Groundnuts (excluding shelled) Production by Country 2025

Groundnuts (peanuts!)—the legume masquerading as nut—dominate global agriculture with China leading at 19,230,700 tonnes in 2023, projected to reach 18,775,760 tonnes by 2025. Total global output stood at 54,272,900 tonnes in 2023, marking a 1.4% reduction from 2022. India follows with 10,296,708 tonnes, while Nigeria produces 4,300,000 tonnes. These underground pods span 110 countries, making peanuts one of Earth's most versatile crops. Whether you're spreading peanut butter, munching roasted peanuts, cooking with peanut oil, or feeding livestock with peanut meal, this protein-packed legume touches your life daily. From ancient South American origins to global snack sensation, peanuts conquered the world—one shell at a time!

🏆 China's Peanut Empire

China's 19.2 million tonnes represents about 35% of global groundnut production, with Shandong, Henan, and Guangdong provinces leading cultivation. Production grew steadily from 17.3 million in 2018, reflecting domestic demand and export opportunities. Chinese peanuts go into cooking oil (primary use), roasted snacks, peanut butter, and animal feed. The country's diverse climates allow both spring and summer peanut crops. Challenges include aflatoxin contamination (toxic mold in humid storage), leaf spot diseases, and labor-intensive harvesting. Modern Chinese farms adopt mechanized planting and harvesting, though smallholders still dominate. The peanut oil industry is massive—peanut oil is preferred cooking oil in many regions for its high smoke point and neutral flavor.

Groundnuts (excluding shelled) Production by Country 2025

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#	Country	2025 (est.) (Tonne)
1	China CN	18,775,760
2	India IN	10,237,667
3	Nigeria NG	4,280,704
4	United States US	2,666,844
5	Sudan SD	1,956,600
6	Myanmar MM	1,761,380
7	Senegal SN	1,532,555
8	Argentina AR	1,138,635
9	Guinea GN	988,971
10	Brazil BR	851,051
11	Chad TD	799,508
12	Tanzania TZ	753,192
13	Indonesia ID	659,700
14	Burkina Faso BF	604,762
15	Ghana GH	583,700
16	Central African Republic CF	579,722
17	Cameroon CM	533,000
18	Niger NE	532,441
19	DR Congo CD	489,679
20	Mali ML	429,221
21	Vietnam VN	408,557
22	Malawi MW	350,000
23	Egypt EG	244,269
24	Ivory Coast CI	239,795
25	Angola AO	229,059
26	Nicaragua NI	210,925
27	Zambia ZM	209,834
28	Türkiye TR	195,304
29	South Sudan SS	189,715
30	Uganda UG	178,800
31	Benin BJ	174,203
32	Mozambique MZ	169,882
33	Guinea-Bissau GW	134,778
34	Zimbabwe ZW	129,037
35	Pakistan PK	123,781
36	Ethiopia ET	118,356
37	Sierra Leone SL	100,555
38	Mexico MX	92,010
39	Bangladesh BD	69,360
40	Madagascar MG	56,004
41	South Africa ZA	53,910
42	Gambia GM	52,417
43	Taiwan TW	45,227
44	Togo TG	45,000
45	Laos LA	42,759
46	Gabon GA	32,496
47	Philippines PH	31,455
48	Sri Lanka LK	30,384
49	Morocco MA	26,796
50	Congo CG	26,557
51	Bolivia BO	26,502
52	Thailand TH	26,003
53	Kenya KE	22,949
54	Syria SY	22,728
55	Uzbekistan UZ	21,432
56	Australia AU	18,356
57	Algeria DZ	17,669
58	Japan JP	16,060
59	Tajikistan TJ	15,923
60	Paraguay PY	15,818
61	Libya LY	15,354
62	Israel IL	15,113
63	Rwanda RW	14,698
64	Cambodia KH	13,600
65	Haiti HT	13,020
66	Iran IR	12,304
67	Burundi BI	11,765
68	Guatemala GT	10,291
69	South Korea KR	9,848
70	Somalia SO	8,372
71	Lebanon LB	8,228
72	Dominican Republic DO	6,873
73	Liberia LR	6,790
74	Iraq IQ	6,261
75	Peru PE	5,723
76	Comoros KM	4,802
77	Ecuador EC	3,691
78	Venezuela VE	3,000
79	Timor-Leste TL	2,951
80	Colombia CO	2,722
81	Eritrea ER	2,251
82	Eswatini SZ	2,234
83	Saudi Arabia SA	2,016
84	Jamaica JM	2,002
85	Uruguay UY	1,847
86	Papua New Guinea PG	1,549
87	Vanuatu VU	1,502
88	Yemen YE	1,467
89	Tonga TO	1,253
90	Mauritania MR	829
91	Botswana BW	598
92	Kyrgyzstan KG	515
93	Namibia NA	418
94	Fiji FJ	356
95	Mauritius MU	330
96	Guyana GY	330
97	Cuba CU	252
98	Belize BZ	245
99	Costa Rica CR	226
100	Georgia GE	224
101	Malaysia MY	162
102	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VC	121
103	Bhutan BT	104
104	Honduras HN	82
105	Suriname SR	44
106	Kazakhstan KZ	16
107	Saint Kitts and Nevis KN	16
108	Barbados BB	8
109	Palestine PS	7
110	Brunei BN	0.24

🌏 Asian Peanut Powerhouses

India produces 10.3 million tonnes with high volatility (6.7 to 10.2 million), primarily in Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu. Indian peanuts become cooking oil, snacks, and cattle feed. Myanmar contributes 1.8 million tonnes, Indonesia 640,000 tonnes, and Vietnam 400,172 tonnes. These countries use peanuts extensively in cuisine—satay sauces, curries, and snacks. The region faces challenges from aflatoxin (major export barrier), erratic monsoons, and small farm sizes. However, peanuts' drought tolerance and nitrogen-fixing ability make them valuable in crop rotations. Processing into oil and meal adds value, though quality control remains challenging.

🌍 African Groundnut Belt and Americas

Nigeria produces 4.3 million tonnes, Senegal 1.5 million, Sudan 1.4 million, and Guinea 1 million—West Africa's groundnut belt. The crop provides protein, income, and soil improvement for smallholders. Chad (782,177 tonnes), Burkina Faso (683,183 tonnes), and Ghana (600,000 tonnes) maintain significant production. The United States produces 2.7 million tonnes, primarily in Georgia, Alabama, and Texas—mostly for peanut butter and snacks. Argentina contributes 962,674 tonnes and Brazil 875,205 tonnes, focusing on oil and confectionery markets. African production faces post-harvest losses, aflatoxin issues, and limited processing. American production emphasizes quality, mechanization, and value-added products.

💪 Protein-Packed Legume

Peanuts pack serious nutrition—25-30% protein, 40-50% healthy fats (mostly monounsaturated), fiber, vitamins E and B, magnesium, and antioxidants at 567 calories per 100g. They're legumes (like beans!), not true nuts, growing underground in pods. The high protein and fat make peanuts incredibly satiating. Culinary uses span cultures: American peanut butter (70% of US crop!), African groundnut stews, Asian satay sauces, Indian chutneys, roasted snacks, peanut oil (high smoke point for frying), and peanut flour. Processing creates peanut butter, oil, meal (animal feed), and confections. Fun fact: it takes about 540 peanuts to make a 12-ounce jar of peanut butter!

🌱 Underground Cultivation

Peanuts are botanical oddities—flowers pollinate above ground, then the "peg" grows down into soil where pods develop! They thrive in warm climates (20-30°C) with 500-1,000mm rainfall during 120-150 day season. Plants grow 30-50cm tall with yellow flowers. Harvest requires digging or pulling entire plants, then drying pods to 10% moisture. Major challenges include aflatoxin (Aspergillus mold producing deadly toxin), leaf spot diseases, root-knot nematodes, and white grubs. Drought during pod-filling reduces yields. The crop fixes nitrogen (100+ kg/hectare), improving soil for subsequent crops. Modern production uses mechanized planters, harvesters, and careful drying/storage to prevent aflatoxin. Crop rotation and resistant varieties help manage diseases.

📈 Oil, Butter, and Snack Markets

Global peanut markets value in-shell peanuts at $400-800/tonne, shelled kernels $800-1,500/tonne, and peanut butter $2000-4,000/tonne. Aflatoxin contamination is the industry's nightmare—strict limits in developed countries reject contaminated lots. The US peanut butter market alone exceeds $2 billion annually. Peanut oil commands premiums for its cooking properties. Organic and specialty peanuts (Valencia, Virginia types) fetch higher prices. Climate change brings irregular rainfall affecting pod development. The crop's allergenicity creates challenges—peanut allergies affect 1-2% of population, driving "peanut-free" zones. However, peanuts remain affordable protein source globally. Export markets grow from producing countries to deficit regions. Processing innovations explore peanut-based meat alternatives and protein powders.

🔮 Protein-Packed Future

Global peanut production should grow 2-3% annually through 2025, driven by population growth and protein demand. Climate-adapted varieties help cope with drought and heat stress. The industry invests in aflatoxin-resistant varieties, improved storage, and processing technology. Value-added products—peanut butter, flavored peanuts, and peanut-based proteins—create opportunities. African production growth is critical for food security and income. Sustainability focus drives reduced aflatoxin through better practices, water-efficient cultivation, and integrated pest management. This ancient legume's protein density, nitrogen-fixing ability, and culinary versatility ensure its future, though production must overcome aflatoxin challenges while meeting growing global protein demand. Peanuts prove that sometimes, the best things grow underground!

Groundnuts (excluding shelled) Production by Country 2025

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#	Country	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2025 (est.)
1	China	17,332,000	17,519,600	17,992,700	18,307,800	18,329,500	19,230,700	18,775,760
2	India	9,252,570	6,727,180	9,952,020	10,244,080	10,134,990	10,296,708	10,237,667
3	Nigeria	4,600,000	4,357,032	4,230,560	4,227,520	4,284,000	4,300,000	4,280,704
4	United States	2,492,910	2,479,560	2,793,380	2,884,480	2,513,710	2,671,670	2,666,844
5	Sudan	2,884,000	2,828,000	2,773,087	2,355,000	2,642,000	1,386,000	1,956,600
6	Myanmar	1,562,428	1,615,715	1,595,824	1,711,209	1,754,389	1,785,642	1,761,380
7	Senegal	1,500,588	1,421,288	1,797,486	1,677,804	1,501,498	1,493,090	1,532,555
8	Argentina	921,231	1,337,229	1,285,431	1,267,242	1,346,166	962,674	1,138,635
9	Guinea	770,105	738,721	801,197	907,137	1,025,144	1,000,000	988,971
10	Brazil	563,344	580,573	651,126	794,666	848,385	875,205	851,051
11	Chad	893,940	873,228	840,035	797,953	829,431	782,177	799,508
12	Tanzania	670,000	680,000	690,000	895,219	936,799	586,216	753,192
13	Indonesia	886,000	725,000	715,000	698,000	667,000	640,000	659,700
14	Burkina Faso	329,783	396,129	630,526	477,254	559,064	683,183	604,762
15	Ghana	521,032	563,000	565,000	502,000	611,000	600,000	583,700
16	Central African Republic	363,250	377,780	541,491	557,735	574,467	591,669	579,722
17	Cameroon	664,128	725,825	801,632	520,000	530,000	540,000	533,000
18	Niger	594,162	543,950	593,669	518,784	670,613	455,000	532,441
19	DR Congo	445,476	455,356	465,474	475,817	486,389	497,197	489,679
20	Mali	491,461	368,672	490,691	345,247	442,679	454,736	429,221
21	Vietnam	456,762	442,559	425,371	430,367	407,993	400,172	408,557
22	Malawi	344,583	350,000	350,000	350,000	350,000	350,000	350,000
23	Egypt	209,843	198,780	219,480	251,548	233,719	247,687	244,269
24	Ivory Coast	209,516	217,600	227,571	233,890	243,390	240,000	239,795
25	Angola	212,089	211,776	223,976	222,332	226,172	233,483	229,059
26	Nicaragua	194,738	154,858	183,728	204,097	222,240	206,868	210,925
27	Zambia	181,772	130,825	127,172	175,329	190,150	235,446	209,834
28	Türkiye	173,835	169,328	215,927	234,167	186,340	185,137	195,304
29	South Sudan	94,800	144,151	171,075	189,802	189,802	189,628	189,715
30	Uganda	193,236	133,000	183,000	136,000	272,000	140,000	178,800
31	Benin	225,744	170,452	172,641	177,876	163,837	178,954	174,203
32	Mozambique	123,438	151,220	103,000	111,924	114,162	226,498	169,882
33	Guinea-Bissau	101,242	112,438	115,588	121,014	128,886	143,818	134,778
34	Zimbabwe	102,958	54,288	76,974	87,507	104,201	160,550	129,037
35	Pakistan	97,311	94,547	121,693	144,983	114,385	120,937	123,781
36	Ethiopia	144,091	156,533	205,069	139,280	110,000	115,000	118,356
37	Sierra Leone	20,634	106,396	58,814	121,531	106,481	88,608	100,555
38	Mexico	91,109	81,413	101,251	102,779	86,165	91,209	92,010
39	Bangladesh	66,828	62,832	60,314	66,745	74,748	67,173	69,360
40	Madagascar	58,299	58,500	56,758	55,769	55,825	56,206	56,004
41	South Africa	57,000	19,400	50,080	64,300	48,500	53,000	53,910
42	Gambia	22,170	34,000	35,766	40,734	55,902	55,000	52,417
43	Taiwan	59,471	53,198	53,765	49,637	51,000	40,000	45,227
44	Togo	43,842	44,582	43,407	44,367	45,074	45,208	45,000
45	Laos	48,885	38,525	43,591	43,401	40,990	43,563	42,759
46	Gabon	32,000	32,000	33,000	32,333	32,444	32,593	32,496
47	Philippines	29,428	29,301	29,387	30,566	31,519	31,772	31,455
48	Sri Lanka	27,602	26,922	38,491	36,947	27,181	29,680	30,384
49	Morocco	32,152	39,670	36,725	36,788	27,756	22,224	26,796
50	Congo	26,758	26,349	26,625	26,578	26,517	26,573	26,557
51	Bolivia	26,847	28,278	26,602	26,536	26,567	26,448	26,502
52	Thailand	33,830	31,097	29,299	25,074	26,597	26,019	26,003
53	Kenya	21,333	15,463	15,604	12,897	27,900	24,000	22,949
54	Syria	16,992	15,284	21,528	35,826	19,008	19,721	22,728
55	Uzbekistan	19,302	28,305	32,478	31,714	22,802	16,497	21,432
56	Australia	14,978	10,908	13,750	17,863	22,033	16,347	18,356
57	Algeria	11,886	12,602	12,355	15,840	17,914	18,253	17,669
58	Japan	15,600	12,400	13,200	14,800	17,500	15,700	16,060
59	Tajikistan	14,551	13,498	13,620	17,155	15,220	15,852	15,923
60	Paraguay	27,479	21,250	25,009	25,132	8,002	16,782	15,818
61	Libya	13,770	13,070	16,710	16,440	16,180	14,423	15,354
62	Israel	14,150	14,182	14,555	16,500	16,507	13,721	15,113
63	Rwanda	22,279	19,561	16,304	17,076	15,617	13,196	14,698
64	Cambodia	17,600	14,500	20,000	20,000	12,000	12,000	13,600
65	Haiti	17,450	13,008	13,225	13,000	12,900	13,100	13,020
66	Iran	12,582	12,620	11,997	12,400	12,339	12,245	12,304
67	Burundi	12,372	12,436	6,999	16,442	10,585	10,602	11,765
68	Guatemala	10,517	10,197	10,274	10,330	10,267	10,290	10,291
69	South Korea	11,002	8,219	9,512	10,671	10,711	9,000	9,848
70	Somalia	8,590	8,289	8,350	8,410	8,350	8,370	8,372
71	Lebanon	6,500	6,300	9,350	9,160	8,697	7,573	8,228
72	Dominican Republic	6,450	7,394	6,190	6,299	6,704	7,203	6,873
73	Liberia	6,641	6,738	6,876	6,752	6,789	6,806	6,790
74	Iraq	5,418	5,823	5,500	5,410	6,066	6,719	6,261
75	Peru	5,705	5,380	4,672	5,393	5,699	5,869	5,723
76	Comoros	4,321	4,448	4,575	4,702	4,793	4,847	4,802
77	Ecuador	4,810	11,170	7,190	6,892	3,358	2,610	3,691
78	Venezuela	2,135	2,022	3,448	3,177	2,847	3,021	3,000
79	Timor-Leste	3,692	3,590	3,423	1,232	3,203	3,488	2,951
80	Colombia	3,714	4,502	2,787	3,522	2,645	2,447	2,722
81	Eritrea	2,240	2,284	2,283	2,229	2,246	2,262	2,251
82	Eswatini	2,208	2,207	2,297	2,268	2,242	2,215	2,234
83	Saudi Arabia	1,989	2,018	2,023	2,010	2,017	2,017	2,016
84	Jamaica	2,277	2,276	1,896	1,965	2,012	2,011	2,002
85	Uruguay	1,802	1,817	1,848	1,856	1,840	1,848	1,847
86	Papua New Guinea	1,539	1,567	1,540	1,549	1,552	1,547	1,549
87	Vanuatu	2,599	2,420	2,154	1,951	1,015	1,614	1,502
88	Yemen	1,469	1,551	1,497	1,466	1,474	1,462	1,467
89	Tonga	1,272	1,227	1,264	1,254	1,248	1,255	1,253
90	Mauritania	878	855	826	836	830	825	829
91	Botswana	361	88	1,350	1,038	625	406	598
92	Kyrgyzstan	380	488	440	360	390	652	515
93	Namibia	400	385	406	500	434	375	418
94	Fiji	354	360	354	356	357	355	356
95	Mauritius	214	392	364	314	311	348	330
96	Guyana	273	361	714	601	286	248	330
97	Cuba	629	450	388	556	220	150	252
98	Belize	100	68	97	101	264	291	245
99	Costa Rica	223	224	225	226	226	227	226
100	Georgia	221	219	222	228	223	224	224
101	Malaysia	178	262	227	166	201	138	162
102	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	204	273	233	113	121	124	121
103	Bhutan	197	230	313	48	113	121	104
104	Honduras	81	81	81	82	82	82	82
105	Suriname	19	30	22	15	50	52	44
106	Kazakhstan	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
107	Saint Kitts and Nevis	24	25	25	24	14	15	16
108	Barbados	6	8	8	7	8	7	8
109	Palestine	10	10	20	4	3	10	7
110	Brunei	0	0	1.69	0.08	0.08	0.41	0.24