The China National Tobacco Corporation (CNTC) controls 44 percent of the global cigarette market, making it the biggest cigarette company worldwide. Philip Morris International (PMI) came in second place with 14 percent of the total market.
Global Tobacco Production
Between 2013 and 2018 there was a decline in the production volume of tobacco worldwide. In 2018 about 6.1 million metric tons of tobacco was produced, down from 7.6 million metric tons in 2013. Most of the world’s tobacco is grown in China, amounting to 2.2 million metric tons in 2018. The United States was also a major producer of tobacco in that year, with a production volume of 242 thousand metric tons.
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