Belgium vs France: Sales of cigarettes per adult per day
Belgium
3.1 cigarettes per adult per day
in 2011
France
3 cigarettes per adult per day
in 2010
Belgium rank
37th
France rank
39th
Sales of cigarettes per adult per day over time
- Belgium
- France
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 3.1 cigarettes per adult per day against 3 cigarettes per adult per day in France, a difference of 0.1 cigarettes per adult per day.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 81 shared years of data; in 1923 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 37th and France ranks 39th of 49 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 8 and France in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1.9 cigarettes per adult per day | 0.8 cigarettes per adult per day | 1.1 cigarettes per adult per day | Belgium |
| 1930s | 2.23 cigarettes per adult per day | 1.57 cigarettes per adult per day | 0.65 cigarettes per adult per day | Belgium |
| 1940s | 2.07 cigarettes per adult per day | 1.54 cigarettes per adult per day | 0.53 cigarettes per adult per day | Belgium |
| 1950s | 3.55 cigarettes per adult per day | 3.27 cigarettes per adult per day | 0.28 cigarettes per adult per day | Belgium |
| 1960s | 5.2 cigarettes per adult per day | 4.09 cigarettes per adult per day | 1.11 cigarettes per adult per day | Belgium |
| 1970s | 6.62 cigarettes per adult per day | 5.42 cigarettes per adult per day | 1.2 cigarettes per adult per day | Belgium |
| 1980s | 5.51 cigarettes per adult per day | 5.74 cigarettes per adult per day | 0.23 cigarettes per adult per day | France |
| 1990s | 4.23 cigarettes per adult per day | 5.25 cigarettes per adult per day | 1.02 cigarettes per adult per day | France |
| 2000s | 4.18 cigarettes per adult per day | 3.58 cigarettes per adult per day | 0.6 cigarettes per adult per day | Belgium |
| 2010s | 3.9 cigarettes per adult per day | 3 cigarettes per adult per day | 0.9 cigarettes per adult per day | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sales of cigarettes per adult per day, Belgium or France?
- Belgium, at 3.1 cigarettes per adult per day against 3 cigarettes per adult per day in France as of 2011.
- What is the difference in sales of cigarettes per adult per day between Belgium and France?
- 0.1 cigarettes per adult per day, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?
- 81 years are reported by both, from 1923 to 2010.
- How do Belgium and France rank globally for sales of cigarettes per adult per day?
- Belgium ranks 37th and France ranks 39th of 49 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Smoking Statistics (2016) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sales of cigarettes per adult per day. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Daily sales of manufactured cigarettes to people aged 15 and over.