Tobacco — Production in India
India: Tobacco — Production was 830,000 t in 2013. ▲ Rising
Tobacco — Production in India, 1961–2013
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tobacco — production in India is 830,000 t, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 69.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tobacco — production in India peaked at 830,000 t in 2011 and was at its lowest, 293,000 t, in 1966.
That places India 3rd out of 121 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Tobacco — Production in India, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 307,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 339,000 t | +10.4% |
| 1963 | 341,000 t | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 360,000 t | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 346,000 t | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 293,000 t | -15.3% |
| 1967 | 353,400 t | +20.6% |
| 1968 | 368,700 t | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 361,000 t | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 337,100 t | -6.6% |
| 1971 | 361,900 t | +7.4% |
| 1972 | 418,900 t | +15.8% |
| 1973 | 372,200 t | -11.1% |
| 1974 | 462,100 t | +24.2% |
| 1975 | 363,100 t | -21.4% |
| 1976 | 349,800 t | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 418,800 t | +19.7% |
| 1978 | 493,600 t | +17.9% |
| 1979 | 453,800 t | -8.1% |
| 1980 | 438,500 t | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 480,800 t | +9.6% |
| 1982 | 520,100 t | +8.2% |
| 1983 | 581,600 t | +11.8% |
| 1984 | 492,500 t | -15.3% |
| 1985 | 485,900 t | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 441,200 t | -9.2% |
| 1987 | 461,800 t | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 367,400 t | -20.4% |
| 1989 | 492,800 t | +34.1% |
| 1990 | 551,600 t | +11.9% |
| 1991 | 555,900 t | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 584,400 t | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 596,500 t | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 562,900 t | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 566,700 t | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 535,200 t | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 618,000 t | +15.5% |
| 1998 | 646,000 t | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 736,200 t | +14.0% |
| 2000 | 520,000 t | -29.4% |
| 2001 | 340,000 t | -34.6% |
| 2002 | 550,000 t | +61.8% |
| 2003 | 490,000 t | -10.9% |
| 2004 | 549,900 t | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 549,100 t | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 552,200 t | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 520,000 t | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 490,000 t | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 622,830 t | +27.1% |
| 2010 | 690,000 t | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 830,000 t | +20.3% |
| 2012 | 820,000 t | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 830,000 t | +1.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 830,000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,705 t, 145.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 341,011 t | 293,000 t | 368,700 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 403,130 t | 337,100 t | 493,600 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 476,260 t | 367,400 t | 581,600 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 595,340 t | 535,200 t | 736,200 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 518,403 t | 340,000 t | 622,830 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 792,500 t | 690,000 t | 830,000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 1 China, mainland 3.15 million t compare
- 2 Brazil 851,133 t compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 86,359 t compare
- 4 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 80,000 t compare
- 4 Indonesia 260,200 t compare
- 5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 56,755 t compare
- 5 USSR 217,496 t compare
- 6 Viet Nam 50,604 t compare
- 6 Zimbabwe 150,000 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4067 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6431 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tobacco — production in India?
- Tobacco — production in India was 830,000 t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tobacco — production recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 830,000 t in 2011.
- What is the lowest tobacco — production recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 293,000 t in 1966.
- How does India rank for tobacco — production?
- India ranks 3rd out of 121 countries with data for 2013.
- Is tobacco — production rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Tobacco — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Food Balance Sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per caput food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.