Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield was 846.2 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
846.2 kg/ha
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
14th
of 18 regions
All-time high
880.7 kg/ha
in 2015
All-time low
505.6 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield in Middle Africa, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, unmanufactured tobacco — yield in Middle Africa stood at 846.2 kg/ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unmanufactured tobacco — yield in Middle Africa peaked at 880.7 kg/ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 505.6 kg/ha, in 1961.

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

Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield in Middle Africa, year by year

Annual values for Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield in Middle Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 505.6 kg/ha
1962 531.3 kg/ha +5.1%
1963 529.3 kg/ha -0.4%
1964 531.5 kg/ha +0.4%
1965 585.9 kg/ha +10.2%
1966 628.4 kg/ha +7.3%
1967 654.4 kg/ha +4.1%
1968 661.6 kg/ha +1.1%
1969 584.1 kg/ha -11.7%
1970 561.3 kg/ha -3.9%
1971 575.4 kg/ha +2.5%
1972 561.9 kg/ha -2.3%
1973 543.9 kg/ha -3.2%
1974 531.1 kg/ha -2.4%
1975 712.3 kg/ha +34.1%
1976 721 kg/ha +1.2%
1977 579.3 kg/ha -19.7%
1978 554.2 kg/ha -4.3%
1979 534.9 kg/ha -3.5%
1980 530.7 kg/ha -0.8%
1981 599.8 kg/ha +13.0%
1982 566.4 kg/ha -5.6%
1983 578.9 kg/ha +2.2%
1984 546.7 kg/ha -5.6%
1985 608.7 kg/ha +11.3%
1986 791.1 kg/ha +30.0%
1987 687 kg/ha -13.2%
1988 780.7 kg/ha +13.6%
1989 691.3 kg/ha -11.5%
1990 730.3 kg/ha +5.6%
1991 688.8 kg/ha -5.7%
1992 690.5 kg/ha +0.2%
1993 700.4 kg/ha +1.4%
1994 707.8 kg/ha +1.1%
1995 742.5 kg/ha +4.9%
1996 709.7 kg/ha -4.4%
1997 702 kg/ha -1.1%
1998 719.2 kg/ha +2.5%
1999 862 kg/ha +19.9%
2000 814.5 kg/ha -5.5%
2001 762.9 kg/ha -6.3%
2002 759.3 kg/ha -0.5%
2003 789.8 kg/ha +4.0%
2004 774.6 kg/ha -1.9%
2005 787.3 kg/ha +1.6%
2006 796.7 kg/ha +1.2%
2007 807.6 kg/ha +1.4%
2008 814.1 kg/ha +0.8%
2009 822.7 kg/ha +1.1%
2010 835 kg/ha +1.5%
2011 848.6 kg/ha +1.6%
2012 859.2 kg/ha +1.2%
2013 849.7 kg/ha -1.1%
2014 846.6 kg/ha -0.4%
2015 880.7 kg/ha +4.0%
2016 824.3 kg/ha -6.4%
2017 850.4 kg/ha +3.2%
2018 864.5 kg/ha +1.7%
2019 840.5 kg/ha -2.8%
2020 864.3 kg/ha +2.8%
2021 860.2 kg/ha -0.5%
2022 846 kg/ha -1.7%
2023 849.6 kg/ha +0.4%
2024 846.2 kg/ha -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 579.12 kg/ha 505.6 kg/ha 661.6 kg/ha 9
1970s 587.53 kg/ha 531.1 kg/ha 721 kg/ha 10
1980s 638.13 kg/ha 530.7 kg/ha 791.1 kg/ha 10
1990s 725.32 kg/ha 688.8 kg/ha 862 kg/ha 10
2000s 792.95 kg/ha 759.3 kg/ha 822.7 kg/ha 10
2010s 849.95 kg/ha 824.3 kg/ha 880.7 kg/ha 10
2020s 853.26 kg/ha 846 kg/ha 864.3 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  1. 11 Mali 3,996 kg/ha compare
  2. 12 Yemen 3,488 kg/ha compare
  3. 13 Belgium-Luxembourg 3,440 kg/ha compare
  4. 14 Pakistan 3,388 kg/ha compare
  5. 15 Chile 3,371 kg/ha compare
  6. 16 Thailand 3,338 kg/ha compare
  7. 17 Kyrgyzstan 3,218 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 173 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is unmanufactured tobacco — yield in Middle Africa?
Unmanufactured tobacco — yield in Middle Africa was 846.2 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest unmanufactured tobacco — yield recorded in Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 880.7 kg/ha in 2015.
What is the lowest unmanufactured tobacco — yield recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 505.6 kg/ha in 1961.
How does Middle Africa rank for unmanufactured tobacco — yield?
Middle Africa ranks 14th out of 18 regions with data for 2024.
Is unmanufactured tobacco — yield rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle 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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