Tobacco production by country
Tobacco production is measured in tonnes.
Countries reporting
136
Highest
2.26 million tonnes
China
Lowest
0 tonnes
Guadeloupe
Median
2,480 tonnes
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
7,832
What the numbers show
Tobacco production is currently reported for 136 countries. The highest value is 2.26 million tonnes in China; the lowest is 0 tonnes in Guadeloupe.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,480 tonnes, and the mean is 46,148 tonnes.
Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 82 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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | USSR | 217,496 tonnes | 1991 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 7 | Pakistan | 184,982 tonnes | 2024 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 8 | United States | 147,520 tonnes | 2024 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 9 | Malawi | 119,957 tonnes | 2024 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Tanzania | 117,464 tonnes | 2024 | up 46.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Turkey | 108,000 tonnes | 2024 | up 44.6% | falling |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 97,814 tonnes | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 13 | Mozambique | 92,343 tonnes | 2024 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 14 | North Korea | 88,036 tonnes | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 15 | Argentina | 80,786 tonnes | 2024 | down 36.4% | rising |
| 16 | Thailand | 66,285 tonnes | 2024 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 17 | Philippines | 55,346 tonnes | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 18 | Vietnam | 48,313 tonnes | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 19 | Italy | 33,900 tonnes | 2024 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 20 | Uganda | 32,092 tonnes | 2024 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Yemen | 31,682 tonnes | 2024 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Guatemala | 30,621 tonnes | 2024 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 23 | South Korea | 27,948 tonnes | 2024 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Canada | 27,780 tonnes | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 25 | Myanmar | 26,644 tonnes | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 26 | North Macedonia | 24,116 tonnes | 2024 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 27 | Iran | 20,948 tonnes | 2024 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 28 | Zambia | 20,768 tonnes | 2024 | down 41.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Spain | 19,410 tonnes | 2024 | down 33.4% | flat |
| 30 | Laos | 19,300 tonnes | 2024 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Poland | 19,200 tonnes | 2024 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Mexico | 18,579 tonnes | 2024 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Dominican Republic | 14,651 tonnes | 2024 | up 59.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Cuba | 12,482 tonnes | 2024 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 35 | Kenya | 12,446 tonnes | 2024 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Cambodia | 12,410 tonnes | 2024 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 37 | South Africa | 11,231 tonnes | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 38 | Algeria | 11,182 tonnes | 2024 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 39 | Lebanon | 10,522 tonnes | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 40 | Greece | 10,210 tonnes | 2024 | down 75.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Ecuador | 9,553 tonnes | 2024 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Sri Lanka | 8,514 tonnes | 2024 | up 156.3% | falling |
| 43 | Syria | 8,430 tonnes | 2024 | down 42.8% | rising |
| 44 | Japan | 8,336 tonnes | 2024 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Cote d'Ivoire | 8,087 tonnes | 2024 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Nicaragua | 7,786 tonnes | 2023 | up 64.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Azerbaijan | 7,777 tonnes | 2024 | up 172.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Serbia | 7,005 tonnes | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 49 | Cameroon | 6,437 tonnes | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 50 | Germany | 6,218 tonnes | 2017 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 51 | Croatia | 6,180 tonnes | 2024 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 52 | Honduras | 5,856 tonnes | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 53 | Nigeria | 5,578 tonnes | 2024 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 54 | Hungary | 4,730 tonnes | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 55 | Rwanda | 4,684 tonnes | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 56 | Australia | 3,605 tonnes | 2005 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 57 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3,517 tonnes | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 58 | Bulgaria | 3,380 tonnes | 2024 | down 88.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Uruguay | 3,350 tonnes | 2024 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Turkmenistan | 3,334 tonnes | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 61 | Colombia | 3,305 tonnes | 2024 | down 88.4% | falling |
| 62 | Peru | 3,278 tonnes | 2024 | up 47.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Chile | 3,031 tonnes | 2024 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 64 | Venezuela | 2,952 tonnes | 2024 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Angola | 2,784 tonnes | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 66 | Panama | 2,754 tonnes | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 67 | France | 2,650 tonnes | 2024 | down 73.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Ghana | 2,560 tonnes | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 69 | Guinea | 2,399 tonnes | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 70 | Iraq | 2,340 tonnes | 2024 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Paraguay | 2,296 tonnes | 2024 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Ukraine | 2,250 tonnes | 2024 | up 4,400.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Tunisia | 2,216 tonnes | 2024 | up 53.4% | falling |
| 74 | Ethiopia | 2,176 tonnes | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 75 | Togo | 1,959 tonnes | 2024 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 76 | Albania | 1,861 tonnes | 2024 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 77 | El Salvador | 1,819 tonnes | 2024 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Mali | 1,710 tonnes | 2024 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Jamaica | 1,660 tonnes | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 80 | Uzbekistan | 1,412 tonnes | 2024 | down 90.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Palestine | 1,406 tonnes | 2022 | up 334.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Taiwan | 1,393 tonnes | 2024 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Nepal | 1,380 tonnes | 2024 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 84 | Burundi | 1,277 tonnes | 2024 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Morocco | 1,270 tonnes | 2024 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Libya | 1,226 tonnes | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 87 | Bolivia | 1,207 tonnes | 2024 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 88 | Oman | 1,115 tonnes | 2024 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Niger | 1,083 tonnes | 2024 | up 110.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Armenia | 1,020 tonnes | 2024 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Kyrgyzstan | 972 tonnes | 2024 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Madagascar | 919.05 tonnes | 2024 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Switzerland | 756.04 tonnes | 2024 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 94 | Burkina Faso | 754.22 tonnes | 2024 | down 15.7% | flat |
| 95 | Moldova | 564 tonnes | 2024 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Haiti | 557.74 tonnes | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 97 | Congo | 494.25 tonnes | 2024 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Central African Republic | 480.29 tonnes | 2024 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Romania | 430 tonnes | 2024 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Tajikistan | 379.22 tonnes | 2024 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 377 tonnes | 2024 | down 79.2% | falling |
| 102 | Jordan | 314 tonnes | 2024 | up 4,385.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Georgia | 272.34 tonnes | 2024 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Fiji | 259.71 tonnes | 2024 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 105 | Samoa | 252.32 tonnes | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 106 | Montenegro | 233.79 tonnes | 2024 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 107 | United Arab Emirates | 229.29 tonnes | 2024 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Bhutan | 218.83 tonnes | 2024 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Trinidad and Tobago | 190.16 tonnes | 2024 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Chad | 178.02 tonnes | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 111 | Eswatini | 161.97 tonnes | 2024 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Somalia | 145.64 tonnes | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 113 | Belgium | 129.29 tonnes | 2017 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Kazakhstan | 128.96 tonnes | 2024 | down 92.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Solomon Islands | 114.52 tonnes | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 116 | Austria | 107.84 tonnes | 2017 | down 73.0% | falling |
| 117 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 103.73 tonnes | 2024 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Guyana | 100.94 tonnes | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 119 | Malaysia | 80 tonnes | 2024 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Sierra Leone | 47.85 tonnes | 2024 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Reunion | 22 tonnes | 2006 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Costa Rica | 17.27 tonnes | 2024 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Russia | 13.9 tonnes | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Israel | 4.47 tonnes | 2024 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Benin | 3.17 tonnes | 2024 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Puerto Rico | 0.92 tonnes | 2024 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Cyprus | 0 tonnes | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Mauritius | 0 tonnes | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 127 | New Zealand | 0 tonnes | 1998 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Portugal | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Senegal | 0 tonnes | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 127 | Singapore | 0 tonnes | 1998 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Slovakia | 0 tonnes | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Sweden | 0 tonnes | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 127 | East Timor | 0 tonnes | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 127 | Guadeloupe | 0 tonnes | 1992 | — | volatile |
About this data
Tobacco production is measured in tonnes.