Which has higher tobacco production, Nigeria or Rwanda?

Nigeria, at 5,578 tonnes against 4,684 tonnes in Rwanda as of 2024.

What is the difference in tobacco production between Nigeria and Rwanda?

894 tonnes, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Rwanda?

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.

Nigeria vs Rwanda: Tobacco production

Nigeria

5,578 tonnes

in 2024

Rwanda

4,684 tonnes

in 2024

Nigeria rank

53rd

Rwanda rank

55th

Tobacco production over time

Nigeria
Rwanda

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 5,578 tonnes against 4,684 tonnes in Rwanda, a difference of 894 tonnes.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 53rd and Rwanda ranks 55th of 146 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	11,954 tonnes	770.78 tonnes	11,183 tonnes	Nigeria
1970s	13,135 tonnes	1,340 tonnes	11,795 tonnes	Nigeria
1980s	8,702 tonnes	2,760 tonnes	5,942 tonnes	Nigeria
1990s	12,006 tonnes	3,641 tonnes	8,365 tonnes	Nigeria
2000s	14,856 tonnes	4,099 tonnes	10,757 tonnes	Nigeria
2010s	6,224 tonnes	4,958 tonnes	1,265 tonnes	Nigeria
2020s	5,571 tonnes	4,688 tonnes	882.83 tonnes	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tobacco production, Nigeria or Rwanda?: Nigeria, at 5,578 tonnes against 4,684 tonnes in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in tobacco production between Nigeria and Rwanda?: 894 tonnes, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Rwanda?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Rwanda rank globally for tobacco production?: Nigeria ranks 53rd and Rwanda ranks 55th 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.