Based on a comparison of 81 countries in 2017, China ranked the highest in groundnut production with 17,092 kt followed by India and USA. On the other end of the scale was Mauritania with 1.00 kt, Spain with 1.00 kt and Bulgaria with 1.00 kt.
Total groundnut production reached 46,262 kt in 2017 in the World according to Faostat. This is 3.8 % more than in the previous year and 19.7 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total groundnut production reached an all time high of 46,262 kt in 2017 and an all time low of 14,134 kt in 1961. The average annual growth amounted to 2.14 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, China, accounted for 36.9 % of groundnut production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 63.8 % share while the ten largest countries some 83.3 % in 2017.
Data for more countries are available at Groundnut Production indicator page.
Groundnut Production | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
Argentina | kt | 491 | 480 | 718 | 1,166 | 1,011 | ||||||||||||||||
Brazil | kt | 218 | 234 | 254 | 403 | 500 | ||||||||||||||||
Cameroon | kt | 395 | 444 | 445 | 579 | 609 | ||||||||||||||||
Chad | kt | 290 | 260 | 290 | 791 | 720 | ||||||||||||||||
China | kt | 11,232 | 11,760 | 11,881 | 16,482 | 15,961 | ||||||||||||||||
Guinea | kt | 247 | 251 | 254 | 422 | 490 | ||||||||||||||||
India | kt | 4,875 | 3,286 | 6,630 | 7,402 | 6,733 | ||||||||||||||||
Indonesia | kt | 805 | 876 | 938 | 639 | 605 | ||||||||||||||||
Myanmar | kt | 980 | 960 | 962 | 1,502 | 1,518 | ||||||||||||||||
Niger | kt | 277 | 204 | 232 | 403 | 427 | ||||||||||||||||
Nigeria | kt | 2,074 | 2,150 | 2,100 | 3,399 | 3,467 | ||||||||||||||||
Senegal | kt | 369 | 485 | 474 | 669 | 1,050 | ||||||||||||||||
Sudan | kt | 1,185 | 722 | 1,237 | 1,871 | 1,042 | ||||||||||||||||
Tanzania | kt | 456 | 567 | 549 | 1,635 | 1,836 | ||||||||||||||||
USA | kt | 1,162 | 2,144 | 1,325 | 2,354 | 2,817 |