Cigarettes — Import quantity in Caribbean

Caribbean: Cigarettes — Import quantity was 30,617 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
30,617 t
Change on year
up 18.2%
World rank
18th
of 29 countries
All-time high
30,617 t
in 2023
All-time low
1,455 t
in 2011
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Cigarettes — Import quantity in Caribbean, 2010–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k2010201620232010: 1.8k t2011: 1.5k t2012: 2.0k t2013: 1.8k t2014: 1.8k t2015: 2.2k t2016: 3.0k t2017: 4.3k t2018: 2.6k t2019: 5.9k t2020: 2.9k t2021: 2.0k t2022: 25.9k t2023: 30.6k t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Caribbean recorded 30,617 t for cigarettes — import quantity in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.2% on the previous year and up 1,581.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cigarettes — import quantity in Caribbean peaked at 30,617 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,455 t, in 2011.

That places Caribbean 18th out of 29 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Cigarettes — Import quantity in Caribbean, year by year

Annual values for Cigarettes — Import quantity in Caribbean, 2010 to 2023.
Year t Change
2010 1,829 t —
2011 1,455 t -20.4%
2012 2,039 t +40.1%
2013 1,821 t -10.7%
2014 1,829 t +0.5%
2015 2,191 t +19.8%
2016 3,038 t +38.6%
2017 4,340 t +42.8%
2018 2,600 t -40.1%
2019 5,891 t +126.6%
2020 2,905 t -50.7%
2021 2,028 t -30.2%
2022 25,902 t +1177.0%
2023 30,617 t +18.2%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cigarettes — Import quantity in Caribbean changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2022 +1177.0% 2,028 t 25,902 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 2,703 t 1,455 t 5,891 t 10
2020s 15,363 t 2,028 t 30,617 t 4

Countries ranked near Caribbean

  1. 15 China, Taiwan Province of 16,026 t compare
  2. 15 United Republic of Tanzania 77.08 t compare
  3. 16 Saudi Arabia 15,340 t compare
  4. 16 Polynesia 63.69 t compare
  5. 17 Indonesia 15,199 t compare
  6. 17 Micronesia 44.22 t compare
  7. 18 Lao People's Democratic Republic 38.82 t compare
  8. 18 Thailand 15,019 t compare
  9. 19 China, Hong Kong SAR 14,227 t compare
  10. 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 6.32 t compare
  11. 20 China, mainland 12,760 t compare
  12. 21 Belgium 12,440 t compare

See the full ranking of 212 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cigarettes — import quantity in Caribbean?
Cigarettes — import quantity in Caribbean was 30,617 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cigarettes — import quantity recorded in Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 30,617 t in 2023.
What is the lowest cigarettes — import quantity recorded in Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 1,455 t in 2011.
How does Caribbean rank for cigarettes — import quantity?
Caribbean ranks 18th out of 29 countries with data for 2023.
Is cigarettes — import quantity rising or falling in Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is up 1,581.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Caribbean data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cigarettes — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cigarettes — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
212 places, 2,855 data points, 2010–2023
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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.