Tobacco production by country

Tobacco production is measured in tonnes.

Countries reporting
142
Highest
2.26 million tonnes
China
Lowest
0 tonnes
East Timor
Median
2,233 tonnes
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
7,832

What the numbers show

Tobacco production is currently reported for 142 countries. The highest value is 2.26 million tonnes in China; the lowest is 0 tonnes in East Timor.

The median across all reporting countries is 2,233 tonnes, and the mean is 42,667 tonnes.

Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 81 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 4,400.0%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 100.0%).

Tobacco production: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 2.26 million tonnes 2024 down 24.7% rising
2 India 727,203 tonnes 2024 up 1.1% rising
3 Brazil 637,749 tonnes 2024 down 26.0% rising
4 Indonesia 353,386 tonnes 2024 up 80.0% rising
5 Zimbabwe 236,815 tonnes 2024 up 28.7% rising
6 Pakistan 184,982 tonnes 2024 up 42.4% rising
7 United States 147,520 tonnes 2024 down 62.9% falling
8 Malawi 119,957 tonnes 2024 down 5.1% volatile
9 Tanzania 117,464 tonnes 2024 up 46.0% volatile
10 Turkey 108,000 tonnes 2024 up 44.6% falling
11 Bangladesh 97,814 tonnes 2024 up 15.1% rising
12 Mozambique 92,343 tonnes 2024 down 4.9% volatile
13 North Korea 88,036 tonnes 2024 up 8.5% rising
14 Argentina 80,786 tonnes 2024 down 36.4% rising
15 Thailand 66,285 tonnes 2024 down 16.7% rising
16 Philippines 55,346 tonnes 2024 down 9.9% falling
17 Vietnam 48,313 tonnes 2024 down 1.9% rising
18 Italy 33,900 tonnes 2024 down 37.1% falling
19 Uganda 32,092 tonnes 2024 up 1.6% volatile
20 Yemen 31,682 tonnes 2024 up 42.2% volatile
21 Guatemala 30,621 tonnes 2024 up 9.6% volatile
22 South Korea 27,948 tonnes 2024 up 0.1% volatile
23 Canada 27,780 tonnes 2024 up 0.1% falling
24 Myanmar 26,644 tonnes 2024 down 6.8% falling
25 North Macedonia 24,116 tonnes 2024 down 12.6% rising
26 Iran 20,948 tonnes 2024 up 10.0% flat
27 Zambia 20,768 tonnes 2024 down 41.6% volatile
28 Spain 19,410 tonnes 2024 down 33.4% flat
29 Laos 19,300 tonnes 2024 down 69.5% volatile
30 Poland 19,200 tonnes 2024 down 45.0% volatile
31 Mexico 18,579 tonnes 2024 up 22.9% volatile
32 Dominican Republic 14,651 tonnes 2024 up 59.9% volatile
33 Cuba 12,482 tonnes 2024 down 37.0% falling
34 Kenya 12,446 tonnes 2024 up 15.6% volatile
35 Cambodia 12,410 tonnes 2024 down 11.9% rising
36 South Africa 11,231 tonnes 2024 down 12.8% falling
37 Algeria 11,182 tonnes 2024 up 28.4% rising
38 Lebanon 10,522 tonnes 2024 down 1.4% rising
39 Greece 10,210 tonnes 2024 down 75.1% volatile
40 Ecuador 9,553 tonnes 2024 up 30.7% volatile
41 Sri Lanka 8,514 tonnes 2024 up 156.3% falling
42 Syria 8,430 tonnes 2024 down 42.8% rising
43 Japan 8,336 tonnes 2024 down 58.3% volatile
44 Cote d'Ivoire 8,087 tonnes 2024 down 8.0% volatile
45 Nicaragua 7,786 tonnes 2023 up 64.1% volatile
46 Azerbaijan 7,777 tonnes 2024 up 172.1% volatile
47 Serbia 7,005 tonnes 2024 down 25.0% falling
48 Cameroon 6,437 tonnes 2024 up 3.4% rising
49 Germany 6,218 tonnes 2017 down 19.7% falling
50 Croatia 6,180 tonnes 2024 down 32.6% falling
51 Honduras 5,856 tonnes 2024 down 0.3% rising
52 Nigeria 5,578 tonnes 2024 up 2.6% falling
53 Hungary 4,730 tonnes 2024 down 50.0% falling
54 Rwanda 4,684 tonnes 2024 up 0.4% rising
55 Australia 3,605 tonnes 2005 down 46.8% falling
56 Democratic Republic of Congo 3,517 tonnes 2024 down 14.9% falling
57 Bulgaria 3,380 tonnes 2024 down 88.7% volatile
58 Uruguay 3,350 tonnes 2024 up 6.4% volatile
59 Turkmenistan 3,334 tonnes 2024 up 3.9% rising
60 Colombia 3,305 tonnes 2024 down 88.4% falling
61 Peru 3,278 tonnes 2024 up 47.6% volatile
62 Chile 3,031 tonnes 2024 down 52.4% falling
63 Venezuela 2,952 tonnes 2024 down 41.5% volatile
64 Angola 2,784 tonnes 2024 down 7.1% falling
65 Panama 2,754 tonnes 2024 down 0.4% rising
66 France 2,650 tonnes 2024 down 73.0% volatile
67 Ghana 2,560 tonnes 2024 up 5.7% rising
68 Guinea 2,399 tonnes 2024 up 3.2% rising
69 Iraq 2,340 tonnes 2024 up 0.2% volatile
70 Paraguay 2,296 tonnes 2024 down 59.1% volatile
71 Ukraine 2,250 tonnes 2024 up 4,400.0% volatile
72 Tunisia 2,216 tonnes 2024 up 53.4% falling
73 Ethiopia 2,176 tonnes 2024 down 4.0% falling
74 Togo 1,959 tonnes 2024 up 3.7% falling
75 Albania 1,861 tonnes 2024 down 38.0% volatile
76 El Salvador 1,819 tonnes 2024 up 4.8% volatile
77 Mali 1,710 tonnes 2024 up 10.5% volatile
78 Jamaica 1,660 tonnes 2024 down 0.8% rising
79 Uzbekistan 1,412 tonnes 2024 down 90.7% volatile
80 Palestine 1,406 tonnes 2022 up 334.5% volatile
81 Taiwan 1,393 tonnes 2024 down 15.6% volatile
82 Nepal 1,380 tonnes 2024 down 40.7% falling
83 Burundi 1,277 tonnes 2024 down 1.0% volatile
84 Morocco 1,270 tonnes 2024 down 5.9% volatile
85 Libya 1,226 tonnes 2024 down 5.3% rising
86 Bolivia 1,207 tonnes 2024 up 6.5% falling
87 Oman 1,115 tonnes 2024 down 4.0% volatile
88 Niger 1,083 tonnes 2024 up 110.7% volatile
89 Armenia 1,020 tonnes 2024 down 18.6% volatile
90 Kyrgyzstan 972 tonnes 2024 down 77.8% volatile
91 Madagascar 919.05 tonnes 2024 down 39.4% volatile
92 Switzerland 756.04 tonnes 2024 down 24.2% falling
93 Burkina Faso 754.22 tonnes 2024 down 15.7% flat
94 Moldova 564 tonnes 2024 down 59.6% volatile
95 Haiti 557.74 tonnes 2024 down 0.7% rising
96 Congo 494.25 tonnes 2024 up 4.0% volatile
97 Central African Republic 480.29 tonnes 2024 down 4.1% volatile
98 Romania 430 tonnes 2024 down 69.4% volatile
99 Tajikistan 379.22 tonnes 2024 down 31.1% volatile
100 Bosnia and Herzegovina 377 tonnes 2024 down 79.2% falling
101 Jordan 314 tonnes 2024 up 4,385.7% volatile
102 Georgia 272.34 tonnes 2024 down 5.4% volatile
103 Fiji 259.71 tonnes 2024 down 43.1% falling
104 Samoa 252.32 tonnes 2024 up 18.2% rising
105 Montenegro 233.79 tonnes 2024 down 4.6% falling
106 United Arab Emirates 229.29 tonnes 2024 down 30.4% volatile
107 Bhutan 218.83 tonnes 2024 up 10.5% volatile
108 Trinidad and Tobago 190.16 tonnes 2024 down 3.5% volatile
109 Chad 178.02 tonnes 2024 down 2.0% rising
110 Eswatini 161.97 tonnes 2024 up 7.6% volatile
111 Somalia 145.64 tonnes 2024 up 4.1% rising
112 Belgium 129.29 tonnes 2017 down 18.2% volatile
113 Kazakhstan 128.96 tonnes 2024 down 92.0% volatile
114 Solomon Islands 114.52 tonnes 2024 up 2.7% rising
115 Austria 107.84 tonnes 2017 down 73.0% falling
116 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 103.73 tonnes 2024 up 4.0% volatile
117 Guyana 100.94 tonnes 2024 up 7.5% rising
118 Malaysia 80 tonnes 2024 down 95.5% volatile
119 Sierra Leone 47.85 tonnes 2024 down 10.4% volatile
120 Reunion 22 tonnes 2006 up 4.8% volatile
121 Costa Rica 17.27 tonnes 2024 down 71.2% volatile
122 Russia 13.9 tonnes 2024 volatile
123 Israel 4.47 tonnes 2024 down 3.5% volatile
124 Benin 3.17 tonnes 2024 down 37.1% volatile
125 Puerto Rico 0.92 tonnes 2024 down 31.9% volatile
126 Cyprus 0 tonnes 2024 down 100.0% volatile
126 Czechia 0 tonnes 2024 flat
126 Denmark 0 tonnes 2024 flat
126 Estonia 0 tonnes 2024 flat
126 Finland 0 tonnes 2024 flat
126 Lithuania 0 tonnes 2024 flat
126 Latvia 0 tonnes 2024 flat
126 Mauritius 0 tonnes 2024 down 100.0% volatile
126 Netherlands 0 tonnes 2024 flat
126 New Zealand 0 tonnes 1998 down 100.0% volatile
126 Portugal 0 tonnes 2023 down 100.0% volatile
126 Senegal 0 tonnes 1992 volatile
126 Singapore 0 tonnes 1998 down 100.0% volatile
126 Slovakia 0 tonnes 2020 down 100.0% volatile
126 Slovenia 0 tonnes 2024 flat
126 Sweden 0 tonnes 2019 volatile
126 East Timor 0 tonnes 1992 volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

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

Tobacco production is measured in tonnes.