Brazil vs China: Tobacco production

Brazil

637,749 tonnes

in 2024

China

2.26 million tonnes

in 2024

Brazil rank

3rd

China rank

1st

Tobacco production over time

China currently reports 2.26 million tonnes against 637,749 tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 1.62 million tonnes.

That makes China's figure about 3.5 times Brazil's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 3rd and China ranks 1st of 145 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

Tobacco production is measured in tonnes.