10 Countries that Export the Most Tobacco in the World

1. Brazil

Exported value: $2,109,284

Brazil ranks as first on our list of 10 countries that export the most tobacco in the world. Since 1990, the production of the crop has risen by 94 percent. The main reason behind the tobacco industry growth is its profitability – income from one hectare of tobacco equals income from 6.5 hectares of maize and 9.6 hectares of beans. Brazilian tobacco is known for high quality that results from the fact that farmers rely on manual labor instead of mechanization during all stages of production. Since the country doesn’t have the high number of tobacco consumers, the greatest share of produced crop ends up in foreign countries. The worth of the crop’s export in 2015 was 2.1 million, which is a decline of more than one million compared to 2012. The leading importers of tobacco from Brazil are Belgium and China.