Number of daily smokers in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Number of daily smokers was 433,250 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Number of daily smokers in Nicaragua, 1980–2012
Source: IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 433,250 for number of daily smokers in 2012. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of daily smokers in Nicaragua peaked at 433,250 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 275,904, in 1980.
Nicaragua ranks 127th 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.
Number of daily smokers in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 275,904 | — |
| 1981 | 277,278 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 277,803 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 279,250 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 280,459 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 281,173 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 282,045 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 283,219 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 282,567 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 282,542 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 283,166 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 284,521 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 286,684 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 289,267 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 292,188 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 295,669 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 299,437 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 300,981 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 304,631 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 310,324 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 317,249 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 324,810 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 332,342 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 340,302 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 349,229 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 358,420 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 367,787 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 377,538 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 387,508 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 397,244 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 408,064 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 420,218 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 433,250 | +3.1% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 433,250 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 805,645, 54% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 433,250 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 455,268, 95% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 280,224 | 275,904 | 283,219 | 10 |
| 1990s | 294,687 | 283,166 | 310,324 | 10 |
| 2000s | 355,243 | 317,249 | 397,244 | 10 |
| 2010s | 420,511 | 408,064 | 433,250 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More reference data data for Nicaragua
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0819 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4457 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of daily smokers in Nicaragua?
- Number of daily smokers in Nicaragua was 433,250 in 2012, according to IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of daily smokers recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 433,250 in 2012.
- What is the lowest number of daily smokers recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 275,904 in 1980.
- How does Nicaragua rank for number of daily smokers?
- Nicaragua ranks 127th out of 186 countries with data for 2012.
- Is number of daily smokers rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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).