Italy vs Japan: Sales of cigarettes per adult per day
Italy
4.7 cigarettes per adult per day
in 2010
Japan
4.6 cigarettes per adult per day
in 2015
Italy rank
16th
Japan rank
19th
Sales of cigarettes per adult per day over time
- Italy
- Japan
How they compare
Italy currently reports 4.7 cigarettes per adult per day against 4.6 cigarettes per adult per day in Japan, a difference of 0.1 cigarettes per adult per day.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 91 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Japan ahead.
Italy ranks 16th and Japan ranks 19th of 49 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1.18 cigarettes per adult per day | 1.97 cigarettes per adult per day | 0.79 cigarettes per adult per day | Japan |
| 1930s | 1.34 cigarettes per adult per day | 2.33 cigarettes per adult per day | 0.99 cigarettes per adult per day | Japan |
| 1940s | 1.77 cigarettes per adult per day | 2.28 cigarettes per adult per day | 0.51 cigarettes per adult per day | Japan |
| 1950s | 2.77 cigarettes per adult per day | 4.25 cigarettes per adult per day | 1.48 cigarettes per adult per day | Japan |
| 1960s | 4.2 cigarettes per adult per day | 6.31 cigarettes per adult per day | 2.11 cigarettes per adult per day | Japan |
| 1970s | 5.4 cigarettes per adult per day | 9.08 cigarettes per adult per day | 3.68 cigarettes per adult per day | Japan |
| 1980s | 6.06 cigarettes per adult per day | 9.05 cigarettes per adult per day | 2.99 cigarettes per adult per day | Japan |
| 1990s | 5.1 cigarettes per adult per day | 8.77 cigarettes per adult per day | 3.67 cigarettes per adult per day | Japan |
| 2000s | 5.29 cigarettes per adult per day | 7.19 cigarettes per adult per day | 1.9 cigarettes per adult per day | Japan |
| 2010s | 4.7 cigarettes per adult per day | 5.3 cigarettes per adult per day | 0.6 cigarettes per adult per day | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sales of cigarettes per adult per day, Italy or Japan?
- Italy, at 4.7 cigarettes per adult per day against 4.6 cigarettes per adult per day in Japan as of 2010.
- What is the difference in sales of cigarettes per adult per day between Italy and Japan?
- 0.1 cigarettes per adult per day, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
- 91 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2010.
- How do Italy and Japan rank globally for sales of cigarettes per adult per day?
- Italy ranks 16th and Japan ranks 19th 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.