Number of total daily smokers in Tanzania
Tanzania: Number of total daily smokers was 2.44 million in 2012. ▲ Rising
Number of total daily smokers in Tanzania, 1980–2012
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2012, number of total daily smokers in Tanzania stood at 2.44 million. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of total daily smokers in Tanzania peaked at 2.44 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.16 million, in 1980.
Tanzania ranks 47th of 186 countries on this measure, 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 | 1.34 million | 1.16 million | 1.54 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.84 million | 1.59 million | 2.02 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.22 million | 2.06 million | 2.34 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.40 million | 2.37 million | 2.44 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 44 Kazakhstan 2.96 million compare
- 45 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.87 million compare
- 46 Netherlands 2.86 million compare
- 48 Syria 2.42 million compare
- 49 Belgium 2.37 million compare
- 50 Kenya 2.37 million compare
More reference data data for Tanzania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 59.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 72.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of total daily smokers in Tanzania?
- Number of total daily smokers in Tanzania was 2.44 million in 2012, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of total daily smokers recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.44 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest number of total daily smokers recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.16 million in 1980.
- How does Tanzania rank for number of total daily smokers?
- Tanzania ranks 47th out of 186 countries with data for 2012.
- Is number of total daily smokers rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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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