Number of daily smokers in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: Number of daily smokers was 41,515 in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
41,515
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
166th
of 186 countries
All-time high
41,515
in 2012
All-time low
9,848
in 1980
Years of data
33
1980–2012

Number of daily smokers in Equatorial Guinea, 1980–2012

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1980199620121980: 9.8k1981: 11.3k1982: 13.4k1983: 15.8k1984: 18.2k1985: 20.3k1986: 21.9k1987: 23.0k1988: 23.9k1989: 24.6k1990: 25.4k1991: 26.3k1992: 27.1k1993: 27.9k1994: 28.7k1995: 29.3k1996: 29.8k1997: 29.9k1998: 30.1k1999: 30.4k2000: 30.8k2001: 31.2k2002: 31.7k2003: 32.4k2004: 33.1k2005: 33.9k2006: 34.9k2007: 35.8k2008: 36.9k2009: 38.0k2010: 39.1k2011: 40.3k2012: 41.5k

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

Analysis

Equatorial Guinea recorded 41,515 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 30.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of daily smokers in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 41,515 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9,848, in 1980.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 166th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Number of daily smokers in Equatorial Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Number of daily smokers in Equatorial Guinea, 1980 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1980 9,848
1981 11,286 +14.6%
1982 13,375 +18.5%
1983 15,831 +18.4%
1984 18,236 +15.2%
1985 20,274 +11.2%
1986 21,855 +7.8%
1987 23,021 +5.3%
1988 23,878 +3.7%
1989 24,642 +3.2%
1990 25,448 +3.3%
1991 26,317 +3.4%
1992 27,136 +3.1%
1993 27,918 +2.9%
1994 28,679 +2.7%
1995 29,343 +2.3%
1996 29,805 +1.6%
1997 29,882 +0.3%
1998 30,089 +0.7%
1999 30,361 +0.9%
2000 30,776 +1.4%
2001 31,174 +1.3%
2002 31,724 +1.8%
2003 32,415 +2.2%
2004 33,119 +2.2%
2005 33,933 +2.5%
2006 34,856 +2.7%
2007 35,825 +2.8%
2008 36,856 +2.9%
2009 37,952 +3.0%
2010 39,111 +3.1%
2011 40,295 +3.0%
2012 41,515 +3.0%

Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Equatorial Guinea's 41,515 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 703,078, 6% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Equatorial Guinea's 41,515 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 489,280, 8% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 18,225 9,848 24,642 10
1990s 28,498 25,448 30,361 10
2000s 33,863 30,776 37,952 10
2010s 40,307 39,111 41,515 3

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

  1. 163 Eswatini 55,510 compare
  2. 164 Maldives 48,450 compare
  3. 165 Comoros 43,332 compare
  4. 167 Iceland 36,513 compare
  5. 168 Brunei 35,269 compare
  6. 169 Bahamas 29,346 compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of daily smokers in Equatorial Guinea?
Number of daily smokers in Equatorial Guinea was 41,515 in 2012, according to IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of daily smokers recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 41,515 in 2012.
What is the lowest number of daily smokers recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 9,848 in 1980.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for number of daily smokers?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 166th out of 186 countries with data for 2012.
Is number of daily smokers rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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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Indicator
Number of daily smokers
Source
IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data
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CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 6,138 data points, 1980–2012
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