Production Outlook
Types of tobacco leaf grown in 2017 (Source: Pakistan Tobacco Board): Flue Cured Virginia, Dark Air-cured, Rustica and Burley
People Involved In Tobacco
Employment numbers of the tobacco leaf value chain in 2017 (Source: Pakistan Tobacco Board): Growers: 75 000; Direct and Indirect Employment: 350,000; People whose livelihood depends on tobacco: 1.2 million
AREA BY LEAF TYPE
Represents the percentage of area cultivated by tobacco leaf type in the country in 2020 (Source: ITGA)
FC Virginia
Rustica
Dark Air-Cured
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 PAKISTAN
Brief contextualisation of the importance of Tobacco in Pakistan.
Illicit Trade
Even though tobacco occupies much less land than other crops grown in the country, it generates substantially higher returns in comparison. It is also worth stating that the tobacco industry is the only possibility if a farmer wants to receive prompt payments. Tobacco is the only crop in Pakistan whose yield is higher than the world average, therefore being able to compete with larger producers. The quality of Pakistani tobacco also enables the possibility of the crop being exported, thus generating significant foreign revenue proceeds. Tobacco is an important contributor to the Government coffers with revenues surpassing the US$ 1 billion mark. Due to the number of people employed across the sector’s value chain, the industry has a very important economic impact in the Pakistani economy.
Sources: Tobacco and Nicotine database, Pakistan Tobacco Board, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) 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)