Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield was 1,236 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,236 kg/ha
Change on year
down 1.7%
Rank
12th
of 18 regions
All-time high
1,457 kg/ha
in 2021
All-time low
625.7 kg/ha
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 1,236 kg/ha, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unmanufactured tobacco — yield in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 1,457 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 625.7 kg/ha, in 1963.

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

Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year

Annual values for Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 628.8 kg/ha
1962 672.4 kg/ha +6.9%
1963 625.7 kg/ha -6.9%
1964 680.3 kg/ha +8.7%
1965 671.5 kg/ha -1.3%
1966 646.4 kg/ha -3.7%
1967 715.6 kg/ha +10.7%
1968 785.6 kg/ha +9.8%
1969 765.7 kg/ha -2.5%
1970 777.4 kg/ha +1.5%
1971 840.1 kg/ha +8.1%
1972 798.1 kg/ha -5.0%
1973 816.9 kg/ha +2.4%
1974 806.5 kg/ha -1.3%
1975 842.4 kg/ha +4.5%
1976 864.5 kg/ha +2.6%
1977 912.2 kg/ha +5.5%
1978 770 kg/ha -15.6%
1979 839.7 kg/ha +9.1%
1980 850.4 kg/ha +1.3%
1981 856.6 kg/ha +0.7%
1982 887.9 kg/ha +3.7%
1983 846 kg/ha -4.7%
1984 869.7 kg/ha +2.8%
1985 860.1 kg/ha -1.1%
1986 890.3 kg/ha +3.5%
1987 898.4 kg/ha +0.9%
1988 910.1 kg/ha +1.3%
1989 958.2 kg/ha +5.3%
1990 1,026 kg/ha +7.1%
1991 1,006 kg/ha -2.0%
1992 975.7 kg/ha -3.0%
1993 1,016 kg/ha +4.1%
1994 1,122 kg/ha +10.4%
1995 1,148 kg/ha +2.4%
1996 1,163 kg/ha +1.3%
1997 1,231 kg/ha +5.9%
1998 1,194 kg/ha -3.0%
1999 1,001 kg/ha -16.2%
2000 1,087 kg/ha +8.7%
2001 1,054 kg/ha -3.0%
2002 1,066 kg/ha +1.1%
2003 1,098 kg/ha +3.1%
2004 1,157 kg/ha +5.3%
2005 1,164 kg/ha +0.6%
2006 1,078 kg/ha -7.4%
2007 1,148 kg/ha +6.5%
2008 1,074 kg/ha -6.5%
2009 1,248 kg/ha +16.2%
2010 1,239 kg/ha -0.7%
2011 1,198 kg/ha -3.3%
2012 1,256 kg/ha +4.9%
2013 1,273 kg/ha +1.3%
2014 1,301 kg/ha +2.2%
2015 1,181 kg/ha -9.2%
2016 1,288 kg/ha +9.1%
2017 1,347 kg/ha +4.6%
2018 1,389 kg/ha +3.1%
2019 1,356 kg/ha -2.4%
2020 1,377 kg/ha +1.5%
2021 1,457 kg/ha +5.8%
2022 1,332 kg/ha -8.6%
2023 1,258 kg/ha -5.6%
2024 1,236 kg/ha -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 688 kg/ha 625.7 kg/ha 785.6 kg/ha 9
1970s 826.78 kg/ha 770 kg/ha 912.2 kg/ha 10
1980s 882.77 kg/ha 846 kg/ha 958.2 kg/ha 10
1990s 1,088 kg/ha 975.7 kg/ha 1,231 kg/ha 10
2000s 1,117 kg/ha 1,054 kg/ha 1,248 kg/ha 10
2010s 1,283 kg/ha 1,181 kg/ha 1,389 kg/ha 10
2020s 1,332 kg/ha 1,236 kg/ha 1,457 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

  1. 9 Kazakhstan 4,081 kg/ha compare
  2. 10 Czechoslovakia 4,018 kg/ha compare
  3. 11 Mali 3,996 kg/ha compare
  4. 12 Yemen 3,488 kg/ha compare
  5. 13 Belgium-Luxembourg 3,440 kg/ha compare
  6. 14 Pakistan 3,388 kg/ha compare
  7. 15 Chile 3,371 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 173 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is unmanufactured tobacco — yield in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Unmanufactured tobacco — yield in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 1,236 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest unmanufactured tobacco — yield recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 1,457 kg/ha in 2021.
What is the lowest unmanufactured tobacco — yield recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 625.7 kg/ha in 1963.
How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for unmanufactured tobacco — yield?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 12th out of 18 regions with data for 2024.
Is unmanufactured tobacco — yield rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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