> In 2024 Benin produced 3 t of tobacco, unmanufactured, the 117th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 40%.

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

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# Tobacco, unmanufactured production in Benin

In 2024 Benin produced 3 t of tobacco, unmanufactured, the 117th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 40%. The record was 1,264 t in 1973. Area harvested: 5 ha, yield 0.6 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.

Production, 20243 t
World rank117 of 118
10-year change−40%
Record1,264 t1973

## Tobacco, unmanufactured in Benin, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Benin compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.00%0.00% in 2014
Yield, t/ha0.6world 1.8 (−67%)
kg per person0.00world 0.74
10-year change−40%world −16%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 115 | [Russia](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/russia/) | 14 | 0.00% |
| 116 | [Israel](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/israel/) | 4 | 0.00% |
| 117 | **Benin** | 3 | 0.00% |
| 118 | [Puerto Rico](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/puerto-rico/) | 1 | 0.00% |

[Full ranking of 118 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/)

### Map of world production of tobacco, unmanufactured

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

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 3 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.60 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.60 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.60 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.60 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.60 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.60 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.60 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.60 |
| 2016 | 3 | −25% | 5 | 0.60 |
| 2015 | 4 | −20% | 5 | 0.80 |
| 2014 | 5 | −76% | 7 | 0.71 |
| 2013 | 21 | +40% | 28 | 0.75 |
| 2012 | 15 | −96% | 20 | 0.75 |
| 2011 | 399 | −15% | 528 | 0.76 |
| 2010 | 470 | +405% | 661 | 0.71 |
| 2009 | 93 | −54% | 143 | 0.65 |
| 2008 | 204 | −70% | 305 | 0.67 |
| 2007 | 684 | +41% | 792 | 0.86 |
| 2006 | 485 | −53% | 788 | 0.62 |
| 2005 | 1,032 | +34% | 1,116 | 0.92 |
| 2004 | 769 | −11% | 874 | 0.88 |
| 2003 | 863 | +16% | 1,005 | 0.86 |
| 2002 | 742 | +19% | 1,078 | 0.69 |
| 2001 | 621 | −8.5% | 1,010 | 0.61 |
| 2000 | 679 | −3.3% | 1,007 | 0.67 |
| 1999 | 702 | +20% | 917 | 0.77 |
| 1998 | 583 | +46% | 930 | 0.63 |
| 1997 | 400 | −8.3% | 733 | 0.55 |
| 1996 | 436 | +44% | 714 | 0.61 |
| 1995 | 302 | −11% | 537 | 0.56 |
| 1994 | 338 | +42% | 535 | 0.63 |
| 1993 | 238 | −48% | 435 | 0.55 |
| 1992 | 459 | +69% | 680 | 0.68 |
| 1991 | 272 | +5.8% | 465 | 0.58 |
| 1990 | 257 | −20% | 432 | 0.59 |
| 1989 | 322 | −21% | 512 | 0.63 |
| 1988 | 409 | +59% | 873 | 0.47 |
| 1987 | 258 | −40% | 549 | 0.47 |
| 1986 | 431 | −4.0% | 804 | 0.54 |
| 1985 | 449 | +71% | 865 | 0.52 |
| 1984 | 263 | +36% | 487 | 0.54 |
| 1983 | 194 | −13% | 487 | 0.40 |
| 1982 | 223 | −69% | 408 | 0.55 |
| 1981 | 716 | +99% | 809 | 0.89 |
| 1980 | 360 | −35% | 485 | 0.74 |
| 1979 | 551 | +88% | 876 | 0.63 |
| 1978 | 293 | −33% | 1,049 | 0.28 |
| 1977 | 439 | +74% | 946 | 0.46 |
| 1976 | 252 | −80% | 584 | 0.43 |
| 1975 | 1,238 | −0.9% | 1,290 | 0.96 |
| 1974 | 1,249 | −1.2% | 1,429 | 0.87 |
| 1973 | 1,264 | +9.8% | 1,379 | 0.92 |
| 1972 | 1,151 | +16% | 1,531 | 0.75 |
| 1971 | 996 | +14% | 1,401 | 0.71 |
| 1970 | 876 | −13% | 1,562 | 0.56 |
| 1969 | 1,006 | +24% | 1,752 | 0.57 |
| 1968 | 809 | −6.7% | 1,616 | 0.50 |
| 1967 | 867 | +11% | 1,918 | 0.45 |
| 1966 | 780 | −22% | 2,097 | 0.37 |
| 1965 | 994 | +38% | 2,958 | 0.34 |
| 1964 | 718 | +46% | 2,310 | 0.31 |
| 1963 | 492 | −41% | 1,487 | 0.33 |
| 1962 | 830 | +14% | 2,358 | 0.35 |
| 1961 | 731 | — | 2,342 | 0.31 |

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of tobacco, unmanufactured in Benin?

Benin produced 3 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Benin rank in the world for production of tobacco, unmanufactured?

Benin ranked 117th 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 Benin changed?

It fell by 40% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −16% for the world. The record was 1,264 t in 1973.

### What is the yield of tobacco, unmanufactured in Benin?

0.6 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (3 t from 5 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; the 2024 figure for Benin is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[China](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/china/)[India](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/india/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/brazil/)[Indonesia](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/indonesia/)[Zimbabwe](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/zimbabwe/)[Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/pakistan/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/united-states/)[Malawi](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/malawi/)[Tanzania](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/tanzania/)[Turkey](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/turkey/)[Bangladesh](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/bangladesh/)[Mozambique](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/mozambique/)
[All countries producing tobacco, unmanufactured](https://husfarm.com/production/tobacco/)

## Other products of Benin

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[Agricultural production in Benin](https://husfarm.com/production/country/benin/)

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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