Cigarettes — Import quantity in South America
South America: Cigarettes — Import quantity was 17,955 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cigarettes — Import quantity in South America, 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 America is 17,955 t, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 10.4% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cigarettes — import quantity in South America peaked at 23,076 t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10,254 t, in 2010.
That places South America 22nd out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16,751 t | 10,254 t | 23,076 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,715 t | 15,945 t | 20,038 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 19 Saudi Arabia 15,340 t compare
- 20 Indonesia 15,199 t compare
- 21 Thailand 15,019 t compare
- 22 China, Hong Kong SAR 14,227 t compare
- 23 Syrian Arab Republic 13,700 t compare
- 24 China, mainland 12,760 t compare
- 25 Belgium 12,440 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for South America
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 7.28 % (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 11.46 % (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 6,376 1000 No (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 17,314 1000 No (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 23,690 1000 No (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 14.53 % (2025)
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,421 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,870 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 22 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 30.2 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cigarettes — import quantity in South America?
- Cigarettes — import quantity in South America was 17,955 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cigarettes — import quantity recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 23,076 t in 2016.
- What is the lowest cigarettes — import quantity recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,254 t in 2010.
- How does South America rank for cigarettes — import quantity?
- South America ranks 22nd out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cigarettes — import quantity rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America 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.