5 Countries that Export the Most Tobacco in the World

4. India

Tobacco Exports in 2022: $815,929,770

Tobacco is one of the major commercial crops grown in India, with most of it farmed in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat and in neighboring states, including Karnataka and Maharashtra. Around 6 million farmers and 20 million farm laborers are engaged in tobacco cultivation in India, with Flue-Cured Virginia and Burley being the main tobacco types exported by the South Asian country.

Headquartered in Kolkata, ITC Limited is the market leader in the Indian cigarettes industry, boasting a revenue of over $8.4 billion in its last financial year that ended on the 30th of March 2023.

India ranks 4th among the Largest Tobacco Exporting Countries.