Cigarettes — Export quantity in South Africa
South Africa: Cigarettes — Export quantity was 5,226 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cigarettes — Export quantity in South Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 5,226 t for cigarettes — export quantity in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 41.1% on the previous year and down 55.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cigarettes — export quantity in South Africa peaked at 18,224 t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5,226 t, in 2023.
South Africa ranks 26th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13,031 t | 10,657 t | 18,224 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,275 t | 5,226 t | 13,831 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More agriculture & rural data for South Africa
- Agriculture share gdp 2.83 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.83 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 36.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 23.43 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 12.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 430,925 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cigarettes — export quantity in South Africa?
- Cigarettes — export quantity in South Africa was 5,226 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cigarettes — export quantity recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 18,224 t in 2016.
- What is the lowest cigarettes — export quantity recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,226 t in 2023.
- How does South Africa rank for cigarettes — export quantity?
- South Africa ranks 26th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cigarettes — export quantity rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cigarettes — Export quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commodity balances (CB) present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's non-food supply during a specified reference period.