Tobacco Production Data Across Africa

Zimbabwe is the largest producer of Tobacco in this dataset, at 236.8 thousand tonnes in the most recent year on record, across 15 producing countries tracked.

CountryLatest Production (K tonnes)
Zimbabwe236.8
Malawi120
Tanzania117.5
Mozambique92.3
Uganda32.1
Zambia20.8
Kenya12.4
Algeria11.2
South Africa11.2
Ivory Coast8.1
Cameroon6.4
Nigeria5.6
Rwanda4.7
DR Congo3.5
Angola2.8

Source: FAOSTAT and World Bank, via Afrixplorer. Last updated 2026-09-15.