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Smoking Tobacco - Worldwide
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- In 2025, the revenue in the Smoking Tobacco market worldwide amounts to US$64.1bn.
- It is projected to grow annually by 4.05% (CAGR 2025-2029).
- When comparing globally, China generates the highest revenue of US$14bn in 2025.
- In terms of per person revenues, US$9.74 is generated in 2025.
- Looking ahead, the volume in the Smoking Tobacco market is expected to reach 313.6bn pieces by 2029.
- There will be a volume growth of 0.6% in 2026.
- The average volume per person in the Smoking Tobacco market is projected to be 46.5pieces in 2025.
- Worldwide, smoking tobacco consumption has declined steadily over the past decade due to increasing awareness of health risks and stricter regulations on tobacco products.
- Key regions:
- Germany,
- United States,
- China,
- Russia,
- Philippines
Definition:
Smoking Tobacco includes loose tobacco that is used for rolling cigarettes (Roll-your-own cigarettes, RYO) as well as pipe tobacco. Smokeless tobacco (chewing tobacco, snuff, and similar products) is currently not included. Smoking Tobacco is especially popular in Europe where different taxation levels highly incentivize hand-rolling of Cigarettes. In contrast, in countries with a rather low-price level of filter Cigarettes, Smoking Tobacco's role is insignificant.
Additional information:
The market comprises revenue and average revenue per capita, volume and average volume per capita, price per unit, and sales channels. To give a better representation of per capita figures, the population considered is 15 years and above.
To enable a better comparison of Smoking Tobacco with filter Cigarettes and Cigars, Smoking Tobacco volume is shown here in pieces (one piece of Smoking Tobacco, equivalent to one gram, can be counted as smoking unit comparable to one cigarette).
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In-Scope
- Fine-cut tobacco (roll-your-own, RYO) such as Marlboro Gold Fine Cut Hand Rolling Tobacco, Gold Leaf Hand Rolling Tobacco, etc
- Pipe tobacco such as Danish Mixture Pipe Tobacco, Ashton Rainy Day, etc
Out-Of-Scope
- Untaxed Smoking Tobacco such as illegally sold smoking tobacco
- Cigarettes such as Marlboro Reds, Marlboro Golds, Camel Blues, etc
- Smokeless tobacco (snuff and chewing tobacco) such as Oliver Twist Arctic Chewing Tobacco, Oden’s Original Portion CB – Single Tin, etc
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