> World production of tobacco, unmanufactured reached 6.0 million t in 2024, down 16% over ten years.

Source: https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/

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# Tobacco, unmanufactured production by country

World production of tobacco, unmanufactured reached 6.0 million t in 2024, down 16% over ten years. The largest producers were China (37.3%), India (12.0%), Brazil (10.5%), together 60% of the world total. It was harvested from 3.3 million ha, an average yield of 1.8 t/ha.

World production, 20246.0 million t
10-year change−16%
Producing countries118
World average yield1.84 t/ha

## World production, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Map of tobacco, unmanufactured production, 2024

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## Producers ranked, 2024

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share | 10-year change | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [China](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/china/) | 2,256,400 | 37.3% | −25% | 2.2 |
| 2 | [India](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/india/) I | 727,203 | 12.0% | +1.1% | 1.8 |
| 3 | [Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/brazil/) | 637,749 | 10.5% | −26% | 1.9 |
| 4 | [Indonesia](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/indonesia/) | 353,386 | 5.84% | +80% | 1.4 |
| 5 | [Zimbabwe](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/zimbabwe/) | 236,815 | 3.92% | +29% | 1.7 |
| 6 | [Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/pakistan/) | 184,982 | 3.06% | +42% | 3.4 |
| 7 | [United States](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/united-states/) | 147,520 | 2.44% | −63% | 2.2 |
| 8 | [Malawi](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/malawi/) I | 119,957 | 1.98% | −5.1% | 1.0 |
| 9 | [Tanzania](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/tanzania/) | 117,464 | 1.94% | +46% | 0.7 |
| 10 | [Turkey](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/turkey/) | 108,000 | 1.79% | +45% | 1.4 |
| 11 | [Bangladesh](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/bangladesh/) | 97,814 | 1.62% | +15% | 2.4 |
| 12 | [Mozambique](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/mozambique/) | 92,343 | 1.53% | −4.9% | 1.3 |
| 13 | [North Korea](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/north-korea/) E | 88,036 | 1.46% | +8.5% | 1.5 |
| 14 | [Argentina](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/argentina/) | 80,786 | 1.34% | −36% | 1.5 |
| 15 | [Thailand](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/thailand/) I | 66,285 | 1.10% | −17% | 3.3 |
| 16 | [Philippines](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/philippines/) | 55,346 | 0.92% | −9.9% | 1.8 |
| 17 | [Vietnam](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/vietnam/) | 48,313 | 0.80% | −1.9% | 2.7 |
| 18 | [Italy](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/italy/) | 33,900 | 0.56% | −37% | 3.0 |
| 19 | [Uganda](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/uganda/) I | 32,092 | 0.53% | +1.6% | 1.4 |
| 20 | [Yemen](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/yemen/) I | 31,682 | 0.52% | +42% | 3.5 |
| 21 | [Guatemala](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/guatemala/) E | 30,621 | 0.51% | +9.6% | 2.1 |
| 22 | [South Korea](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/south-korea/) E | 27,948 | 0.46% | +0.1% | 2.4 |
| 23 | [Canada](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/canada/) E | 27,780 | 0.46% | +0.1% | 2.8 |
| 24 | [Myanmar](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/myanmar/) I | 26,644 | 0.44% | −6.8% | 1.8 |
| 25 | [North Macedonia](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/north-macedonia/) | 24,116 | 0.40% | −13% | 1.6 |
| 26 | [Iran](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/iran/) I | 20,948 | 0.35% | +10% | 2.0 |
| 27 | [Zambia](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/zambia/) | 20,768 | 0.34% | −42% | 1.6 |
| 28 | [Spain](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/spain/) | 19,410 | 0.32% | −33% | 3.1 |
| 29 | [Laos](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/laos/) | 19,300 | 0.32% | −70% | 6.2 |
| 30 | [Poland](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/poland/) | 19,200 | 0.32% | −45% | 2.1 |
| 31 | [Mexico](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/mexico/) | 18,579 | 0.31% | +23% | 2.6 |
| 32 | [Dominican Republic](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/dominican-republic/) | 14,651 | 0.24% | +60% | 1.6 |
| 33 | [Cuba](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/cuba/) I | 12,482 | 0.21% | −37% | 1.1 |
| 34 | [Kenya](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/kenya/) | 12,446 | 0.21% | +16% | 0.6 |
| 35 | [Cambodia](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/cambodia/) E | 12,410 | 0.21% | −12% | 2.3 |
| 36 | [South Africa](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/south-africa/) I | 11,231 | 0.19% | −13% | 2.8 |
| 37 | [Algeria](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/algeria/) I | 11,182 | 0.18% | +28% | 2.5 |
| 38 | [Lebanon](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/lebanon/) I | 10,522 | 0.17% | −1.4% | 1.3 |
| 39 | [Greece](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/greece/) | 10,210 | 0.17% | −75% | 1.9 |
| 40 | [Ecuador](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/ecuador/) | 9,553 | 0.16% | +31% | 1.4 |
| 41 | [Sri Lanka](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/sri-lanka/) | 8,514 | 0.14% | +156% | 7.6 |
| 42 | [Syria](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/syria/) | 8,430 | 0.14% | −43% | 1.5 |
| 43 | [Japan](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/japan/) | 8,336 | 0.14% | −58% | 2.5 |
| 44 | [Côte d'Ivoire](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/cote-divoire/) I | 8,087 | 0.13% | −8.0% | 0.5 |
| 45 | [Azerbaijan](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/azerbaijan/) I | 7,777 | 0.13% | +172% | 2.4 |
| 46 | [Serbia](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/serbia/) | 7,005 | 0.12% | −25% | 1.7 |
| 47 | [Cameroon](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/cameroon/) E | 6,437 | 0.11% | +3.4% | 1.5 |
| 48 | [Croatia](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/croatia/) | 6,180 | 0.10% | −33% | 2.2 |
| 49 | [Honduras](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/honduras/) I | 5,856 | 0.10% | −0.3% | 1.8 |
| 50 | [Nigeria](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/nigeria/) E | 5,578 | 0.09% | +2.6% | 0.6 |
| 51 | [Hungary](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/hungary/) | 4,730 | 0.08% | −50% | 1.7 |
| 52 | [Rwanda](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/rwanda/) E | 4,684 | 0.08% | +0.4% | 1.2 |
| 53 | [DR Congo](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/dr-congo/) I | 3,517 | 0.06% | −15% | 0.5 |
| 54 | [Bulgaria](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/bulgaria/) | 3,380 | 0.06% | −89% | 1.7 |
| 55 | [Uruguay](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/uruguay/) I | 3,350 | 0.06% | +6.3% | 4.2 |
| 56 | [Turkmenistan](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/turkmenistan/) I | 3,334 | 0.06% | +3.9% | 2.1 |
| 57 | [Colombia](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/colombia/) | 3,305 | 0.05% | −88% | 1.8 |
| 58 | [Peru](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/peru/) | 3,278 | 0.05% | +48% | 11.3 |
| 59 | [Chile](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/chile/) | 3,031 | 0.05% | −52% | 3.4 |
| 60 | [Venezuela](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/venezuela/) I | 2,952 | 0.05% | −42% | 1.9 |
| 61 | [Angola](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/angola/) E | 2,784 | 0.05% | −7.1% | 1.0 |
| 62 | [Panama](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/panama/) I | 2,754 | 0.05% | −0.4% | 1.8 |
| 63 | [France](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/france/) | 2,650 | 0.04% | −73% | 2.6 |
| 64 | [Ghana](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/ghana/) I | 2,560 | 0.04% | +5.7% | 0.4 |
| 65 | [Guinea](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/guinea/) I | 2,399 | 0.04% | +3.2% | 1.3 |
| 66 | [Iraq](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/iraq/) I | 2,340 | 0.04% | +0.2% | 0.9 |
| 67 | [Paraguay](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/paraguay/) | 2,296 | 0.04% | −59% | 1.9 |
| 68 | [Ukraine](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/ukraine/) | 2,250 | 0.04% | +4,400% | 2.0 |
| 69 | [Tunisia](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/tunisia/) E | 2,216 | 0.04% | +53% | 1.4 |
| 70 | [Ethiopia](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/ethiopia/) E | 2,176 | 0.04% | −4.0% | 0.7 |
| 71 | [Togo](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/togo/) I | 1,959 | 0.03% | +3.7% | 0.4 |
| 72 | [Albania](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/albania/) | 1,861 | 0.03% | −38% | 2.1 |
| 73 | [El Salvador](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/el-salvador/) E | 1,819 | 0.03% | +4.8% | 2.0 |
| 74 | [Mali](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/mali/) I | 1,710 | 0.03% | +10% | 4.0 |
| 75 | [Jamaica](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/jamaica/) I | 1,660 | 0.03% | −0.8% | 2.1 |
| 76 | [Uzbekistan](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/uzbekistan/) | 1,412 | 0.02% | −91% | 1.7 |
| 77 | [Taiwan](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/taiwan/) E | 1,393 | 0.02% | −16% | 2.2 |
| 78 | [Nepal](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/nepal/) E | 1,380 | 0.02% | −41% | 1.2 |
| 79 | [Burundi](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/burundi/) E | 1,277 | 0.02% | −1.0% | 0.9 |
| 80 | [Morocco](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/morocco/) E | 1,270 | 0.02% | −5.9% | 2.7 |
| 81 | [Libya](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/libya/) I | 1,226 | 0.02% | −5.3% | 2.0 |
| 82 | [Bolivia](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/bolivia/) | 1,207 | 0.02% | +6.5% | 1.0 |
| 83 | [Oman](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/oman/) I | 1,115 | 0.02% | −4.0% | 4.5 |
| 84 | [Niger](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/niger/) I | 1,083 | 0.02% | +111% | 2.3 |
| 85 | [Armenia](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/armenia/) | 1,020 | 0.02% | −19% | 2.9 |
| 86 | [Kyrgyzstan](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/kyrgyzstan/) | 972 | 0.02% | −78% | 3.2 |
| 87 | [Madagascar](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/madagascar/) E | 919 | 0.02% | −39% | 0.6 |
| 88 | [Switzerland](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/switzerland/) I | 756 | 0.01% | −24% | 2.1 |
| 89 | [Burkina Faso](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/burkina-faso/) E | 754 | 0.01% | −16% | 0.8 |
| 90 | [Moldova](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/moldova/) | 564 | 0.01% | −60% | 1.3 |
| 91 | [Haiti](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/haiti/) I | 558 | 0.01% | −0.7% | 1.2 |
| 92 | [Congo](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/congo-brazzaville/) I | 494 | 0.01% | +4.0% | 0.4 |
| 93 | [Central African Republic](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/central-african-republic/) I | 480 | 0.01% | −4.2% | 0.9 |
| 94 | [Romania](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/romania/) | 430 | 0.01% | −69% | 1.1 |
| 95 | [Tajikistan](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/tajikistan/) I | 379 | 0.01% | −31% | 1.8 |
| 96 | [Bosnia and Herzegovina](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/bosnia-and-herzegovina/) | 377 | 0.01% | −79% | 1.4 |
| 97 | [Jordan](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/jordan/) | 314 | 0.01% | +4,386% | 5.1 |
| 98 | [Georgia](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/georgia/) E | 272 | 0.00% | −5.6% | 0.2 |
| 99 | [Fiji](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/fiji/) I | 260 | 0.00% | −43% | 0.6 |
| 100 | [Samoa](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/samoa/) E | 252 | 0.00% | +18% | 5.1 |
| 101 | [Montenegro](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/montenegro/) E | 234 | 0.00% | −4.5% | 2.1 |
| 102 | [United Arab Emirates](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/united-arab-emirates/) I | 229 | 0.00% | −31% | 16.4 |
| 103 | [Bhutan](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/bhutan/) E | 219 | 0.00% | +11% | 1.5 |
| 104 | [Trinidad and Tobago](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/trinidad-and-tobago/) I | 190 | 0.00% | −3.6% | 1.7 |
| 105 | [Chad](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/chad/) I | 178 | 0.00% | −2.2% | 1.2 |
| 106 | [Eswatini](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/eswatini/) E | 162 | 0.00% | +8.0% | 0.5 |
| 107 | [Somalia](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/somalia/) E | 146 | 0.00% | +4.3% | 0.4 |
| 108 | [Kazakhstan](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/kazakhstan/) | 129 | 0.00% | −92% | 4.0 |
| 109 | [Solomon Islands](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/solomon-islands/) I | 115 | 0.00% | +2.7% | 0.9 |
| 110 | [Saint Vincent and the Grenadines](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/saint-vincent-and-the-grenadines/) I | 104 | 0.00% | +4.0% | 1.7 |
| 111 | [Guyana](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/guyana/) I | 101 | 0.00% | +7.4% | 0.8 |
| 112 | [Malaysia](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/malaysia/) | 80 | 0.00% | −95% | 1.2 |
| 113 | [Sierra Leone](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/sierra-leone/) E | 48 | 0.00% | −9.4% | 0.5 |
| 114 | [Costa Rica](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/costa-rica/) E | 17 | 0.00% | −72% | 2.1 |
| 115 | [Russia](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/russia/) I | 14 | 0.00% | — | 1.1 |
| 116 | [Israel](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/israel/) E | 4 | 0.00% | −20% | 0.3 |
| 117 | [Benin](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/benin/) E | 3 | 0.00% | −40% | 0.6 |
| 118 | [Puerto Rico](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/puerto-rico/) I | 1 | 0.00% | 0.0% | 1.0 |

E = estimated by FAO, I = imputed by FAO, X = from an external organisation; other figures are official.

## How concentrated is production?

The largest producer, China, accounts for 37.3% of the world total in 2024; the five largest for 69.6% and the ten largest for 80.8%.

| Year | Top 5 share | Top 10 share | Countries with data |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2000 | 64.8% | 76.4% | 127 |
| 2005 | 68.1% | 77.4% | 127 |
| 2010 | 72.1% | 80.6% | 126 |
| 2015 | 71.5% | 80.8% | 126 |
| 2020 | 69.7% | 79.9% | 120 |
| 2024 | 69.6% | 80.8% | 118 |

## By continent, 2024

| Continent | Production | Share of world | Share in 2014 | 10-year change | Countries |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Asia](https://husfarm.com/agriculture/asia/) | 4.2 million t | 69.2% | 65.7% | −12% | 37 |
| [South America](https://husfarm.com/agriculture/south-america/) | 747,608 t | 12.4% | 14.5% | −29% | 11 |
| [Africa](https://husfarm.com/agriculture/africa/) | 706,445 t | 11.7% | 8.9% | +10% | 34 |
| [North and Central America](https://husfarm.com/agriculture/north-america/) | 264,592 t | 4.4% | 7.2% | −49% | 15 |
| [Europe](https://husfarm.com/agriculture/europe/) | 137,267 t | 2.3% | 3.8% | −49% | 18 |
| [Oceania](https://husfarm.com/agriculture/oceania/) | 627 t | 0.0% | 0.0% | −20% | 3 |

Sums of country figures; the world total also includes countries without a continent assignment, so shares may not add up to 100%.

## Fastest growing and declining producers, 2014–2024

Countries with at least 0.5% of world production in 2024, change over ten years.

### Growing

| [Indonesia](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/indonesia/) | 353,386 t | **+80%** |
| [Tanzania](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/tanzania/) | 117,464 t | **+46%** |
| [Turkey](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/turkey/) | 108,000 t | **+45%** |
| [Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/pakistan/) | 184,982 t | **+42%** |
| [Yemen](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/yemen/) | 31,682 t | **+42%** |

### Declining

| [United States](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/united-states/) | 147,520 t | **−63%** |
| [Italy](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/italy/) | 33,900 t | **−37%** |
| [Argentina](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/argentina/) | 80,786 t | **−36%** |
| [Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/brazil/) | 637,749 t | **−26%** |
| [China](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/china/) | 2.3 million t | **−25%** |

## Area harvested and yields

The world average yield was **1.84 t/ha** in 2024.
Production, 2014–2024−16%
Harvested area−17%
Average yield+1.1%
World area, 20243.3 million ha
The decline reflects a smaller harvested area; average yields rose.

### World area harvested, 1961–2024 (hectares)

### Highest yields

| Country | Yield, t/ha | vs world |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Yemen](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/yemen/) | 3.5 | +90% |
| [Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/pakistan/) | 3.4 | +84% |
| [Thailand](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/thailand/) | 3.3 | +82% |
| [Italy](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/italy/) | 3.0 | +63% |
| [Vietnam](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/vietnam/) | 2.7 | +47% |

### Lowest yields

| Country | Yield, t/ha | vs world |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Tanzania](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/tanzania/) | 0.7 | −59% |
| [Malawi](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/malawi/) | 1.0 | −43% |
| [Mozambique](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/mozambique/) | 1.3 | −28% |
| [Uganda](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/uganda/) | 1.4 | −25% |
| [Turkey](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/turkey/) | 1.4 | −25% |

Among countries with at least 0.5% of world production. Yield = production ÷ harvested area; it depends on climate, varieties, irrigation and how the crop is counted, so it is not a measure of efficiency alone.

## Long-term trend, 1961–2024

Average growth per year, 1961–2024+0.8%
Average growth per year, last 10 years−1.7%
Record year1997 8.9 million t
Largest yearly fall1998 −23%

| Decade | Average per year | vs previous decade |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1960s (1961–1969) | 4.4 million t | — |
| 1970s | 5.3 million t | +19% |
| 1980s | 6.4 million t | +21% |
| 1990s | 7.4 million t | +16% |
| 2000s | 6.5 million t | −13% |
| 2010s | 6.8 million t | +5.5% |
| 2020s (2020–2024) | 5.9 million t | −14% |

## Production per person, 2024

World production of tobacco, unmanufactured was **0.74 kg per person** in 2024. The highest figures, among countries with at least 1 million inhabitants:

| # | Country | kg per person | Production |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Zimbabwe](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/zimbabwe/) | **14.2** | 236,815 t |
| 2 | [North Macedonia](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/north-macedonia/) | **13.2** | 24,116 t |
| 3 | [Malawi](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/malawi/) | **5.54** | 119,957 t |
| 4 | [North Korea](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/north-korea/) | **3.32** | 88,036 t |
| 5 | [Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/brazil/) | **3.01** | 637,749 t |
| 6 | [Mozambique](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/mozambique/) | **2.67** | 92,343 t |
| 7 | [Laos](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/laos/) | **2.48** | 19,300 t |
| 8 | [Lebanon](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/lebanon/) | **1.81** | 10,522 t |
| 9 | [Argentina](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/argentina/) | **1.77** | 80,786 t |
| 10 | [Tanzania](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/tanzania/) | **1.71** | 117,464 t |

Production divided by population (FAOSTAT population estimates, 2024). Production per person is not consumption: countries export, import and use crops for feed, processing and industry.

## International trade, 2024

**Trade item: Unmanufactured tobacco.** Other forms of this product (for example frozen, boneless, shelled, dried or processed) are separate FAO trade items that are not included here, so these figures cover only part of its trade.
World exports2.4 million t
Export valueUSD 14.05 bn
Average export price5.81 USD/kg
Brazil was the largest exporter with 17.5% of the quantity reported by exporting countries; Belgium was the largest importer with 9.0%. World exports grew 1.3% over ten years.

### World exports, 2000–2024 (tonnes)

### Largest exporters

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share | Value | USD/kg | 10-year change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/brazil/) | 422,895 | 17.5% | USD 2.77 bn | 6.56 | −8.2% |
| 2 | [India](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/india/) | 308,712 | 12.8% | USD 1.37 bn | 4.45 | +43% |
| 3 | [Zimbabwe](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/zimbabwe/) | 231,879 | 9.6% | USD 1.33 bn | 5.73 | +64% |
| 4 | [Belgium](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/belgium/) | 189,674 | 7.9% | USD 1.17 bn | 6.16 | +80% |
| 5 | [China](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/china/) | 188,256 | 7.8% | USD 518 m | 2.75 | +18% |
| 6 | [United States](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/united-states/) | 126,373 | 5.2% | USD 1.08 bn | 8.53 | −20% |
| 7 | [Tanzania](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/tanzania/) | 108,498 | 4.5% | USD 509 m | 4.70 | +42% |
| 8 | [Malawi](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/malawi/) | 97,108 | 4.0% | USD 569 m | 5.86 | −37% |
| 9 | [Mozambique](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/mozambique/) | 58,370 | 2.4% | USD 217 m | 3.72 | −0.4% |
| 10 | [Italy](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/italy/) | 56,826 | 2.4% | USD 426 m | 7.50 | −7.6% |

### Largest importers

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share | Value | USD/kg | 10-year change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Belgium](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/belgium/) | 204,464 | 9.0% | USD 1.19 bn | 5.81 | +22% |
| 2 | [China](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/china/) | 194,277 | 8.5% | USD 1.88 bn | 9.67 | +12% |
| 3 | [Indonesia](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/indonesia/) | 167,760 | 7.4% | USD 911 m | 5.43 | +75% |
| 4 | [Germany](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/germany/) | 156,713 | 6.9% | USD 1.04 bn | 6.60 | −4.8% |
| 5 | [United Arab Emirates](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/united-arab-emirates/) | 147,364 | 6.5% | USD 730 m | 4.95 | +148% |
| 6 | [Poland](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/poland/) | 133,392 | 5.9% | USD 830 m | 6.22 | +39% |
| 7 | [United States](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/united-states/) | 122,384 | 5.4% | USD 807 m | 6.59 | −25% |
| 8 | [Turkey](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/turkey/) | 86,364 | 3.8% | USD 528 m | 6.12 | +30% |
| 9 | [Netherlands](https://husfarm.com/production/country/netherlands/) | 70,474 | 3.1% | USD 301 m | 4.27 | −22% |
| 10 | [Vietnam](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/vietnam/) | 68,867 | 3.0% | USD 417 m | 6.05 | +94% |

FAOSTAT detailed trade data (Crops and livestock products trade, release of 23 July 2026): quantities in tonnes and values in current US dollars as reported by countries; exports include re-exports. Shares are of the total reported by all exporting or importing countries. World exports and imports do not match because of timing, valuation (exports FOB, imports CIF) and gaps in reporting. Processed products such as juices, dried or canned goods are separate items.

## Questions and answers

### Which country produces the most tobacco, unmanufactured?

China was the largest producer in 2024 with 2.3 million t, 37.3% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### What is the world production of tobacco, unmanufactured?

World production was 6.0 million t in 2024, −16% compared with 2014.

### Which countries produce the most tobacco, unmanufactured?

In 2024: China (2.3 million t, 37.3%), India (727,203 t, 12.0%), Brazil (637,749 t, 10.5%), Indonesia (353,386 t, 5.8%), Zimbabwe (236,815 t, 3.9%). Together they account for 69.6% of the world total.

### What is the average yield of tobacco, unmanufactured?

The world average was 1.84 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (6.0 million t from 3.3 million ha harvested).

### Which country exports the most unmanufactured tobacco?

Brazil exported 422,895 t in 2024, 17.5% of reported world exports, worth USD 2.77 bn, according to FAOSTAT trade data.

### Which country imports the most unmanufactured tobacco?

Belgium imported 204,464 t in 2024, 9.0% of reported world imports.

### Where does this data come from?

Production and area figures are from FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (dataset Crops and livestock products, release of 23 December 2025). Shares, rankings, changes and averages are calculated by Husfarm.

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## About the data

- Figures are production in tonnes as reported to or estimated by FAO for each calendar year; the latest year is 2024.
- Letters next to a country mark figures that are not official national data: **E** estimated by FAO, **I** imputed by FAO (filled in by a statistical model), **X** taken from an external organisation. Treat them as approximate.
- Shares are relative to the FAO world total; ten-year changes compare 2024 with 2014; yield is production divided by area harvested; average growth per year is the compound annual rate between the two years.
- Country series on Husfarm start in 2000; the world series starts in 1961.
[Download CSV](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/csv/) All countries and years: production, area harvested and FAO flag.
**How to cite:** FAO (2025). FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products — Tobacco, unmanufactured. Retrieved via Husfarm, https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/. Licence CC BY 4.0.

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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