Number of daily smokers in Maldives
Maldives: Number of daily smokers was 48,450 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Number of daily smokers in Maldives, 1980–2012
Source: IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 48,450 for number of daily smokers in 2012. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of daily smokers in Maldives peaked at 48,450 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 17,679, in 1980.
That places Maldives 164th out of 186 countries with data for 2012, putting it 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 | 20,040 | 17,679 | 22,160 | 10 |
| 1990s | 25,126 | 22,582 | 28,619 | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,822 | 29,659 | 43,429 | 10 |
| 2010s | 46,810 | 45,162 | 48,450 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0033 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of daily smokers in Maldives?
- Number of daily smokers in Maldives was 48,450 in 2012, according to IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of daily smokers recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 48,450 in 2012.
- What is the lowest number of daily smokers recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,679 in 1980.
- How does Maldives rank for number of daily smokers?
- Maldives ranks 164th out of 186 countries with data for 2012.
- Is number of daily smokers rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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).