Brazil vs India: Tobacco production
Brazil
637,749 tonnes
in 2024
India
727,203 tonnes
in 2024
Brazil rank
3rd
India rank
2nd
Tobacco production over time
- Brazil
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 727,203 tonnes against 637,749 tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 89,454 tonnes.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
Brazil ranks 3rd and India ranks 2nd of 146 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and India in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 222,182 tonnes | 341,011 tonnes | 118,829 tonnes | India |
| 1970s | 305,027 tonnes | 403,130 tonnes | 98,103 tonnes | India |
| 1980s | 406,013 tonnes | 476,260 tonnes | 70,247 tonnes | India |
| 1990s | 527,471 tonnes | 595,340 tonnes | 67,869 tonnes | India |
| 2000s | 780,864 tonnes | 518,403 tonnes | 262,462 tonnes | Brazil |
| 2010s | 819,985 tonnes | 754,590 tonnes | 65,395 tonnes | Brazil |
| 2020s | 686,657 tonnes | 730,670 tonnes | 44,013 tonnes | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tobacco production, Brazil or India?
- India, at 727,203 tonnes against 637,749 tonnes in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tobacco production between Brazil and India?
- 89,454 tonnes, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and India rank globally for tobacco production?
- Brazil ranks 3rd and India ranks 2nd 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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About this data
Tobacco production is measured in tonnes.