Unmanufactured tobacco production rose 3.56% to 14,237 tonnes in Japan in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, unmanufactured tobacco production in Japan reached an all time high of 212,600 tonnes in 1964 and an all time low of 13,748 tonnes in 2020. When compared to Japan's main peers, unmanufactured tobacco production in China amounted to 2,127,600 tonnes, 6.90 tonnes in Russia, 28,610 tonnes in South Korea and 216,800 tonnes in USA in 2021.
Japan has been ranked 34th within the group of 116 countries we follow in terms of unmanufactured tobacco production, 3 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 |
| Canada | tonnes | 27,963 | 27,744 | 27,744 | 27,817 | 27,768 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | tonnes | 2,574,000 | 2,391,000 | 2,241,000 | 2,611,610 | 2,134,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | tonnes | 84,638 | 85,422 | 85,862 | 87,675 | 86,320 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | tonnes | 6,396 | 6,218 | 6,064 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| India | tonnes | 747,977 | 744,410 | 744,046 | 747,895 | 757,846 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | tonnes | 17,900 | 19,000 | 16,998 | 16,798 | 13,748 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | tonnes | 15,864 | 17,243 | 15,181 | 16,952 | 14,476 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | tonnes | ... | ... | 3.00 | 4.00 | 6.00 | 8.50 | 90.6 | ||||||||||||||
| South Korea | tonnes | 28,801 | 28,801 | 28,467 | 28,690 | 28,653 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | tonnes | 285,180 | 322,120 | 241,870 | 212,260 | 169,130 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | tonnes | 29,215 | 32,065 | 31,440 | 29,986 | 29,238 |
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