Tobacco　is　an　important　cash　crop　in　China.　The　income　of　tobacco　industry　is　an　important　part　of　national　economic　income.　Planting　tobacco　has　become　an　important　way　to　solve　the　employment　problem　of　rural　population　and　increase　farmers’　income　in　tobacco　growing　areas.　The　tobacco　planting　area　is　large　and　the　scope　is　wide.　It　is　one　of　the　important　research　fields　of　tobacco　planting　and　production　to　master　the　growth　status　of　tobacco　leaf　in　real　time　and　in　a　large　area.　At　present,　the　supervision　of　tobacco　planting　mainly　depends　on　artificial　ground　survey,　which　is　time-consuming,　laborious　and　difficult　to　be　carried　out　in　many　places　at　the　same　time.　Remote　sensing　has　the　characteristics　of　large　area　synchronous　observation,　fast　data　acquisition,　short　cycle,　etc.　It　has　been　widely　used　in　geological　exploration,　environmental　monitoring,　agriculture　and　animal　husbandry　and　other　fields.　In　recent　years,　more　and　more　researchers　have　applied　remote　sensing　to　tobacco　identification　and　planting　area　estimation.　This　paper　comprehensively　applies　multi-source　remote　sensing　data　such　as　satellite　images　and　UAV　images　to　analyze　and　summarize　the　application　status　of　remote　sensing　in　tobacco　identification　and　planting　area　estimation,　and　prospects　for　further　research.　©　2023,　The　Author(s),　under　exclusive　license　to　Springer　Nature　Singapore　Pte　Ltd.