Japan vs Syria: Tobacco production
Japan
8,336 tonnes
in 2024
Syria
8,430 tonnes
in 2024
Japan rank
43rd
Syria rank
42nd
Tobacco production over time
- Japan
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 8,430 tonnes against 8,336 tonnes in Japan, a difference of 94 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 43rd and Syria ranks 42nd of 145 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Syria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 178,400 tonnes | 7,869 tonnes | 170,531 tonnes | Japan |
| 1970s | 159,460 tonnes | 10,706 tonnes | 148,754 tonnes | Japan |
| 1980s | 118,830 tonnes | 14,336 tonnes | 104,494 tonnes | Japan |
| 1990s | 68,802 tonnes | 18,684 tonnes | 50,118 tonnes | Japan |
| 2000s | 48,032 tonnes | 25,306 tonnes | 22,726 tonnes | Japan |
| 2010s | 20,180 tonnes | 14,496 tonnes | 5,684 tonnes | Japan |
| 2020s | 10,765 tonnes | 11,779 tonnes | 1,014 tonnes | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tobacco production, Japan or Syria?
- Syria, at 8,430 tonnes against 8,336 tonnes in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tobacco production between Japan and Syria?
- 94 tonnes, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Syria?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Syria rank globally for tobacco production?
- Japan ranks 43rd and Syria ranks 42nd 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.