Number of daily smokers in Brazil

Brazil: Number of daily smokers was 20.73 million in 2012. β–² Rising

Latest (2012)
20.73 million
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
8th
of 186 countries
All-time high
21.06 million
in 2003
All-time low
14.95 million
in 1981
Years of data
33
1980–2012

Number of daily smokers in Brazil, 1980–2012

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M1980199620121980: 15.0M1981: 14.9M1982: 15.1M1983: 15.5M1984: 16.0M1985: 16.2M1986: 16.3M1987: 16.4M1988: 16.6M1989: 16.8M1990: 17.3M1991: 17.7M1992: 18.2M1993: 18.7M1994: 19.0M1995: 19.3M1996: 19.6M1997: 19.7M1998: 19.9M1999: 20.2M2000: 20.4M2001: 20.6M2002: 20.8M2003: 21.1M2004: 21.0M2005: 21.0M2006: 20.9M2007: 20.7M2008: 20.6M2009: 20.6M2010: 20.6M2011: 20.6M2012: 20.7M

Source: IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2012, number of daily smokers in Brazil stood at 20.73 million.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of daily smokers in Brazil peaked at 21.06 million in 2003 and was at its lowest, 14.95 million, in 1981.

That places Brazil 8th out of 186 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 15.89 million 14.95 million 16.83 million 10
1990s 18.95 million 17.26 million 20.21 million 10
2000s 20.79 million 20.41 million 21.06 million 10
2010s 20.65 million 20.59 million 20.73 million 3

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 5 United States 38.33 million compare
  2. 6 Bangladesh 24.01 million compare
  3. 7 Japan 23.34 million compare
  4. 9 Pakistan 18.08 million compare
  5. 10 Germany 15.84 million compare
  6. 11 Turkiye 14.49 million compare

See the full ranking of 186 places β†’

More reference data data for Brazil

All data for Brazil β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is number of daily smokers in Brazil?
Number of daily smokers in Brazil was 20.73 million in 2012, according to IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of daily smokers recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 21.06 million in 2003.
What is the lowest number of daily smokers recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 14.95 million in 1981.
How does Brazil rank for number of daily smokers?
Brazil ranks 8th out of 186 countries with data for 2012.
Is number of daily smokers rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil 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

Indicator
Number of daily smokers
Source
IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 6,138 data points, 1980–2012
Last refreshed

Estimates of the total number of people who smoke cigarettes at least daily (across men and women of all ages).