Unmanufactured tobacco — Production in China
China: Unmanufactured tobacco — Production was 2.26 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unmanufactured tobacco — Production in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
China recorded 2.26 million t for unmanufactured tobacco — production in 2024.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unmanufactured tobacco — production in China peaked at 4.26 million t in 1997 and was at its lowest, 395,854 t, in 1961.
That places China 1st out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Unmanufactured tobacco — Production in China, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 395,854 t | — |
| 1962 | 436,077 t | +10.2% |
| 1963 | 497,413 t | +14.1% |
| 1964 | 569,379 t | +14.5% |
| 1965 | 616,301 t | +8.2% |
| 1966 | 804,254 t | +30.5% |
| 1967 | 865,935 t | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 868,844 t | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 796,109 t | -8.4% |
| 1970 | 805,800 t | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 801,808 t | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 856,417 t | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 967,883 t | +13.0% |
| 1974 | 1.00 million t | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 978,109 t | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 996,433 t | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 1.01 million t | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 1.26 million t | +25.0% |
| 1979 | 962,876 t | -23.8% |
| 1980 | 919,747 t | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 1.52 million t | +65.2% |
| 1982 | 2.20 million t | +45.1% |
| 1983 | 1.40 million t | -36.3% |
| 1984 | 1.82 million t | +29.4% |
| 1985 | 2.45 million t | +35.0% |
| 1986 | 1.73 million t | -29.3% |
| 1987 | 1.97 million t | +13.6% |
| 1988 | 2.75 million t | +40.0% |
| 1989 | 2.85 million t | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 2.65 million t | -7.1% |
| 1991 | 3.05 million t | +15.3% |
| 1992 | 3.51 million t | +15.2% |
| 1993 | 3.47 million t | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 2.26 million t | -34.9% |
| 1995 | 2.33 million t | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 3.25 million t | +39.5% |
| 1997 | 4.26 million t | +31.3% |
| 1998 | 2.37 million t | -44.3% |
| 1999 | 2.48 million t | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 2.56 million t | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 2.36 million t | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 2.45 million t | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 2.26 million t | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 2.41 million t | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 2.69 million t | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 2.75 million t | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 2.40 million t | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 2.84 million t | +18.5% |
| 2009 | 3.07 million t | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 3.01 million t | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 3.16 million t | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 3.41 million t | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 3.38 million t | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 3.00 million t | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 2.68 million t | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 2.58 million t | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 2.39 million t | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 2.24 million t | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 2.61 million t | +16.5% |
| 2020 | 2.14 million t | -18.3% |
| 2021 | 2.13 million t | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 2.19 million t | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 2.30 million t | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 2.26 million t | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 650,018 t | 395,854 t | 868,844 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 964,687 t | 801,808 t | 1.26 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.96 million t | 919,747 t | 2.85 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.96 million t | 2.26 million t | 4.26 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.58 million t | 2.26 million t | 3.07 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.84 million t | 2.24 million t | 3.41 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.20 million t | 2.13 million t | 2.30 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More agriculture & rural data for China
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Yield 4,032 kg/ha (2024)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield 2,198 kg/ha (2024)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks 432.65 million An (2024)
- Bananas — Area harvested 325,500 ha (2024)
- Bananas — Yield 37,177 kg/ha (2024)
- Bananas — Production 12.10 million t (2024)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested 1.03 million ha (2024)
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested 4.87 million ha (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested 1.09 million ha (2024)
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Production 19.65 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unmanufactured tobacco — production in China?
- Unmanufactured tobacco — production in China was 2.26 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest unmanufactured tobacco — production recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 4.26 million t in 1997.
- What is the lowest unmanufactured tobacco — production recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 395,854 t in 1961.
- How does China rank for unmanufactured tobacco — production?
- China ranks 1st out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unmanufactured tobacco — production rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Unmanufactured tobacco — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.