Top 5 Tobacco Growing Countries in the World

2. India

Total Area Dedicated to Tobacco Production: 431,146 ha

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 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.