Peanut Butter Industry - Statistics & Facts

Peanut butter is considered a traditional staple food of American diets. The all-time favorite spread is made out of dried and roasted peanuts. During the production process, the peanuts are blanched and sorted, then grinded into a creamy consistency. The main ingredients of peanut butter include a minimum of 90 percent peanuts, plus peanut oil or another type of vegetable oil, and sugar or another type of sweetener and salt.

A recent consumer survey showed that the protein-rich food is consumed by over 299 million Americans. In 2019, peanut butter dollar sales in the U.S. amounted to approximately 2.3 billion U.S. dollars, with around 612.4 million units being sold.

The popular national brands JIF, Skippy and Peter Pan are still having a strong consumer acceptance due to a consistency in quality and taste. Besides buying peanut butter at the retail store, more and more consumers are interested in preparing their own homemade spread, so they know what’s inside their jar.

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U.S. production of peanuts: 3.4m t

U.S. production value of peanuts: 1.68bn USD

U.S. peanut butter exports to Canada: 73.45m USD

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Production of peanuts in the U.S. from 2000/2001 to 2025/2026 (in 1,000 metric tons)

Crop Production

U.S. peanut production volume 2000/01-2025/26

U.S. population: Do you eat peanut butter?

Snacks

Consumption of peanut butter in the U.S. 2020

U.S. population: How many servings of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups chocolate and other candy have you eaten in the last 30 days?

Snacks

Servings of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups chocolate eaten in the U.S. 2020

Production and trade

U.S. product shipment value of peanut butter 2002-2016
U.S. product shipment value of peanut butter 2002-2016
Value of U.S. product shipments of peanut butter from 2002 to 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars)
U.S. peanut production volume 2000/01-2025/26
U.S. peanut production volume 2000/01-2025/26
Production of peanuts in the U.S. from 2000/2001 to 2025/2026 (in 1,000 metric tons)
U.S. peanut production value 2000-2024
U.S. peanut production value 2000-2024
Production value of peanuts in the United States from 2000 to 2024 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
U.S. product shipment value of roasted nuts and peanut butter 2002-2021
U.S. product shipment value of roasted nuts and peanut butter 2002-2021
Value of U.S. product shipments of roasted nuts and peanut butter from 2002 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)
U.S. commercial usage of shelled peanuts in peanut butter 2014/15-2016/17
U.S. commercial usage of shelled peanuts in peanut butter 2014/15-2016/17
Commercial usage of shelled peanuts (raw basis)* in peanut butter** in the United States in 2014/2015 and 2016/2017 (in million pounds)
U.S. peanut butter exports 2022, by country
U.S. peanut butter exports 2022, by country
Peanut butter exports from the United States in 2022, by country of destination (in million U.S. dollars)
U.S. peanut butter export share 2018, by country
U.S. peanut butter export share 2018, by country
Peanut butter export volume share from the United States in 2018, by country of destination

Retail sales

Nut butter dollars sales in the U.S. in 2019, by brand
Nut butter dollars sales in the U.S. in 2019, by brand
Dollar sales of nut butter in the United States in 2019, by brand type (in million U.S. dollars)
Nut butter unit sales in the U.S. in 2019, by brand
Nut butter unit sales in the U.S. in 2019, by brand
Unit sales of nut butter in the United States in 2019, by brand (in million units)
Peanut butter: sales of leading vendors in the U.S. 2017
Peanut butter: sales of leading vendors in the U.S. 2017
Sales of the leading peanut butter vendors in the United States in 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)
Peanut butter: market share of leading vendors in the U.S. 2017
Peanut butter: market share of leading vendors in the U.S. 2017
Market share of the leading peanut butter vendors in the United States in 2017
Peanut butter: sales of leading brands in the U.S. 2017
Peanut butter: sales of leading brands in the U.S. 2017
Sales of the leading peanut butter brands in the United States in 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)
Peanut butter: market share of leading brands in the U.S. 2017
Peanut butter: market share of leading brands in the U.S. 2017
Market share of the leading peanut butter brands in the United States in 2017

Consumer behavior

Consumption of peanut butter in the U.S. 2020
Consumption of peanut butter in the U.S. 2020
U.S. population: Do you eat peanut butter?
Types of peanut butter consumed in the U.S. 2014
Types of peanut butter consumed in the U.S. 2014
U.S. population: Which types of peanut butter do you eat most often?
Amounts of peanut butter consumed in the U.S. 2020
Amounts of peanut butter consumed in the U.S. 2020
U.S. population: How many jars of peanut butter have you eaten in the last 30 days?
Brands of peanut butter consumed in the U.S. 2020
Brands of peanut butter consumed in the U.S. 2020
U.S. population: Which brands of peanut butter have you eaten most in the last 30 days?

Brand preferences

Amount of JIF peanut butter eaten in the U.S. 2020
Amount of JIF peanut butter eaten in the U.S. 2020
U.S. population: How many jars of JIF peanut butter have you eaten in the last 30 days?
Amount of Skippy peanut butter eaten in the U.S. 2020
Amount of Skippy peanut butter eaten in the U.S. 2020
U.S. population: How many jars of Skippy peanut butter have you eaten in the last 30 days?
Amount of Smucker's peanut butter eaten in the U.S. 2020
Amount of Smucker's peanut butter eaten in the U.S. 2020
U.S. population: How many jars of Smucker's peanut butter have you eaten in the last 30 days?
Amount of Peter Pan peanut butter eaten in the U.S. 2020
Amount of Peter Pan peanut butter eaten in the U.S. 2020
U.S. population: How many jars of Peter Pan peanut butter have you eaten in the last 30 days?
Amount of Smart Balance peanut butter eaten in the U.S. 2020
Amount of Smart Balance peanut butter eaten in the U.S. 2020
U.S. population: How many jars of Smart Balance peanut butter have you eaten in the last 30 days?
Amount of Planter's peanut butter eaten in the U.S. 2020
Amount of Planter's peanut butter eaten in the U.S. 2020
U.S. population: How many jars of Planter's peanut butter have you eaten in the last 30 days?
Amount of Reese's peanut butter eaten in the U.S. 2014
Amount of Reese's peanut butter eaten in the U.S. 2014
U.S. population: How many jars of Reese's peanut butter have you eaten in the last 30 days?
Amount of store brand peanut butter eaten in the U.S. 2020
Amount of store brand peanut butter eaten in the U.S. 2020
U.S. population: How many jars of store brand peanut butter have you eaten in the last 30 days?

Peanut butter used among categories

Most used flavors of baking chips and pieces in the U.S. 2011-2020
Most used flavors of baking chips and pieces in the U.S. 2011-2020
U.S. population: Most used flavors of baking chips and pieces from 2011 to 2020
Servings of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups chocolate eaten in the U.S. 2020
Servings of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups chocolate eaten in the U.S. 2020
U.S. population: How many servings of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups chocolate and other candy have you eaten in the last 30 days?
Cap'n Crunch Peanut Butter Crunch cereal used in the last 7 days in the U.S. 2020
Cap'n Crunch Peanut Butter Crunch cereal used in the last 7 days in the U.S. 2020
U.S. population: How many portions of Cap'n Crunch Peanut Butter Crunch cold breakfast cereal have you eaten in the last 7 days?
Packages of Nabisco Chips Ahoy Peanut Butter cookies eaten in the U.S. 2020
Packages of Nabisco Chips Ahoy Peanut Butter cookies eaten in the U.S. 2020
U.S. population: How many packages of Nabisco Chips Ahoy Peanut Butter cookies have you eaten in the last 30 days?

U.S. production of peanuts: 3.4m t

U.S. production value of peanuts: 1.68bn USD

U.S. peanut butter exports to Canada: 73.45m USD

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U.S. nut butter sales
2.3bn USD
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Nut butter dollars sales in the U.S. in 2019, by brand
U.S. nut butter unit sales
612.4m units
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Nut butter unit sales in the U.S. in 2019, by brand
U.S. sales of Jif peanut butter
588m USD
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Peanut butter: sales of leading brands in the U.S. 2017
Market share of Skippy in U.S. peanut butter market
10.5%
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Peanut butter: market share of leading brands in the U.S. 2017
U.S. sales value of peanut butter
1.82bn USD
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Peanut butter sales value in the U.S. 2014/2015

U.S. peanut oil consumption
140k mt
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U.S. peanut oil consumption 2000-2022
Share of Americans who consider peanut butter healthy
79%
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Peanut butter: food considered healthy by U.S. consumers 2016
Number of Americans who have eaten Peter Pan peanut butter in the last month
48.75m
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Brands of peanut butter consumed in the U.S. 2020
Number of Americans who have consumed 1 jar of peanut butter in the last month
89.7m
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Amounts of peanut butter consumed in the U.S. 2020

Share of global new food product developments with peanut ingredients in the U.S.
15%
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Global share of peanut-containing food launches 2011-2016, by country
Usage share of peanut ingredients in food products globally within snacks
45%
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Global usage share of peanut-containing food products 2011-2016, by category
Number of Americans who ate 5+ servings of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups in one month
14.77m
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Servings of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups chocolate eaten in the U.S. 2020