Production Outlook
Types of tobacco leaf grown in 2020 (Source: ITGA): Flue Cured Virginia, Burley and Negro
People Involved In Tobacco
Employment numbers of the tobacco leaf value chain in 2020 (Source: ITGA): Growers: 2 532
AREA BY LEAF TYPE
Represents the percentage of area cultivated by tobacco leaf type in the country in 2020 (Source: ITGA)
Burley
FC Virginia
Negro
KEY INSIGHTS
Key statistics of the tobacco leaf production in the country
Area
Production
Area/Grower
Export Value
Production Value
Yield
Revenue/Ha
TOBACCO IN COLOMBIA
Brief contextualisation of the importance of Tobacco in Colombia.
Santander
Tobacco growing in Colombia can be dated as far back as 1776. The most important tobacco producing regions in Colombia are: Santander (36%), Huila (19%), Sucre (17%), Bolivar (9%), Boyaca (10%) and Norte de Santander (10%). The sector contributes with close to US$ 200 Million to Government revenue (excise tax), and if the illicit trade would be controlled, the numbers would grow a further US$ 114 Million. Exports related with tobacco represent a total of US$ 45 million, which amounted to 0.11% of the total commodity exports of the country in 2017.
Sources: UN Comtrade, Tobacco and Nicotine Database and ITGA
EXPORT PARTNERS
This section aims at identifying the most important commercial partners in terms of Value and Quantity (Source: Calculated from data from UN Comtrade)