In 2022, about 2.43 trillion cigarettes were produced in China, up from approximately 2.42 trillion in the previous year. China’s cigarette production volume plunged in 2016 after the government raised the tobacco excise tax but slowly recovered in recent years.
Founded in 1982, China National Tobacco Corporation (also known as China Tobacco or CNTC) is the largest tobacco company in the world, producing more than 40 percent of global cigarettes. The state-owned enterprise monopolizes China’s tobacco growing, manufacturing, distribution, and sales. China Tobacco does not operate as a single organization. It controls hundreds of tobacco companies throughout China under one umbrella. China Tobacco International, one of China Tobacco’s major subsidiaries, went public on the Hong Kong stock exchange in 2019.
Production of cigarettes in China from 2013 to 2022
(in billions)
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