New Zealand vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Sales of cigarettes per adult per day

New Zealand
2 cigarettes per adult per day
in 2009
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1.9 cigarettes per adult per day
in 2014
New Zealand rank
48th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
49th

Sales of cigarettes per adult per day over time

  • New Zealand
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 2 cigarettes per adult per day against 1.9 cigarettes per adult per day in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.1 cigarettes per adult per day.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 90 shared years of data; in 1920 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

New Zealand ranks 48th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 49th of 49 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1920s 1.63 cigarettes per adult per day 3.04 cigarettes per adult per day 1.41 cigarettes per adult per day United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1930s 1.51 cigarettes per adult per day 4.42 cigarettes per adult per day 2.91 cigarettes per adult per day United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1940s 2.81 cigarettes per adult per day 6.38 cigarettes per adult per day 3.57 cigarettes per adult per day United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1950s 4.44 cigarettes per adult per day 6.73 cigarettes per adult per day 2.29 cigarettes per adult per day United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1960s 6.18 cigarettes per adult per day 7.65 cigarettes per adult per day 1.47 cigarettes per adult per day United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 7.51 cigarettes per adult per day 8.27 cigarettes per adult per day 0.76 cigarettes per adult per day United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 6.39 cigarettes per adult per day 6.15 cigarettes per adult per day 0.24 cigarettes per adult per day New Zealand
1990s 3.51 cigarettes per adult per day 5.19 cigarettes per adult per day 1.68 cigarettes per adult per day United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 2.21 cigarettes per adult per day 3.91 cigarettes per adult per day 1.7 cigarettes per adult per day United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
New Zealand, at 2 cigarettes per adult per day against 1.9 cigarettes per adult per day in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2009.
What is the difference in sales of cigarettes per adult per day between New Zealand and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.1 cigarettes per adult per day, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
90 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2009.
How do New Zealand and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for sales of cigarettes per adult per day?
New Zealand ranks 48th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 49th 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
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