Number of total daily smokers in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Number of total daily smokers was 1.67 million in 2012. β–² Rising

Latest (2012)
1.67 million
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
67th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.67 million
in 2012
All-time low
677,571
in 1980
Years of data
33
1980–2012

Number of total daily smokers in Papua New Guinea, 1980–2012

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1980199620121980: 677.6k1981: 697.1k1982: 717.8k1983: 739.2k1984: 761.3k1985: 784.1k1986: 807.4k1987: 831.6k1988: 856.9k1989: 884.0k1990: 913.4k1991: 943.7k1992: 973.5k1993: 1.0M1994: 1.0M1995: 1.1M1996: 1.1M1997: 1.1M1998: 1.2M1999: 1.2M2000: 1.2M2001: 1.3M2002: 1.3M2003: 1.3M2004: 1.4M2005: 1.4M2006: 1.5M2007: 1.5M2008: 1.5M2009: 1.6M2010: 1.6M2011: 1.6M2012: 1.7M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of total daily smokers in Papua New Guinea is 1.67 million, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of total daily smokers in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.67 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 677,571, in 1980.

Papua New Guinea ranks 67th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 775,698 677,571 884,037 10
1990s 1.05 million 913,356 1.19 million 10
2000s 1.39 million 1.22 million 1.56 million 10
2010s 1.64 million 1.60 million 1.67 million 3

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 64 Ethiopia 1.90 million compare
  2. 65 Afghanistan 1.86 million compare
  3. 66 Madagascar 1.74 million compare
  4. 68 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.66 million compare
  5. 69 Azerbaijan 1.62 million compare
  6. 70 Sudan 1.57 million compare

See the full ranking of 186 places β†’

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All data for Papua New Guinea β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is number of total daily smokers in Papua New Guinea?
Number of total daily smokers in Papua New Guinea was 1.67 million in 2012, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of total daily smokers recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 1.67 million in 2012.
What is the lowest number of total daily smokers recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 677,571 in 1980.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for number of total daily smokers?
Papua New Guinea ranks 67th out of 186 countries with data for 2012.
Is number of total daily smokers rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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Number of total daily smokers
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 6,138 data points, 1980–2012
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