Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Production in Pakistan
Pakistan: Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Production was 129,704 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Production in Pakistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, groundnuts, excluding shelled — production in Pakistan stood at 129,704 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnuts, excluding shelled — production in Pakistan peaked at 144,983 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14,220 t, in 1962.
That places Pakistan 29th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Production in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15,240 t | — |
| 1962 | 14,220 t | -6.7% |
| 1963 | 17,270 t | +21.4% |
| 1964 | 20,320 t | +17.7% |
| 1965 | 29,460 t | +45.0% |
| 1966 | 46,740 t | +58.7% |
| 1967 | 74,170 t | +58.7% |
| 1968 | 52,830 t | -28.8% |
| 1969 | 61,980 t | +17.3% |
| 1970 | 44,700 t | -27.9% |
| 1971 | 56,900 t | +27.3% |
| 1972 | 44,150 t | -22.4% |
| 1973 | 53,850 t | +22.0% |
| 1974 | 57,081 t | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 61,573 t | +7.9% |
| 1976 | 64,082 t | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 72,441 t | +13.0% |
| 1978 | 45,473 t | -37.2% |
| 1979 | 50,325 t | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 57,380 t | +14.0% |
| 1981 | 72,169 t | +25.8% |
| 1982 | 84,144 t | +16.6% |
| 1983 | 87,987 t | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 69,100 t | -21.5% |
| 1985 | 63,054 t | -8.7% |
| 1986 | 74,973 t | +18.9% |
| 1987 | 52,104 t | -30.5% |
| 1988 | 77,582 t | +48.9% |
| 1989 | 81,655 t | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 89,416 t | +9.5% |
| 1991 | 96,100 t | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 101,148 t | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 95,903 t | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 105,776 t | +10.3% |
| 1995 | 112,840 t | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 117,347 t | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 112,417 t | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 104,025 t | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 99,100 t | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 91,400 t | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 101,100 t | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 90,300 t | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 114,700 t | +27.0% |
| 2004 | 76,448 t | -33.3% |
| 2005 | 69,129 t | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 73,900 t | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 83,400 t | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 85,500 t | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 53,200 t | -37.8% |
| 2010 | 67,803 t | +27.4% |
| 2011 | 87,894 t | +29.6% |
| 2012 | 81,330 t | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 100,788 t | +23.9% |
| 2014 | 86,663 t | -14.0% |
| 2015 | 91,655 t | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 71,150 t | -22.4% |
| 2017 | 86,030 t | +20.9% |
| 2018 | 97,311 t | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 94,547 t | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 121,693 t | +28.7% |
| 2021 | 144,983 t | +19.1% |
| 2022 | 114,385 t | -21.1% |
| 2023 | 120,937 t | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 129,704 t | +7.2% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 129,704 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25,362 t, 5.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 129,704 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11,480 t, 11.3× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36,914 t | 14,220 t | 74,170 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 55,058 t | 44,150 t | 72,441 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 72,015 t | 52,104 t | 87,987 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 103,407 t | 89,416 t | 117,347 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 83,908 t | 53,200 t | 114,700 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 86,517 t | 67,803 t | 100,788 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 126,340 t | 114,385 t | 144,983 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 26 South Sudan 198,420 t compare
- 27 Cabo Verde 0 t compare
- 27 Guinea-Bissau 153,921 t compare
- 28 Uganda 150,000 t compare
- 30 Ethiopia 122,000 t compare
- 31 Sierra Leone 101,389 t compare
- 32 Zambia 87,655 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Pakistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2302 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 367.4 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6047 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 4.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is groundnuts, excluding shelled — production in Pakistan?
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — production in Pakistan was 129,704 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest groundnuts, excluding shelled — production recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 144,983 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest groundnuts, excluding shelled — production recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,220 t in 1962.
- How does Pakistan rank for groundnuts, excluding shelled — production?
- Pakistan ranks 29th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnuts, excluding shelled — production rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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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.