Top 10 Groundnut producing countries in the world - production and area under cultivation [2019]

Last Modified: Mon Aug 16 2021 08:16:46 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time)
  • 17,519,600 tonnes
    China - 35.93% of total world Groundnut production, Cultivated over 4,500,000 hectares. Yield: 38,932 hg/ha.
  • 6,727,180 tonnes
    India - 13.80% of total world Groundnut production, Cultivated over 4,730,770 hectares. Yield: 14,220 hg/ha.
  • 2,828,000 tonnes
    Sudan - 5.80% of total world Groundnut production, Cultivated over 3,130,260 hectares. Yield: 9,034 hg/ha.
  • 2,492,980 tonnes
    United States of America - 5.11% of total world Groundnut production, Cultivated over 563,210 hectares. Yield: 44,264 hg/ha.
  • 1,615,715 tonnes
    Myanmar - 3.31% of total world Groundnut production, Cultivated over 1,108,664 hectares. Yield: 14,574 hg/ha.
  • 1,421,288 tonnes
    Nigeria - 2.92% of total world Groundnut production, Cultivated over 1,110,934 hectares. Yield: 11,483 hg/ha.
  • 1,421,288 tonnes
    Senegal - 2.92% of total world Groundnut production, Cultivated over 1,110,934 hectares. Yield: 12,794 hg/ha.
  • 1,337,229 tonnes
    Argentina - 2.74% of total world Groundnut production, Cultivated over 387,014 hectares. Yield: 34,552 hg/ha.
  • 957,662 tonnes
    Guinea - 1.96% of total world Groundnut production, Cultivated over 911,993 hectares. Yield: 10,501 hg/ha.
  • 939,252 tonnes
    Chad - 0.00% of total world Groundnut production, Cultivated over 824,198 hectares. Yield: 11,396 hg/ha.
  • 48,756,790 tonnes
    Total world production of Groundnut. Cultivated over 29,596,969 hectares. The top 10 producing countries account for 76.42% of global production.
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