South Korea vs Yemen: Tobacco production
South Korea
27,948 tonnes
in 2024
Yemen
31,682 tonnes
in 2024
South Korea rank
22nd
Yemen rank
20th
Tobacco production over time
- South Korea
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 31,682 tonnes against 27,948 tonnes in South Korea, a difference of 3,734 tonnes.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 22nd and Yemen ranks 20th of 145 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 6 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51,971 tonnes | 3,278 tonnes | 48,694 tonnes | South Korea |
| 1970s | 104,766 tonnes | 6,047 tonnes | 98,719 tonnes | South Korea |
| 1980s | 87,764 tonnes | 5,997 tonnes | 81,768 tonnes | South Korea |
| 1990s | 74,476 tonnes | 8,732 tonnes | 65,745 tonnes | South Korea |
| 2000s | 41,138 tonnes | 16,830 tonnes | 24,308 tonnes | South Korea |
| 2010s | 30,087 tonnes | 21,926 tonnes | 8,161 tonnes | South Korea |
| 2020s | 27,998 tonnes | 32,887 tonnes | 4,889 tonnes | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tobacco production, South Korea or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 31,682 tonnes against 27,948 tonnes in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tobacco production between South Korea and Yemen?
- 3,734 tonnes, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Yemen?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Yemen rank globally for tobacco production?
- South Korea ranks 22nd and Yemen ranks 20th 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.