Number of daily smokers in Malaysia
Malaysia: Number of daily smokers was 4.09 million in 2012. ▲ Rising
Number of daily smokers in Malaysia, 1980–2012
Source: IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2012, number of daily smokers in Malaysia stood at 4.09 million. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of daily smokers in Malaysia peaked at 4.09 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.99 million, in 1980.
That places Malaysia 32nd out of 186 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top 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 | 2.24 million | 1.99 million | 2.56 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.93 million | 2.63 million | 3.24 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.52 million | 3.30 million | 3.76 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.98 million | 3.86 million | 4.09 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More reference data data for Malaysia
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0324 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8098 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5869 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7102 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of daily smokers in Malaysia?
- Number of daily smokers in Malaysia was 4.09 million in 2012, according to IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of daily smokers recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.09 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest number of daily smokers recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.99 million in 1980.
- How does Malaysia rank for number of daily smokers?
- Malaysia ranks 32nd out of 186 countries with data for 2012.
- Is number of daily smokers rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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).