Groundnut oil production in India
In 2023 India produced 2.3 million t of groundnut oil, the largest total in the world (35.9% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 3.4%. The record was 2.9 million t in 2018.
- Production, 2023
- 2.3 million t
- World rank
- 1 of 87
- 10-year change
- +3.4%
- Record
- 2.9 million t
- 2018
Groundnut oil in India, 1961–2023 (tonnes)
India compared with the world, 2023
- Share of world total
- 35.9%
- 36.4% in 2013
- 10-year change
- +3.4%
- world +4.8%
Position in the world ranking
Map of world production of groundnut oil
Share of the world total; India is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2,309,000 | −1.1% |
| 2022 | 2,335,000 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 2,299,000 | −1.0% |
| 2020 | 2,323,000 | −18% |
| 2019 | 2,828,000 | −2.4% |
| 2018 | 2,897,000 | +12% |
| 2017 | 2,581,000 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 2,474,000 | +62% |
| 2015 | 1,527,000 | −10% |
| 2014 | 1,702,000 | −24% |
| 2013 | 2,234,000 | +107% |
| 2012 | 1,080,000 | −33% |
| 2011 | 1,602,000 | −16% |
| 2010 | 1,901,000 | +52% |
| 2009 | 1,249,000 | −24% |
| 2008 | 1,648,000 | −22% |
| 2007 | 2,112,000 | +89% |
| 2006 | 1,119,000 | −39% |
| 2005 | 1,838,000 | +18% |
| 2004 | 1,558,000 | −17% |
| 2003 | 1,869,000 | +97% |
| 2002 | 948,000 | −41% |
| 2001 | 1,616,000 | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 1,474,000 | +22% |
| 1999 | 1,209,000 | −41% |
| 1998 | 2,066,000 | +22% |
| 1997 | 1,695,000 | −15% |
| 1996 | 1,987,000 | +14% |
| 1995 | 1,744,000 | −6.0% |
| 1994 | 1,856,000 | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 1,802,000 | −8.6% |
| 1992 | 1,971,000 | +21% |
| 1991 | 1,633,000 | −5.6% |
| 1990 | 1,730,000 | −7.2% |
| 1989 | 1,864,000 | −16% |
| 1988 | 2,223,000 | +64% |
| 1987 | 1,357,000 | −0.5% |
| 1986 | 1,364,000 | +15% |
| 1985 | 1,188,000 | −19% |
| 1984 | 1,467,000 | −9.5% |
| 1983 | 1,621,000 | +35% |
| 1982 | 1,201,000 | −27% |
| 1981 | 1,656,000 | +47% |
| 1980 | 1,129,000 | −15% |
| 1979 | 1,321,000 | −7.4% |
| 1978 | 1,427,000 | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 1,400,000 | +19% |
| 1976 | 1,173,000 | −23% |
| 1975 | 1,516,000 | +31% |
| 1974 | 1,157,000 | −14% |
| 1973 | 1,345,000 | +47% |
| 1972 | 918,000 | −36% |
| 1971 | 1,429,000 | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 1,413,000 | +21% |
| 1969 | 1,171,000 | +16% |
| 1968 | 1,007,000 | −24% |
| 1967 | 1,326,000 | +32% |
| 1966 | 1,006,000 | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 969,000 | −31% |
| 1964 | 1,402,000 | +15% |
| 1963 | 1,214,000 | +5.1% |
| 1962 | 1,155,000 | +1.6% |
| 1961 | 1,137,000 | — |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 212,091 t USD 350 m
- Exporter rank
- 1 of 57
- Imports
- 42 t USD 212,000
- Importer rank
- 46 of 137
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. World exporters and importers
Questions and answers
What is the production of groundnut oil in India?
India produced 2.3 million t in 2023, 35.9% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does India rank in the world for production of groundnut oil?
India was the world’s largest producer in 2023, ahead of China.
How has the production of groundnut oil in India changed?
It rose by 3.4% between 2013 and 2023, compared with +4.8% for the world. The record was 2.9 million t in 2018.
Does India export or import groundnut oil?
In 2024 India reported exports of 212,091 t (USD 350 m) and imports of 42 t (USD 212,000), according to FAOSTAT trade data.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.