Number of daily smokers in Taiwan
Taiwan: Number of daily smokers was 3.43 million in 2012. ▲ Rising
Number of daily smokers in Taiwan, 1980–2012
Source: IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Taiwan recorded 3.43 million for number of daily smokers in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of daily smokers in Taiwan peaked at 3.85 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.59 million, in 1980.
That places Taiwan 37th 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 | 2.94 million | 2.59 million | 3.28 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.67 million | 3.36 million | 3.85 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.65 million | 3.41 million | 3.85 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.41 million | 3.40 million | 3.43 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
More reference data data for Taiwan
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 360.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 111.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 46.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0594 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 2,013 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0139 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of daily smokers in Taiwan?
- Number of daily smokers in Taiwan was 3.43 million in 2012, according to IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of daily smokers recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.85 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of daily smokers recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.59 million in 1980.
- How does Taiwan rank for number of daily smokers?
- Taiwan ranks 37th out of 186 countries with data for 2012.
- Is number of daily smokers rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Taiwan 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).