World’s Highest Tobacco Producing Countries

Tobacco can grow in any moist and warm environment, which is why it is grown in so many countries. Tobacco cultivation is simple and is used in products such as chewing tobacco, cigarettes, creamy snuff, Dipping tobacco, Gutka, snuff, and so on. Nicotine is a recreational drug found in all types of tobacco. Tobacco product advertising is prohibited in the majority of countries. Tobacco production around the world is increasing as demand for tobacco products rises.

China is the world’s largest tobacco producer, with an annual output of 3.15 million metric tonnes. Brazil and India are the next largest producers, with 951,000 and 830,000 tonnes produced, respectively. There are millions of tobacco users worldwide, and the well-known cigarette is used in every country on the planet.

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RankCountryProduction Quantity (MT)Production Value (in $)
1China, mainland3157000$5,028,355,000
2Brazil951933$1,516,204,000
3India830000$1,321,994,000
4United States of America271363$432,217,000
5Malawi174928$278,619,000
6Argentina145000$230,950,000
7Indonesia130300$207,537,000
8United Republic of Tanzania130000$207,059,000
9Zimbabwe111570$177,704,000
10Pakistan102834$163,790,000
11Italy82175$130,885,000
12Bangladesh79234$126,201,000
13Democratic People's Republic of Korea79000$125,828,000
14Mozambique70000$111,493,000
15Thailand67900$108,148,000
16Zambia60329$96,089,000
17Viet Nam49395$78,675,000
18Turkey45000$71,674,000
19Philippines44944$71,585,000
20Lao People's Democratic Republic43000$68,488,000

Note: consumption of Tobacco and its products are injurious to health, causes cancer.

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