Explanation: India produces about 18.8 per cent of the total groundnut production in the world (2018). It is largely a rainfed kharif crop of dry lands.

• But in southern India, it is cultivated during rabi season as well. It covers about 3.6 per cent of the total cropped area in the country.
• Gujarat, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra are the leading producers.
• Yield of groundnut is comparatively high in Tamil Nadu where it is partly irrigated. But its yield is low in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.

Source: NCERT