FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Tobacco, unmanufactured production in India
In 2024 India produced 727,203 t of tobacco, unmanufactured, the 2nd largest in the world (12.0% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 1.1%. The record was 830,000 t in 2011. Area harvested: 414,334 ha, yield 1.8 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 727,203 t
- World rank
- 2 of 118
- 10-year change
- +1.1%
- Record
- 830,000 t
- 2011
Tobacco, unmanufactured in India, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 727,203 | −0.0% | 414,334 | 1.76 |
| 2023 | 727,361 | −0.0% | 415,588 | 1.75 |
| 2022 | 727,518 | −0.5% | 418,125 | 1.74 |
| 2021 | 731,142 | −1.2% | 409,289 | 1.79 |
| 2020 | 740,128 | −0.9% | 419,350 | 1.76 |
| 2019 | 746,861 | +0.4% | 425,736 | 1.75 |
| 2018 | 744,046 | −0.0% | 427,979 | 1.74 |
| 2017 | 744,410 | −0.5% | 431,801 | 1.72 |
| 2016 | 747,977 | +1.3% | 435,530 | 1.72 |
| 2015 | 738,029 | +2.6% | 430,962 | 1.71 |
| 2014 | 719,420 | −6.0% | 424,511 | 1.69 |
| 2013 | 765,154 | −6.7% | 445,873 | 1.72 |
| 2012 | 820,000 | −1.2% | 460,000 | 1.78 |
| 2011 | 830,000 | +20% | 490,000 | 1.69 |
| 2010 | 690,000 | +11% | 444,280 | 1.55 |
| 2009 | 622,830 | +27% | 390,690 | 1.59 |
| 2008 | 490,000 | −5.8% | 350,000 | 1.40 |
| 2007 | 520,000 | −5.8% | 370,000 | 1.41 |
| 2006 | 552,200 | +0.6% | 372,800 | 1.48 |
| 2005 | 549,100 | −0.1% | 366,500 | 1.50 |
| 2004 | 549,900 | +12% | 369,700 | 1.49 |
| 2003 | 490,000 | −11% | 330,000 | 1.48 |
| 2002 | 550,000 | +62% | 350,000 | 1.57 |
| 2001 | 340,000 | −35% | 260,000 | 1.31 |
| 2000 | 520,000 | −29% | 433,400 | 1.20 |
| 1999 | 736,200 | +14% | 508,100 | 1.45 |
| 1998 | 646,000 | +4.5% | 464,000 | 1.39 |
| 1997 | 618,000 | +15% | 428,000 | 1.44 |
| 1996 | 535,200 | −5.6% | 394,000 | 1.36 |
| 1995 | 566,700 | +0.7% | 381,000 | 1.49 |
| 1994 | 562,900 | −5.6% | 384,800 | 1.46 |
| 1993 | 596,500 | +2.1% | 418,500 | 1.43 |
| 1992 | 584,400 | +5.1% | 427,000 | 1.37 |
| 1991 | 555,900 | +0.8% | 410,800 | 1.35 |
| 1990 | 551,600 | +12% | 413,100 | 1.34 |
| 1989 | 492,800 | +34% | 377,000 | 1.31 |
| 1988 | 367,400 | −20% | 318,000 | 1.16 |
| 1987 | 461,800 | +4.7% | 389,200 | 1.19 |
| 1986 | 441,200 | −9.2% | 397,000 | 1.11 |
| 1985 | 485,900 | −1.3% | 436,600 | 1.11 |
| 1984 | 492,500 | −15% | 439,700 | 1.12 |
| 1983 | 581,600 | +12% | 502,700 | 1.16 |
| 1982 | 520,100 | +8.2% | 443,800 | 1.17 |
| 1981 | 480,800 | +9.6% | 451,500 | 1.06 |
| 1980 | 438,500 | −3.4% | 425,400 | 1.03 |
| 1979 | 453,800 | −8.1% | 409,300 | 1.11 |
| 1978 | 493,600 | +18% | 504,400 | 0.98 |
| 1977 | 418,800 | +20% | 432,400 | 0.97 |
| 1976 | 349,800 | −3.7% | 368,200 | 0.95 |
| 1975 | 363,100 | −21% | 380,600 | 0.95 |
| 1974 | 462,100 | +24% | 461,500 | 1.00 |
| 1973 | 372,200 | −11% | 444,900 | 0.84 |
| 1972 | 418,900 | +16% | 458,300 | 0.91 |
| 1971 | 361,900 | +7.4% | 446,900 | 0.81 |
| 1970 | 337,100 | −6.6% | 437,900 | 0.77 |
| 1969 | 361,000 | −2.1% | 439,800 | 0.82 |
| 1968 | 368,700 | +4.3% | 423,500 | 0.87 |
| 1967 | 353,400 | +21% | 423,500 | 0.83 |
| 1966 | 293,000 | −15% | 377,000 | 0.78 |
| 1965 | 346,000 | −3.9% | 394,000 | 0.88 |
| 1964 | 360,000 | +5.6% | 441,000 | 0.82 |
| 1963 | 341,000 | +0.6% | 405,000 | 0.84 |
| 1962 | 339,000 | +10% | 418,000 | 0.81 |
| 1961 | 307,000 | — | 401,000 | 0.77 |
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.

