Tobacco — Production in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Tobacco — Production was 150,000 t in 2013. ▲ Rising
Tobacco — Production in Zimbabwe, 1961–2013
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tobacco — production in Zimbabwe is 150,000 t, measured in 2013.
The figure is up 30.4% on the previous year and up 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tobacco — production in Zimbabwe peaked at 260,000 t in 1998 and was at its lowest, 44,451 t, in 2006.
That places Zimbabwe 6th 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 99,890 t | — |
| 1962 | 97,944 t | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 82,523 t | -15.7% |
| 1964 | 148,038 t | +79.4% |
| 1965 | 113,936 t | -23.0% |
| 1966 | 112,871 t | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 84,312 t | -25.3% |
| 1968 | 54,077 t | -35.9% |
| 1969 | 112,107 t | +107.3% |
| 1970 | 54,518 t | -51.4% |
| 1971 | 65,181 t | +19.6% |
| 1972 | 66,224 t | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 73,818 t | +11.5% |
| 1974 | 75,418 t | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 86,695 t | +15.0% |
| 1976 | 112,715 t | +30.0% |
| 1977 | 85,072 t | -24.5% |
| 1978 | 85,117 t | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 114,464 t | +34.5% |
| 1980 | 125,038 t | +9.2% |
| 1981 | 71,812 t | -42.6% |
| 1982 | 90,602 t | +26.2% |
| 1983 | 98,956 t | +9.2% |
| 1984 | 124,872 t | +26.2% |
| 1985 | 107,957 t | -13.5% |
| 1986 | 116,456 t | +7.9% |
| 1987 | 121,320 t | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 114,736 t | -5.4% |
| 1989 | 130,361 t | +13.6% |
| 1990 | 130,394 t | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 178,595 t | +37.0% |
| 1992 | 211,394 t | +18.4% |
| 1993 | 204,790 t | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 182,466 t | -10.9% |
| 1995 | 198,380 t | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 208,716 t | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 215,369 t | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 260,000 t | +20.7% |
| 1999 | 193,183 t | -25.7% |
| 2000 | 227,726 t | +17.9% |
| 2001 | 195,905 t | -14.0% |
| 2002 | 178,408 t | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 102,683 t | -42.4% |
| 2004 | 78,312 t | -23.7% |
| 2005 | 83,230 t | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 44,451 t | -46.6% |
| 2007 | 79,000 t | +77.7% |
| 2008 | 81,952 t | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 85,085 t | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 109,737 t | +29.0% |
| 2011 | 111,570 t | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 115,000 t | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 150,000 t | +30.4% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 150,000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,705 t, 26.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 150,000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,000 t, 50.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100,633 t | 54,077 t | 148,038 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 81,922 t | 54,518 t | 114,464 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 110,211 t | 71,812 t | 130,361 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 198,329 t | 130,394 t | 260,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 115,675 t | 44,451 t | 227,726 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 121,577 t | 109,737 t | 150,000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 3 India 830,000 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
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 18,927 t compare
- 7 Malawi 132,849 t compare
- 8 Argentina 112,348 t compare
- 9 Pakistan 94,000 t compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 4,386 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Zimbabwe
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 34.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0947 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 286.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8815 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.595 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tobacco — production in Zimbabwe?
- Tobacco — production in Zimbabwe was 150,000 t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tobacco — production recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 260,000 t in 1998.
- What is the lowest tobacco — production recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,451 t in 2006.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for tobacco — production?
- Zimbabwe ranks 6th out of 121 countries with data for 2013.
- Is tobacco — production rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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About this data
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.