The Top 5 Peanut Producing Countries

  Country Peanut Production
(metic tonnes)
% of World Total
1 China 15,700,000 m/t 38%
2 India 6,200,000 m/t 15%
3 Nigeria 3,500,000 m/t 8%
4 The United States 2,493,000 m/t 6%
5 Senegal 1,100,000 m/t 3%
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Sources:  International Nut and Dried Fruit Council. (2021). "Nuts & Dried Fruits Statistical Yearbook 2019/2020."

List Notes: Data is the top 5 countries that produce the most peanuts in the world. Peanut production is in metric tonnes for the year 2018 and is the latest data available as of January 2021.
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