Tobacco, unmanufactured production in Albania
In 2024 Albania produced 1,861 t of tobacco, unmanufactured, the 72nd largest in the world (0.03% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 38%. The record was 25,000 t in 1987. Area harvested: 907 ha, yield 2.1 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 1,861 t
- World rank
- 72 of 118
- 10-year change
- −38%
- Record
- 25,000 t
- 1987
Tobacco, unmanufactured in Albania, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Albania compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.03%
- 0.04% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 2.1
- world 1.8 (+12%)
- kg per person
- 0.67
- world 0.74
- 10-year change
- −38%
- world −16%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Ethiopia | 2,176 | 0.04% |
| 71 | Togo | 1,959 | 0.03% |
| 72 | Albania | 1,861 | 0.03% |
| 73 | El Salvador | 1,819 | 0.03% |
| 74 | Mali | 1,710 | 0.03% |
Map of world production of tobacco, unmanufactured
Share of the world total; Albania is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,861 | +8.5% | 907 | 2.05 |
| 2023 | 1,715 | −4.3% | 887 | 1.93 |
| 2022 | 1,792 | +11% | 833 | 2.15 |
| 2021 | 1,620 | +13% | 829 | 1.95 |
| 2020 | 1,438 | +2.5% | 757 | 1.90 |
| 2019 | 1,403 | −17% | 811 | 1.73 |
| 2018 | 1,693 | +25% | 1,004 | 1.69 |
| 2017 | 1,358 | −31% | 685 | 1.98 |
| 2016 | 1,980 | −10.0% | 1,101 | 1.80 |
| 2015 | 2,200 | −27% | 1,200 | 1.83 |
| 2014 | 3,000 | +3.4% | 1,500 | 2.00 |
| 2013 | 2,900 | +45% | 1,700 | 1.71 |
| 2012 | 2,000 | +5.3% | 1,300 | 1.54 |
| 2011 | 1,900 | +12% | 1,180 | 1.61 |
| 2010 | 1,700 | +6.3% | 1,200 | 1.42 |
| 2009 | 1,600 | +23% | 1,200 | 1.33 |
| 2008 | 1,300 | +44% | 1,100 | 1.18 |
| 2007 | 900 | −55% | 1,200 | 0.75 |
| 2006 | 2,000 | +5.3% | 1,800 | 1.11 |
| 2005 | 1,900 | −9.5% | 1,500 | 1.27 |
| 2004 | 2,100 | +48% | 1,900 | 1.11 |
| 2003 | 1,416 | −46% | 1,642 | 0.86 |
| 2002 | 2,600 | −28% | 2,300 | 1.13 |
| 2001 | 3,600 | −42% | 4,100 | 0.88 |
| 2000 | 6,200 | −15% | 5,700 | 1.09 |
| 1999 | 7,300 | −1.3% | 6,700 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 7,399 | −5.8% | 7,064 | 1.05 |
| 1997 | 7,854 | +24% | 7,525 | 1.04 |
| 1996 | 6,339 | +10% | 6,727 | 0.94 |
| 1995 | 5,741 | +49% | 6,177 | 0.93 |
| 1994 | 3,855 | −71% | 6,423 | 0.60 |
| 1993 | 13,488 | +7.9% | 13,017 | 1.04 |
| 1992 | 12,495 | +79% | 12,846 | 0.97 |
| 1991 | 7,000 | −50% | 11,000 | 0.64 |
| 1990 | 14,100 | −26% | 24,000 | 0.59 |
| 1989 | 19,000 | +36% | 27,000 | 0.70 |
| 1988 | 14,000 | −44% | 31,000 | 0.45 |
| 1987 | 25,000 | +4.2% | 32,400 | 0.77 |
| 1986 | 24,000 | +20% | 30,000 | 0.80 |
| 1985 | 20,000 | +5.3% | 23,000 | 0.87 |
| 1984 | 19,000 | +8.6% | 21,000 | 0.90 |
| 1983 | 17,500 | 0.0% | 20,900 | 0.84 |
| 1982 | 17,500 | −1.1% | 20,900 | 0.84 |
| 1981 | 17,700 | −1.7% | 21,400 | 0.83 |
| 1980 | 18,000 | −5.3% | 20,500 | 0.88 |
| 1979 | 19,000 | +36% | 20,000 | 0.95 |
| 1978 | 14,000 | +7.7% | 22,000 | 0.64 |
| 1977 | 13,000 | 0.0% | 24,000 | 0.54 |
| 1976 | 13,000 | −7.1% | 24,000 | 0.54 |
| 1975 | 14,000 | +1.4% | 20,000 | 0.70 |
| 1974 | 13,800 | −8.0% | 19,000 | 0.73 |
| 1973 | 15,000 | +7.1% | 18,100 | 0.83 |
| 1972 | 14,000 | +11% | 19,000 | 0.74 |
| 1971 | 12,669 | +4.2% | 17,840 | 0.71 |
| 1970 | 12,160 | +16% | 17,962 | 0.68 |
| 1969 | 10,474 | +4.7% | 19,017 | 0.55 |
| 1968 | 10,000 | −23% | 18,642 | 0.54 |
| 1967 | 13,000 | −4.8% | 19,483 | 0.67 |
| 1966 | 13,662 | +3.7% | 20,642 | 0.66 |
| 1965 | 13,175 | −2.7% | 22,346 | 0.59 |
| 1964 | 13,544 | −15% | 24,382 | 0.56 |
| 1963 | 15,981 | +54% | 25,601 | 0.62 |
| 1962 | 10,351 | +228% | 22,412 | 0.46 |
| 1961 | 3,152 | — | 11,263 | 0.28 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of tobacco, unmanufactured in Albania?
Albania produced 1,861 t in 2024, 0.03% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Albania rank in the world for production of tobacco, unmanufactured?
Albania ranked 72nd of 118 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 37.3% of the world total.
How has the production of tobacco, unmanufactured in Albania changed?
It fell by 38% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −16% for the world. The record was 25,000 t in 1987.
What is the yield of tobacco, unmanufactured in Albania?
2.1 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (1,861 t from 907 ha), against a world average of 1.8 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

