Which has higher tobacco production, Greece or Sri Lanka?

Greece, at 10,210 tonnes against 8,514 tonnes in Sri Lanka as of 2024.

What is the difference in tobacco production between Greece and Sri Lanka?

1,696 tonnes, with Greece ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sri Lanka?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

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.

Greece vs Sri Lanka: Tobacco production

Greece

10,210 tonnes

in 2024

Sri Lanka

8,514 tonnes

in 2024

Greece rank

40th

Sri Lanka rank

42nd

Tobacco production over time

Greece
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Greece currently reports 10,210 tonnes against 8,514 tonnes in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1,696 tonnes.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.

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

Greece ranks 40th and Sri Lanka ranks 42nd of 146 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1960s	104,403 tonnes	5,088 tonnes	99,315 tonnes	Greece
1970s	108,070 tonnes	8,221 tonnes	99,849 tonnes	Greece
1980s	139,631 tonnes	14,653 tonnes	124,978 tonnes	Greece
1990s	152,633 tonnes	9,979 tonnes	142,654 tonnes	Greece
2000s	92,773 tonnes	4,159 tonnes	88,614 tonnes	Greece
2010s	29,040 tonnes	5,390 tonnes	23,650 tonnes	Greece
2020s	15,284 tonnes	8,652 tonnes	6,632 tonnes	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tobacco production, Greece or Sri Lanka?: Greece, at 10,210 tonnes against 8,514 tonnes in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in tobacco production between Greece and Sri Lanka?: 1,696 tonnes, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sri Lanka?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Greece and Sri Lanka rank globally for tobacco production?: Greece ranks 40th and Sri Lanka ranks 42nd 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.