Unmanufactured tobacco production fell 13.0% to 10,000 tonnes in South Africa in 2022, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, unmanufactured tobacco production in South Africa reached an all time high of 47,707 tonnes in 1979 and an all time low of 9,041 tonnes in 2008.
South Africa has been ranked 38th within the group of 115 countries we follow in terms of unmanufactured tobacco production, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Tobacco Production (Unmanufactured) | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Angola | tonnes | 2,939 | 2,896 | 2,856 | 2,861 | 2,843 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Mozambique | tonnes | 92,995 | 94,822 | 115,148 | 142,041 | 67,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| South Africa | tonnes | 14,700 | 14,800 | 15,600 | 15,000 | 15,100 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | tonnes | 155 | 158 | 161 | 158 | 159 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | tonnes | 19,017 | 20,496 | 24,894 | 15,814 | 53,937 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | tonnes | 168,974 | 110,816 | 239,906 | 184,584 | 203,488 |
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