Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield in Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa: Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield was 1,174 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,174 kg/ha
Change on year
up 9.5%
Rank
23rd
of 27 groups
All-time high
1,490 kg/ha
in 1995
All-time low
625.1 kg/ha
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024

05001.0k1.5k196119922024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for unmanufactured tobacco — yield in Eastern Africa is 1,174 kg/ha, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unmanufactured tobacco — yield in Eastern Africa peaked at 1,490 kg/ha in 1995 and was at its lowest, 625.1 kg/ha, in 1963.

Eastern Africa ranks 23rd of 27 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield in Eastern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield in Eastern Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 838.7 kg/ha
1962 818.4 kg/ha -2.4%
1963 625.1 kg/ha -23.6%
1964 980.5 kg/ha +56.9%
1965 839.8 kg/ha -14.3%
1966 1,095 kg/ha +30.4%
1967 979.3 kg/ha -10.5%
1968 794.5 kg/ha -18.9%
1969 1,210 kg/ha +52.2%
1970 814.4 kg/ha -32.7%
1971 916.3 kg/ha +12.5%
1972 872.4 kg/ha -4.8%
1973 930.4 kg/ha +6.6%
1974 862.8 kg/ha -7.3%
1975 929.1 kg/ha +7.7%
1976 1,028 kg/ha +10.6%
1977 972.8 kg/ha -5.4%
1978 907.2 kg/ha -6.7%
1979 1,054 kg/ha +16.2%
1980 1,196 kg/ha +13.4%
1981 1,044 kg/ha -12.7%
1982 1,160 kg/ha +11.2%
1983 1,042 kg/ha -10.2%
1984 1,228 kg/ha +17.8%
1985 1,095 kg/ha -10.9%
1986 1,093 kg/ha -0.2%
1987 1,130 kg/ha +3.4%
1988 1,158 kg/ha +2.5%
1989 1,309 kg/ha +13.0%
1990 1,323 kg/ha +1.1%
1991 1,382 kg/ha +4.4%
1992 1,360 kg/ha -1.6%
1993 1,302 kg/ha -4.3%
1994 1,487 kg/ha +14.2%
1995 1,490 kg/ha +0.2%
1996 1,463 kg/ha -1.8%
1997 1,484 kg/ha +1.4%
1998 1,476 kg/ha -0.5%
1999 1,228 kg/ha -16.8%
2000 1,298 kg/ha +5.7%
2001 1,243 kg/ha -4.3%
2002 1,153 kg/ha -7.2%
2003 1,124 kg/ha -2.5%
2004 1,084 kg/ha -3.6%
2005 1,123 kg/ha +3.6%
2006 975.5 kg/ha -13.1%
2007 1,101 kg/ha +12.8%
2008 993.1 kg/ha -9.8%
2009 1,057 kg/ha +6.4%
2010 969.2 kg/ha -8.3%
2011 987.1 kg/ha +1.8%
2012 1,069 kg/ha +8.3%
2013 1,082 kg/ha +1.2%
2014 1,155 kg/ha +6.7%
2015 1,001 kg/ha -13.3%
2016 1,139 kg/ha +13.8%
2017 1,034 kg/ha -9.2%
2018 1,291 kg/ha +24.8%
2019 1,254 kg/ha -2.9%
2020 1,312 kg/ha +4.6%
2021 1,271 kg/ha -3.1%
2022 1,110 kg/ha -12.6%
2023 1,072 kg/ha -3.4%
2024 1,174 kg/ha +9.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 908.96 kg/ha 625.1 kg/ha 1,210 kg/ha 9
1970s 928.73 kg/ha 814.4 kg/ha 1,054 kg/ha 10
1980s 1,145 kg/ha 1,042 kg/ha 1,309 kg/ha 10
1990s 1,400 kg/ha 1,228 kg/ha 1,490 kg/ha 10
2000s 1,115 kg/ha 975.5 kg/ha 1,298 kg/ha 10
2010s 1,098 kg/ha 969.2 kg/ha 1,291 kg/ha 10
2020s 1,188 kg/ha 1,072 kg/ha 1,312 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Africa

  1. 20 Armenia 2,896 kg/ha compare
  2. 21 Belgium 2,838 kg/ha compare
  3. 22 Canada 2,836 kg/ha compare
  4. 23 South Africa 2,751 kg/ha compare
  5. 24 Morocco 2,726 kg/ha compare
  6. 25 Germany 2,602 kg/ha compare
  7. 26 France 2,598 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 173 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is unmanufactured tobacco — yield in Eastern Africa?
Unmanufactured tobacco — yield in Eastern Africa was 1,174 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest unmanufactured tobacco — yield recorded in Eastern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1,490 kg/ha in 1995.
What is the lowest unmanufactured tobacco — yield recorded in Eastern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 625.1 kg/ha in 1963.
How does Eastern Africa rank for unmanufactured tobacco — yield?
Eastern Africa ranks 23rd out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
Is unmanufactured tobacco — yield rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eastern Africa 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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