Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield in China, mainland

China, mainland: Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield was 2,198 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2,198 kg/ha
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
40th
of 128 countries
All-time high
2,544 kg/ha
in 2019
All-time low
1,226 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield in China, mainland, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

China, mainland recorded 2,198 kg/ha for unmanufactured tobacco — yield in 2024.

The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unmanufactured tobacco — yield in China, mainland peaked at 2,544 kg/ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,226 kg/ha, in 1961.

That places China, mainland 40th out of 128 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield in China, mainland, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 1,226 kg/ha
1962 1,235 kg/ha +0.8%
1963 1,263 kg/ha +2.3%
1964 1,375 kg/ha +8.9%
1965 1,501 kg/ha +9.1%
1966 1,690 kg/ha +12.6%
1967 1,696 kg/ha +0.4%
1968 2,115 kg/ha +24.7%
1969 1,944 kg/ha -8.1%
1970 2,050 kg/ha +5.4%
1971 2,003 kg/ha -2.3%
1972 1,990 kg/ha -0.6%
1973 2,140 kg/ha +7.5%
1974 2,089 kg/ha -2.4%
1975 1,699 kg/ha -18.7%
1976 1,454 kg/ha -14.4%
1977 1,410 kg/ha -3.0%
1978 1,586 kg/ha +12.5%
1979 1,506 kg/ha -5.0%
1980 1,758 kg/ha +16.7%
1981 1,978 kg/ha +12.5%
1982 1,939 kg/ha -2.0%
1983 1,800 kg/ha -7.1%
1984 1,994 kg/ha +10.8%
1985 1,847 kg/ha -7.4%
1986 1,518 kg/ha -17.8%
1987 1,722 kg/ha +13.4%
1988 1,759 kg/ha +2.1%
1989 1,574 kg/ha -10.5%
1990 1,650 kg/ha +4.8%
1991 1,680 kg/ha +1.8%
1992 1,672 kg/ha -0.5%
1993 1,652 kg/ha -1.2%
1994 1,502 kg/ha -9.1%
1995 1,574 kg/ha +4.8%
1996 1,745 kg/ha +10.9%
1997 1,807 kg/ha +3.5%
1998 1,737 kg/ha -3.9%
1999 1,797 kg/ha +3.5%
2000 1,776 kg/ha -1.2%
2001 1,754 kg/ha -1.2%
2002 1,842 kg/ha +5.0%
2003 1,785 kg/ha -3.1%
2004 1,901 kg/ha +6.5%
2005 1,968 kg/ha +3.5%
2006 2,051 kg/ha +4.2%
2007 2,058 kg/ha +0.4%
2008 2,140 kg/ha +4.0%
2009 2,204 kg/ha +3.0%
2010 2,234 kg/ha +1.3%
2011 2,160 kg/ha -3.3%
2012 2,134 kg/ha -1.2%
2013 2,079 kg/ha -2.6%
2014 2,047 kg/ha -1.5%
2015 2,236 kg/ha +9.2%
2016 2,232 kg/ha -0.2%
2017 2,212 kg/ha -0.9%
2018 2,234 kg/ha +1.0%
2019 2,544 kg/ha +13.9%
2020 2,105 kg/ha -17.3%
2021 2,100 kg/ha -0.2%
2022 2,097 kg/ha -0.2%
2023 2,119 kg/ha +1.0%
2024 2,198 kg/ha +3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,561 kg/ha 1,226 kg/ha 2,115 kg/ha 9
1970s 1,793 kg/ha 1,410 kg/ha 2,140 kg/ha 10
1980s 1,789 kg/ha 1,518 kg/ha 1,994 kg/ha 10
1990s 1,682 kg/ha 1,502 kg/ha 1,807 kg/ha 10
2000s 1,948 kg/ha 1,754 kg/ha 2,204 kg/ha 10
2010s 2,211 kg/ha 2,047 kg/ha 2,544 kg/ha 10
2020s 2,124 kg/ha 2,097 kg/ha 2,198 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 37 Portugal 2,250 kg/ha compare
  2. 38 China, Taiwan Province of 2,214 kg/ha compare
  3. 39 Croatia 2,199 kg/ha compare
  4. 40 China 2,198 kg/ha compare
  5. 42 Costa Rica 2,159 kg/ha compare
  6. 43 Jamaica 2,124 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 173 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is unmanufactured tobacco — yield in China, mainland?
Unmanufactured tobacco — yield in China, mainland was 2,198 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest unmanufactured tobacco — yield recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 2,544 kg/ha in 2019.
What is the lowest unmanufactured tobacco — yield recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 1,226 kg/ha in 1961.
How does China, mainland rank for unmanufactured tobacco — yield?
China, mainland ranks 40th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
Is unmanufactured tobacco — yield rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China, mainland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
173 places, 9,784 data points, 1961–2024
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