New Zealand vs Norway: Sales of cigarettes per adult per day

New Zealand
2 cigarettes per adult per day
in 2009
Norway
2.3 cigarettes per adult per day
in 2011
New Zealand rank
48th
Norway rank
46th

Sales of cigarettes per adult per day over time

  • New Zealand
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 2.3 cigarettes per adult per day against 2 cigarettes per adult per day in New Zealand, a difference of 0.3 cigarettes per adult per day.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 83 shared years of data; in 1927 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 48th and Norway ranks 46th of 49 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 8 and Norway in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Norway Difference Ahead
1920s 1.83 cigarettes per adult per day 0.7333 cigarettes per adult per day 1.1 cigarettes per adult per day New Zealand
1930s 1.51 cigarettes per adult per day 0.89 cigarettes per adult per day 0.62 cigarettes per adult per day New Zealand
1940s 2.81 cigarettes per adult per day 1.1 cigarettes per adult per day 1.71 cigarettes per adult per day New Zealand
1950s 4.44 cigarettes per adult per day 1.46 cigarettes per adult per day 2.98 cigarettes per adult per day New Zealand
1960s 6.18 cigarettes per adult per day 1.55 cigarettes per adult per day 4.63 cigarettes per adult per day New Zealand
1970s 7.51 cigarettes per adult per day 1.75 cigarettes per adult per day 5.76 cigarettes per adult per day New Zealand
1980s 6.39 cigarettes per adult per day 2.28 cigarettes per adult per day 4.11 cigarettes per adult per day New Zealand
1990s 3.51 cigarettes per adult per day 2.74 cigarettes per adult per day 0.77 cigarettes per adult per day New Zealand
2000s 2.21 cigarettes per adult per day 2.71 cigarettes per adult per day 0.5 cigarettes per adult per day Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sales of cigarettes per adult per day, New Zealand or Norway?
Norway, at 2.3 cigarettes per adult per day against 2 cigarettes per adult per day in New Zealand as of 2011.
What is the difference in sales of cigarettes per adult per day between New Zealand and Norway?
0.3 cigarettes per adult per day, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Norway?
83 years are reported by both, from 1927 to 2009.
How do New Zealand and Norway rank globally for sales of cigarettes per adult per day?
New Zealand ranks 48th and Norway ranks 46th of 49 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Smoking Statistics (2016) – 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

Indicator
Sales of cigarettes per adult per day
Unit
cigarettes per adult per day
Source
International Smoking Statistics (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
49 places, 2,720 data points, 1865–2015
Last refreshed

Daily sales of manufactured cigarettes to people aged 15 and over.