200,000 hectares
The land used globally for the production of tobacco.
22,000 billion tons
The water used every year by the tobacco industry.
3.7 litres
The water needed to produce one cigarette.
8 million tons
The wood used every year to dry tobacco leaves.
24 million tons
The solid waste produced every year by the tobacco industry.
300,000 tons
The waste contaminated each year with nicotine.
84 million tons
The equivalent quantity of CO2 released annually in the tobacco production chain.
21 million tons
The fuel used every year by the tobacco industry production chain.
Source (of the figures above): Aminian E, et al. Impact environnemental du tabagisme. Rev Med Suisse. 2019 Oct 30;15(669):1974-1978.
1 million tons
The number of cigarette filters produced each year.
Source: Philip Morris International
2/3
The waste from tobacco products represent two thirds of litter.
Source: IGSU (the Swiss Competence Centre Against Littering) – association closely connected to Japan Tobacco International
Text by Clémentine Fitaire and Laetitia Grimaldi
