Countries by Groundnut (Peanut) Production 2024
About This Dataset
Countries by Groundnut (Peanut) Production 2024
Countries ranked by total groundnut production in 2024, measured in millions of metric tons according to FAO data. China produces over 37% of the world's groundnuts — a dominance driven by extensive cultivation in Henan, Shandong, and Hebei provinces, where the oil-rich legume is processed into cooking oil, peanut butter, snack foods, and animal feed at industrial scale. India is the second largest producer, with groundnuts representing a critical source of edible oil and rural income across multiple states.
Analysis
China heads the table on 19.4, ahead of India (6.70) and Nigeria (3.40) in Groundnut Production (Million Metric Tons) in 2024. China and India together hold 66.2% of the combined total of all 8 entities. Only 1 of the 8 reaches even half the leader's figure (9.70 or more). It takes the next 7 entities (India, Nigeria, United States, Sudan, Myanmar, Senegal, Tanzania) added together to match China.
Source:
Wikipedia
Key Findings
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China leads in Groundnut Production (Million Metric Tons) with 19.40 in 2024.
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Average Groundnut Production (Million Metric Tons) in 2024: 5 · median: 3.
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Gap in 2024: China is 16.2× larger than Tanzania.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- Wikipedia
- Coverage
- 8 entities · 2024 · 8 observations
- Measure
- Groundnut Production (Million Metric Tons)
- Last updated
- 6 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values are shown as reported by the source. Nothing is rescaled, rebased or converted — the only changes are thousand separators and decimals shown to two places.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2024.
Data Sources & References
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