Number of total daily smokers in Paraguay

Paraguay: Number of total daily smokers was 523,900 in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
523,900
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
117th
of 186 countries
All-time high
523,900
in 2012
All-time low
301,571
in 1980
Years of data
33
1980–2012

Number of total daily smokers in Paraguay, 1980–2012

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1980199620121980: 301.6k1981: 309.5k1982: 317.9k1983: 326.9k1984: 336.1k1985: 345.4k1986: 355.0k1987: 364.7k1988: 374.3k1989: 384.0k1990: 393.8k1991: 403.8k1992: 414.0k1993: 424.5k1994: 435.5k1995: 446.5k1996: 458.1k1997: 462.6k1998: 467.2k1999: 472.6k2000: 478.9k2001: 485.7k2002: 492.5k2003: 498.9k2004: 496.8k2005: 494.6k2006: 493.0k2007: 492.2k2008: 492.7k2009: 496.4k2010: 501.8k2011: 509.5k2012: 523.9k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2012, number of total daily smokers in Paraguay stood at 523,900. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of total daily smokers in Paraguay peaked at 523,900 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 301,571, in 1980.

Paraguay ranks 117th 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 total daily smokers in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Number of total daily smokers in Paraguay, 1980 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1980 301,571 —
1981 309,484 +2.6%
1982 317,867 +2.7%
1983 326,878 +2.8%
1984 336,053 +2.8%
1985 345,376 +2.8%
1986 354,991 +2.8%
1987 364,664 +2.7%
1988 374,320 +2.6%
1989 384,019 +2.6%
1990 393,794 +2.5%
1991 403,764 +2.5%
1992 413,953 +2.5%
1993 424,523 +2.6%
1994 435,472 +2.6%
1995 446,530 +2.5%
1996 458,061 +2.6%
1997 462,588 +1.0%
1998 467,230 +1.0%
1999 472,616 +1.2%
2000 478,923 +1.3%
2001 485,660 +1.4%
2002 492,466 +1.4%
2003 498,924 +1.3%
2004 496,787 -0.4%
2005 494,647 -0.4%
2006 493,027 -0.3%
2007 492,219 -0.2%
2008 492,697 +0.1%
2009 496,441 +0.8%
2010 501,785 +1.1%
2011 509,464 +1.5%
2012 523,900 +2.8%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 523,900 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 703,078, 75% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 523,900 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 455,268, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 341,522 301,571 384,019 10
1990s 437,853 393,794 472,616 10
2000s 492,179 478,923 498,924 10
2010s 511,716 501,785 523,900 3

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 114 Guatemala 562,527 compare
  2. 115 Latvia 561,321 compare
  3. 116 Senegal 544,610 compare
  4. 118 Palestine 520,680 compare
  5. 119 Mongolia 518,930 compare
  6. 120 Somalia 513,594 compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of total daily smokers in Paraguay?
Number of total daily smokers in Paraguay was 523,900 in 2012, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of total daily smokers recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 523,900 in 2012.
What is the lowest number of total daily smokers recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 301,571 in 1980.
How does Paraguay rank for number of total daily smokers?
Paraguay ranks 117th out of 186 countries with data for 2012.
Is number of total daily smokers rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Paraguay 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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Indicator
Number of total daily smokers
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
186 places, 6,138 data points, 1980–2012
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