What is the difference in tobacco production between Australia and Democratic Republic of Congo?

88 tonnes, with Australia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Democratic Republic of Congo?

45 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2005.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tobacco production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Tobacco production

Australia

3,605 tonnes

in 2005

Democratic Republic of Congo

3,517 tonnes

in 2024

Australia rank

56th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

57th

Tobacco production over time

Australia
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Australia currently reports 3,605 tonnes against 3,517 tonnes in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 88 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 56th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 57th of 146 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
1960s	14,159 tonnes	4,822 tonnes	9,337 tonnes	Australia
1970s	16,368 tonnes	6,220 tonnes	10,148 tonnes	Australia
1980s	13,017 tonnes	5,920 tonnes	7,097 tonnes	Australia
1990s	9,558 tonnes	3,498 tonnes	6,060 tonnes	Australia
2000s	6,602 tonnes	3,889 tonnes	2,713 tonnes	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tobacco production, Australia or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Australia, at 3,605 tonnes against 3,517 tonnes in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2005.
What is the difference in tobacco production between Australia and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 88 tonnes, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2005.
How do Australia and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for tobacco production?: Australia ranks 56th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 57th of 146 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tobacco production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Tobacco production
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 146 places, 7,832 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Tobacco production is measured in tonnes.