Number of total daily smokers in Laos
Laos: Number of total daily smokers was 1.17 million in 2012. ▲ Rising
Latest (2012)
1.17 million
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
78th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.17 million
in 2012
All-time low
616,080
in 1980
Years of data
33
1980–2012
Number of total daily smokers in Laos, 1980–2012
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Laos recorded 1.17 million for number of total daily smokers in 2012. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of total daily smokers in Laos peaked at 1.17 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 616,080, in 1980.
Laos ranks 78th of 186 countries on this measure, 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 | 688,195 | 616,080 | 781,874 | 10 |
| 1990s | 899,966 | 805,244 | 973,346 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 million | 982,828 | 1.08 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 million | 1.11 million | 1.17 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More reference data data for Laos
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.913 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6615 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 587.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric Fermentat 7,569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 63.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 1,343 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 1,049 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of total daily smokers in Laos?
- Number of total daily smokers in Laos was 1.17 million in 2012, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of total daily smokers recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest number of total daily smokers recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 616,080 in 1980.
- How does Laos rank for number of total daily smokers?
- Laos ranks 78th out of 186 countries with data for 2012.
- Is number of total daily smokers rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of total daily smokers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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