27 million t +7.7%
1993 18.44 million t +6.8%
1994 20.38 million t +10.5%
1995 20.95 million t +2.8%
1996 20.73 million t -1.1%
1997 19.65 million t -5.2%
1998 23.06 million t +17.4%
1999 21.24 million t -7.9%
2000 23.79 million t +12.0%
2001 24.37 million t +2.4%
2002 22.31 million t -8.4%
2003 24.53 million t +9.9%
2004 24.28 million t -1.0%
2005 25.68 million t +5.8%
2006 21.31 million t -17.0%
2007 25.62 million t +20.2%
2008 25.42 million t -0.8%
2009 23.85 million t -6.2%
2010 27.65 million t +16.0%
2011 26.46 million t -4.3%
2012 25.57 million t -3.3%
2013 30.36 million t +18.7%
2014 27.77 million t -8.5%
2015 26.47 million t -4.7%
2016 27.38 million t +3.4%
2017 29.67 million t +8.4%
2018 27.96 million t -5.7%
2019 30.68 million t +9.7%
2020 31.57 million t +2.9%
2021 32.10 million t +1.7%
2022 32.12 million t +0.1%
2023 33.12 million t +3.1%
2024 35.02 million t +5.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8.18 million t 7.35 million t 9.31 million t 9
1970s 9.66 million t 7.82 million t 10.78 million t 10
1980s 13.76 million t 10.42 million t 17.73 million t 10
1990s 19.41 million t 16.03 million t 23.06 million t 10
2000s 24.12 million t 21.31 million t 25.68 million t 10
2010s 28.00 million t 25.57 million t 30.68 million t 10
2020s 32.79 million t 31.57 million t 35.02 million t 5

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 1 China 19.65 million t compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 19.61 million t compare
  3. 3 India 11.95 million t compare
  4. 4 Nigeria 4.30 million t compare
  5. 4 United Republic of Tanzania 760,000 t compare

See the full ranking of 156 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is groundnuts, excluding shelled — production in Asia?
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — production in Asia was 35.02 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest groundnuts, excluding shelled — production recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was 35.02 million t in 2024.
What is the lowest groundnuts, excluding shelled — production recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 7.35 million t in 1961.
How does Asia rank for groundnuts, excluding shelled — production?
Asia ranks 1st out of 16 groups with data for 2024.
Is groundnuts, excluding shelled — production rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
156 places, 9,000 data points, 1961–2024
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