Spain vs Zambia: Tobacco production
Spain
19,410 tonnes
in 2024
Zambia
20,768 tonnes
in 2024
Spain rank
29th
Zambia rank
28th
Tobacco production over time
- Spain
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 20,768 tonnes against 19,410 tonnes in Spain, a difference of 1,358 tonnes.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 29th and Zambia ranks 28th of 146 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28,459 tonnes | 7,653 tonnes | 20,807 tonnes | Spain |
| 1970s | 27,033 tonnes | 5,888 tonnes | 21,145 tonnes | Spain |
| 1980s | 40,947 tonnes | 3,431 tonnes | 37,516 tonnes | Spain |
| 1990s | 44,365 tonnes | 4,728 tonnes | 39,637 tonnes | Spain |
| 2000s | 37,395 tonnes | 23,949 tonnes | 13,446 tonnes | Spain |
| 2010s | 30,297 tonnes | 27,384 tonnes | 2,913 tonnes | Spain |
| 2020s | 20,456 tonnes | 32,980 tonnes | 12,524 tonnes | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tobacco production, Spain or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 20,768 tonnes against 19,410 tonnes in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tobacco production between Spain and Zambia?
- 1,358 tonnes, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Zambia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Spain and Zambia rank globally for tobacco production?
- Spain ranks 29th and Zambia ranks 28th 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.