Cigarettes — Import quantity in South Africa
South Africa: Cigarettes — Import quantity was 3,285 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cigarettes — Import quantity in South Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cigarettes — import quantity in South Africa is 3,285 t, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.7% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cigarettes — import quantity in South Africa peaked at 4,080 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,222 t, in 2014.
That places South Africa 31st out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,526 t | 1,222 t | 4,080 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,472 t | 2,991 t | 3,975 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 28 Austria 10,999 t compare
- 29 Russian Federation 10,427 t compare
- 30 Czechia 9,772 t compare
- 31 Georgia 9,360 t compare
- 32 Luxembourg 9,302 t compare
- 33 Yemen 8,774 t compare
- 34 Democratic Republic of the Congo 8,555 t compare
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 — import quantity in South Africa?
- Cigarettes — import quantity in South Africa was 3,285 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cigarettes — import quantity recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 4,080 t in 2019.
- What is the lowest cigarettes — import quantity recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,222 t in 2014.
- How does South Africa rank for cigarettes — import quantity?
- South Africa ranks 31st out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cigarettes — import quantity rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Import 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.