Number of daily smokers in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of daily smokers was 865,618 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Number of daily smokers in Cameroon, 1980–2012
Source: IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 865,618 for number of daily smokers in 2012. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of daily smokers in Cameroon peaked at 865,618 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 411,916, in 1980.
That places Cameroon 89th out of 186 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 464,211 | 411,916 | 522,153 | 10 |
| 1990s | 602,310 | 536,600 | 660,552 | 10 |
| 2000s | 735,592 | 673,302 | 798,534 | 10 |
| 2010s | 841,506 | 818,620 | 865,618 | 3 |
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More reference data data for Cameroon
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.11 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.3209 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.282 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.22 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 153.29 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4712 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Annual precipitation 1,611 millimeters (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of daily smokers in Cameroon?
- Number of daily smokers in Cameroon was 865,618 in 2012, according to IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of daily smokers recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 865,618 in 2012.
- What is the lowest number of daily smokers recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 411,916 in 1980.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of daily smokers?
- Cameroon ranks 89th out of 186 countries with data for 2012.
- Is number of daily smokers rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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).