Affordability of cigarettes in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Affordability of cigarettes was 0.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Affordability of cigarettes in Luxembourg, 2012–2022
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 0.5% for affordability of cigarettes in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 13.2% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, affordability of cigarettes in Luxembourg peaked at 0.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2022.
That places Luxembourg 176th out of 176 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Affordability of cigarettes in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.5% | — |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -13.2% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 0.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.9%, 24% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 0.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.9%, 24% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More reference data data for Luxembourg
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.041 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0209 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1381 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0065 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1381 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1376 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.099 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1147 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6709 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0353 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is affordability of cigarettes in Luxembourg?
- Affordability of cigarettes in Luxembourg was 0.5% in 2022, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest affordability of cigarettes recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest affordability of cigarettes recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2022.
- How does Luxembourg rank for affordability of cigarettes?
- Luxembourg ranks 176th out of 176 countries with data for 2022.
- Is affordability of cigarettes rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Affordability of cigarettes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Price of 100 packs of cigarettes as a share of GDP per capita. This price is based on the most-sold brand of cigarettes in a given country and includes taxes. Lower values indicate that cigarettes are more affordable.