Unmanufactured tobacco — Production by country
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area...
What the numbers show
Unmanufactured tobacco — Production is currently reported for 129 countries. The highest value is 2.26 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in Guadeloupe.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,296 t, and the mean is 62,387 t.
Over the past decade 45 countries rose and 80 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 4,400.0%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 100.0%).
Unmanufactured tobacco — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 2.26 million t | 2024 | down 24.7% | rising |
| 2 | China, mainland | 2.26 million t | 2024 | down 24.7% | rising |
| 3 | India | 727,203 t | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 4 | Brazil | 637,749 t | 2024 | down 26.0% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 353,386 t | 2024 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 236,815 t | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 7 | USSR | 217,496 t | 1991 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 8 | Pakistan | 184,982 t | 2024 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 9 | Malawi | 119,957 t | 2024 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 97,814 t | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 11 | Mozambique | 92,343 t | 2024 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Argentina | 80,786 t | 2024 | down 36.4% | rising |
| 13 | Thailand | 66,285 t | 2024 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 14 | Yugoslav SFR | 58,061 t | 1991 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 15 | Philippines | 55,346 t | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 16 | Italy | 33,900 t | 2024 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 17 | Uganda | 32,092 t | 2024 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Yemen | 31,682 t | 2024 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Guatemala | 30,621 t | 2024 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Republic of Korea | 27,948 t | 2024 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Canada | 27,780 t | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 22 | Myanmar | 26,644 t | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 23 | North Macedonia | 24,116 t | 2024 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 24 | Zambia | 20,768 t | 2024 | down 41.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Spain | 19,410 t | 2024 | down 33.4% | flat |
| 26 | Poland | 19,200 t | 2024 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Mexico | 18,579 t | 2024 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Dominican Republic | 14,651 t | 2024 | up 59.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Cuba | 12,482 t | 2024 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 30 | Kenya | 12,446 t | 2024 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Cambodia | 12,410 t | 2024 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 32 | Serbia and Montenegro | 11,752 t | 2005 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 33 | Czechoslovakia | 11,557 t | 1992 | up 87.6% | falling |
| 34 | South Africa | 11,231 t | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 35 | Algeria | 11,182 t | 2024 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 36 | Lebanon | 10,522 t | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 37 | Greece | 10,210 t | 2024 | down 75.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Ecuador | 9,553 t | 2024 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Sri Lanka | 8,514 t | 2024 | up 156.3% | falling |
| 40 | Japan | 8,336 t | 2024 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Nicaragua | 7,786 t | 2023 | up 64.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Azerbaijan | 7,777 t | 2024 | up 172.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Serbia | 7,005 t | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 44 | Cameroon | 6,437 t | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 45 | Germany | 6,218 t | 2017 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 46 | Croatia | 6,180 t | 2024 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 47 | Honduras | 5,856 t | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 48 | Nigeria | 5,578 t | 2024 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 49 | Hungary | 4,730 t | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 50 | Rwanda | 4,684 t | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 51 | Australia | 3,605 t | 2005 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 51 | Australia and New Zealand | 3,605 t | 2005 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 53 | Bulgaria | 3,380 t | 2024 | down 88.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Uruguay | 3,350 t | 2024 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Turkmenistan | 3,334 t | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 56 | Colombia | 3,305 t | 2024 | down 88.4% | falling |
| 57 | Peru | 3,278 t | 2024 | up 47.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Chile | 3,031 t | 2024 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 59 | Angola | 2,784 t | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 60 | Panama | 2,754 t | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 61 | France | 2,650 t | 2024 | down 73.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Ghana | 2,560 t | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 63 | Guinea | 2,399 t | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 64 | Iraq | 2,340 t | 2024 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Paraguay | 2,296 t | 2024 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Ukraine | 2,250 t | 2024 | up 4,400.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Tunisia | 2,216 t | 2024 | up 53.4% | falling |
| 68 | Ethiopia | 2,176 t | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 69 | Ethiopia PDR | 2,001 t | 1992 | down 29.8% | rising |
| 70 | Togo | 1,959 t | 2024 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 71 | Albania | 1,861 t | 2024 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 72 | El Salvador | 1,819 t | 2024 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Mali | 1,710 t | 2024 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Jamaica | 1,660 t | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 75 | Uzbekistan | 1,412 t | 2024 | down 90.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Palestine, State of | 1,406 t | 2022 | up 334.5% | volatile |
| 77 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1,393 t | 2024 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Nepal | 1,380 t | 2024 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 79 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 1,314 t | 1999 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 80 | Burundi | 1,277 t | 2024 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Morocco | 1,270 t | 2024 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Libya | 1,226 t | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 83 | Oman | 1,115 t | 2024 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Niger | 1,083 t | 2024 | up 110.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Armenia | 1,020 t | 2024 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Kyrgyzstan | 972 t | 2024 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Madagascar | 919.05 t | 2024 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Switzerland | 756.04 t | 2024 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 89 | Burkina Faso | 754.22 t | 2024 | down 15.7% | flat |
| 90 | Haiti | 557.74 t | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 91 | Congo | 494.25 t | 2024 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Central African Republic | 480.29 t | 2024 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Romania | 430 t | 2024 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Tajikistan | 379.22 t | 2024 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 377 t | 2024 | down 79.2% | falling |
| 96 | Jordan | 314 t | 2024 | up 4,385.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Georgia | 272.34 t | 2024 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Fiji | 259.71 t | 2024 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 99 | Samoa | 252.32 t | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 100 | Montenegro | 233.79 t | 2024 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 101 | United Arab Emirates | 229.29 t | 2024 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Bhutan | 218.83 t | 2024 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Trinidad and Tobago | 190.16 t | 2024 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Chad | 178.02 t | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 105 | Eswatini | 161.97 t | 2024 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Somalia | 145.64 t | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 107 | Belgium | 129.29 t | 2017 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Kazakhstan | 128.96 t | 2024 | down 92.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Solomon Islands | 114.52 t | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 110 | Austria | 107.84 t | 2017 | down 73.0% | falling |
| 111 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 103.73 t | 2024 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Guyana | 100.94 t | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 113 | Malaysia | 80 t | 2024 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Sierra Leone | 47.85 t | 2024 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Réunion | 22 t | 2006 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Costa Rica | 17.27 t | 2024 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Russian Federation | 13.9 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Israel | 4.47 t | 2024 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Benin | 3.17 t | 2024 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Puerto Rico | 0.92 t | 2024 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Cyprus | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Mauritius | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | New Zealand | 0 t | 1998 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Portugal | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Senegal | 0 t | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Singapore | 0 t | 1998 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Slovakia | 0 t | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Sweden | 0 t | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Guadeloupe | 0 t | 1992 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 6.05 million t
- Asia 4.18 million t
- Eastern Asia 2.38 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 596,645 t
- Southern Asia 1.04 million t
- United Republic of Tanzania 117,464 t
- Americas 1.02 million t
- Türkiye 108,000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 858,098 t
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea 88,036 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 780,098 t
- Viet Nam 48,313 t
- South America 747,608 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 30,372 t
- Africa 706,446 t
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 20,948 t
- Eastern Africa 641,088 t
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 19,300 t
- South-Eastern Asia 581,764 t
- Middle Africa 13,891 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 486,241 t
- Syrian Arab Republic 8,430 t
- Northern America 175,300 t
- Democratic Republic of the Congo 3,517 t
- Western Asia 172,662 t
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2,952 t
- United States of America 147,520 t
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,207 t
- Europe 137,267 t
- Republic of Moldova 564 t
- Southern Europe 103,293 t
- Melanesia 374.22 t
- European Union (27) 100,090 t
- Polynesia 252.32 t
- Central America 67,514 t
- Timor-Leste 0 t
- Eastern Europe 30,568 t
- Caribbean 29,645 t
- Western Africa 24,181 t
- Northern Africa 15,893 t
About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.