Number of daily smokers in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Number of daily smokers was 41,515 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Number of daily smokers in Equatorial Guinea, 1980–2012
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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4849 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6151 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.9926 °C (2026)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Democracy 3 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
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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About this data
Estimates of the total number of people who smoke cigarettes at least daily (across men and women of all ages).