Bangladesh vs Malawi: Tobacco production
Bangladesh
97,814 tonnes
in 2024
Malawi
119,957 tonnes
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
11th
Malawi rank
8th
Tobacco production over time
- Bangladesh
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 119,957 tonnes against 97,814 tonnes in Bangladesh, a difference of 22,143 tonnes.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 11th and Malawi ranks 8th of 145 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31,922 tonnes | 16,306 tonnes | 15,616 tonnes | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 44,780 tonnes | 36,679 tonnes | 8,101 tonnes | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 45,287 tonnes | 68,031 tonnes | 22,744 tonnes | Malawi |
| 1990s | 36,094 tonnes | 120,960 tonnes | 84,866 tonnes | Malawi |
| 2000s | 38,640 tonnes | 117,271 tonnes | 78,631 tonnes | Malawi |
| 2010s | 87,497 tonnes | 121,576 tonnes | 34,078 tonnes | Malawi |
| 2020s | 90,315 tonnes | 106,106 tonnes | 15,790 tonnes | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tobacco production, Bangladesh or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 119,957 tonnes against 97,814 tonnes in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tobacco production between Bangladesh and Malawi?
- 22,143 tonnes, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Malawi?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Malawi rank globally for tobacco production?
- Bangladesh ranks 11th and Malawi ranks 8th of 145 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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About this data
Tobacco production is measured in tonnes.