Oilseeds and oil fruits · FAOSTAT 2024
Groundnuts (peanuts) production by country
World production of groundnuts (peanuts) reached 57.6 million t in 2024, up 24% over ten years. The largest producers were China (34.1%), India (20.8%), Nigeria (7.5%), together 62% of the world total. It was harvested from 31.2 million ha, an average yield of 1.8 t/ha.
- World production, 2024
- 57.6 million t
- 10-year change
- +24%
- Producing countries
- 107
- World average yield
- 1.85 t/ha
World production, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Producers ranked, 2024
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share | 10-year change | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 19,613,100 | 34.1% | +19% | 4.0 |
| 2 | India | 11,945,539 | 20.8% | +57% | 2.1 |
| 3 | Nigeria X | 4,300,000 | 7.47% | +27% | 1.2 |
| 4 | United States | 2,924,770 | 5.08% | +24% | 4.1 |
| 5 | Myanmar I | 1,721,626 | 2.99% | +15% | 1.4 |
| 6 | Sudan X | 1,683,800 | 2.93% | −10% | 0.7 |
| 7 | Senegal I | 1,681,953 | 2.92% | +151% | 1.3 |
| 8 | Argentina | 1,482,827 | 2.58% | +27% | 3.4 |
| 9 | Guinea X | 1,000,000 | 1.74% | +137% | 1.1 |
| 10 | Brazil | 806,064 | 1.40% | +100% | 2.9 |
| 11 | Tanzania X | 760,000 | 1.32% | −54% | 0.8 |
| 12 | Chad | 692,960 | 1.20% | −12% | 0.9 |
| 13 | Niger | 676,651 | 1.18% | +68% | 0.6 |
| 14 | Ghana X | 625,000 | 1.09% | +47% | 1.7 |
| 15 | Burkina Faso I | 611,271 | 1.06% | +82% | 0.8 |
| 16 | Indonesia | 603,000 | 1.05% | −46% | 3.3 |
| 17 | Central African Republic X | 550,000 | 0.96% | +81% | 3.0 |
| 18 | Cameroon X | 540,000 | 0.94% | −6.7% | 1.0 |
| 19 | DR Congo | 508,245 | 0.88% | +21% | 1.0 |
| 20 | Mali | 497,436 | 0.86% | −2.3% | 0.9 |
| 21 | Vietnam | 397,250 | 0.69% | −12% | 2.7 |
| 22 | Malawi X | 350,000 | 0.61% | −12% | 0.9 |
| 23 | Côte d'Ivoire | 296,660 | 0.52% | +152% | 1.8 |
| 24 | Egypt I | 273,745 | 0.48% | +49% | 3.8 |
| 25 | Angola | 248,901 | 0.43% | −1.4% | 0.7 |
| 26 | Turkey | 246,796 | 0.43% | +100% | 4.3 |
| 27 | Mozambique | 242,449 | 0.42% | +73% | 0.4 |
| 28 | Benin | 221,119 | 0.38% | +53% | 0.9 |
| 29 | South Sudan I | 198,420 | 0.34% | +47% | 0.7 |
| 30 | Guinea-Bissau I | 153,921 | 0.27% | +144% | 1.2 |
| 31 | Uganda X | 150,000 | 0.26% | −49% | 0.5 |
| 32 | Pakistan | 129,704 | 0.23% | +50% | 0.9 |
| 33 | Ethiopia X | 122,000 | 0.21% | +18% | 1.4 |
| 34 | Sierra Leone | 101,389 | 0.18% | +18% | 0.8 |
| 35 | Zambia | 87,655 | 0.15% | −39% | 0.7 |
| 36 | Bangladesh | 75,364 | 0.13% | +34% | 1.9 |
| 37 | Mexico | 70,228 | 0.12% | −27% | 1.8 |
| 38 | Madagascar I | 58,610 | 0.10% | −0.1% | 0.8 |
| 39 | Gambia | 52,642 | 0.09% | −35% | 1.0 |
| 40 | South Africa | 52,000 | 0.09% | −30% | 1.3 |
| 41 | Togo X | 46,000 | 0.08% | +13% | 0.8 |
| 42 | Taiwan X | 38,000 | 0.07% | −45% | 2.0 |
| 43 | Zimbabwe | 36,977 | 0.06% | −35% | 0.4 |
| 44 | Gabon E | 32,475 | 0.06% | +20% | 1.0 |
| 45 | Philippines | 30,954 | 0.05% | +6.0% | 1.1 |
| 46 | Laos | 30,910 | 0.05% | −48% | 2.3 |
| 47 | Sri Lanka | 28,962 | 0.05% | +14% | 1.6 |
| 48 | Bolivia | 26,526 | 0.05% | +28% | 1.4 |
| 49 | Congo E | 26,226 | 0.05% | −1.4% | 0.5 |
| 50 | Thailand | 25,033 | 0.04% | −37% | 2.3 |
| 51 | Morocco | 24,498 | 0.04% | −36% | 2.8 |
| 52 | Syria | 23,266 | 0.04% | +36% | 2.9 |
| 53 | Algeria E | 15,800 | 0.03% | +357% | 2.8 |
| 54 | Australia I | 15,114 | 0.03% | −12% | 3.1 |
| 55 | Japan | 14,800 | 0.03% | −8.1% | 2.7 |
| 56 | Rwanda | 14,394 | 0.03% | +41% | 0.5 |
| 57 | Paraguay | 14,340 | 0.02% | −43% | 1.0 |
| 58 | Tajikistan E | 13,835 | 0.02% | +132% | 3.9 |
| 59 | Kenya | 13,695 | 0.02% | −76% | 0.9 |
| 60 | Israel | 13,500 | 0.02% | −13% | 5.6 |
| 61 | Haiti I | 13,156 | 0.02% | −64% | 0.3 |
| 62 | Burundi I | 12,759 | 0.02% | +37% | 0.7 |
| 63 | Libya I | 12,701 | 0.02% | −25% | 1.6 |
| 64 | Iran E | 12,328 | 0.02% | +92% | 4.9 |
| 65 | Cambodia X | 12,000 | 0.02% | −57% | 1.2 |
| 66 | Uzbekistan | 11,357 | 0.02% | +77% | 13.2 |
| 67 | Lebanon I | 10,258 | 0.02% | −2.0% | 4.7 |
| 68 | South Korea X | 10,000 | 0.02% | −19% | 2.5 |
| 69 | Guatemala I | 9,902 | 0.02% | −6.3% | 4.3 |
| 70 | Dominican Republic | 9,089 | 0.02% | +71% | 1.6 |
| 71 | Somalia E | 8,502 | 0.01% | +5.7% | 1.1 |
| 72 | Liberia E | 6,759 | 0.01% | −0.5% | 0.8 |
| 73 | Iraq I | 6,188 | 0.01% | +12% | 3.7 |
| 74 | Comoros I | 4,927 | 0.01% | +29% | 0.9 |
| 75 | Peru | 4,884 | 0.01% | −22% | 1.5 |
| 76 | Venezuela I | 4,160 | 0.01% | +30% | 3.1 |
| 77 | Ecuador E | 3,930 | 0.01% | −61% | 1.3 |
| 78 | Timor-Leste I | 3,351 | 0.01% | −21% | 0.8 |
| 79 | Eritrea I | 2,290 | 0.00% | +3.8% | 0.7 |
| 80 | Jamaica | 2,177 | 0.00% | −12% | 1.2 |
| 81 | Eswatini I | 2,157 | 0.00% | −20% | 0.4 |
| 82 | Saudi Arabia E | 1,931 | 0.00% | −6.3% | 4.1 |
| 83 | Vanuatu I | 1,882 | 0.00% | −27% | 1.2 |
| 84 | Uruguay E | 1,855 | 0.00% | +9.1% | 0.5 |
| 85 | Colombia | 1,760 | 0.00% | +0.2% | 1.3 |
| 86 | Papua New Guinea E | 1,549 | 0.00% | +8.3% | 1.0 |
| 87 | Yemen I | 1,451 | 0.00% | −11% | 0.7 |
| 88 | Tonga E | 1,212 | 0.00% | −14% | 0.6 |
| 89 | Kyrgyzstan | 862 | 0.00% | +677% | 3.5 |
| 90 | Mauritania E | 849 | 0.00% | −8.7% | 0.8 |
| 91 | Namibia I | 638 | 0.00% | +82% | 0.3 |
| 92 | Botswana I | 500 | 0.00% | −9.6% | 0.3 |
| 93 | Cuba I | 483 | 0.00% | −29% | 1.0 |
| 94 | Fiji E | 361 | 0.00% | +4.3% | 0.8 |
| 95 | Mauritius | 310 | 0.00% | −50% | 2.1 |
| 96 | Belize | 263 | 0.00% | +141% | 0.9 |
| 97 | Guyana I | 250 | 0.00% | −24% | 15.6 |
| 98 | Costa Rica I | 228 | 0.00% | +4.6% | 1.1 |
| 99 | Georgia E | 227 | 0.00% | +6.1% | 1.0 |
| 100 | Malaysia | 135 | 0.00% | −91% | 3.1 |
| 101 | Bhutan | 131 | 0.00% | — | 1.5 |
| 102 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 92 | 0.00% | −61% | 3.4 |
| 103 | Honduras I | 82 | 0.00% | −2.4% | 0.5 |
| 104 | Saint Kitts and Nevis I | 21 | 0.00% | −16% | 1.6 |
| 105 | Kazakhstan E | 16 | 0.00% | +100% | 0.7 |
| 106 | Suriname I | 9 | 0.00% | −71% | 1.8 |
| 107 | Barbados I | 8 | 0.00% | −50% | 1.6 |
E = estimated by FAO, I = imputed by FAO, X = from an external organisation; other figures are official.
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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.