Number of total daily smokers in Tonga
Tonga: Number of total daily smokers was 22,029 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Latest (2012)
22,029
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
175th
of 186 countries
All-time high
22,707
in 2007
All-time low
17,214
in 1985
Years of data
33
1980–2012
Number of total daily smokers in Tonga, 1980–2012
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 22,029 for number of total daily smokers in 2012.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of total daily smokers in Tonga peaked at 22,707 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 17,214, in 1985.
Tonga ranks 175th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Number of total daily smokers in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 17,422 | — |
| 1981 | 17,493 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 17,434 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 17,324 | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 17,227 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 17,214 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 17,303 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 17,477 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 17,700 | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 17,905 | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 18,057 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 18,132 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 18,145 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 18,125 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 18,110 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 18,139 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 18,221 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 18,360 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 18,604 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 18,900 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 19,226 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 19,572 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 19,940 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 20,358 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 20,821 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 21,733 | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 22,601 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 22,707 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 22,656 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 22,512 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 22,328 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 22,168 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 22,029 | -0.6% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 22,029 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 703,078, 3% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 22,029 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.42 million, 2% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17,450 | 17,214 | 17,905 | 10 |
| 1990s | 18,279 | 18,057 | 18,900 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,213 | 19,226 | 22,707 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,175 | 22,029 | 22,328 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More reference data data for Tonga
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0799 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of total daily smokers in Tonga?
- Number of total daily smokers in Tonga was 22,029 in 2012, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of total daily smokers recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 22,707 in 2007.
- What is the lowest number of total daily smokers recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,214 in 1985.
- How does Tonga rank for number of total daily smokers?
- Tonga ranks 175th out of 186 countries with data for 2012.
- Is number of total daily smokers rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga 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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