Number of daily smokers in Australia
Australia: Number of daily smokers was 2.96 million in 2012. ▼ Falling
Number of daily smokers in Australia, 1980–2012
Source: IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Australia recorded 2.96 million for number of daily smokers in 2012.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of daily smokers in Australia peaked at 3.40 million in 1993 and was at its lowest, 2.94 million, in 2011.
Australia ranks 43rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.35 million | 3.31 million | 3.39 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.36 million | 3.29 million | 3.40 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.11 million | 2.98 million | 3.25 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.95 million | 2.94 million | 2.96 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 40 Morocco 3.16 million compare
- 41 Algeria 3.12 million compare
- 42 Saudi Arabia 2.98 million compare
- 44 Kazakhstan 2.96 million compare
- 45 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.87 million compare
- 46 Netherlands 2.86 million compare
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 2,816 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 31,458 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 499.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric Fermentat 78,848 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 85,923 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of daily smokers in Australia?
- Number of daily smokers in Australia was 2.96 million in 2012, according to IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of daily smokers recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.40 million in 1993.
- What is the lowest number of daily smokers recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.94 million in 2011.
- How does Australia rank for number of daily smokers?
- Australia ranks 43rd out of 186 countries with data for 2012.
- Is number of daily smokers rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of daily smokers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimates of the total number of people who smoke cigarettes at least daily (across men and women of all ages).