Number of daily smokers in Uganda
Uganda: Number of daily smokers was 1.46 million in 2012. ▲ Rising
Number of daily smokers in Uganda, 1980–2012
Source: IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 1.46 million for number of daily smokers in 2012.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of daily smokers in Uganda peaked at 1.49 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 809,573, in 1980.
That places Uganda 73rd out of 186 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 950,636 | 809,573 | 1.12 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.34 million | 1.16 million | 1.46 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.44 million | 1.40 million | 1.49 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 million | 1.40 million | 1.46 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 70 Sudan 1.57 million compare
- 71 Cuba 1.56 million compare
- 72 Mozambique 1.52 million compare
- 74 Switzerland 1.34 million compare
- 75 United Arab Emirates 1.24 million compare
- 76 Cote d'Ivoire 1.19 million compare
More reference data data for Uganda
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0876 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 11,188 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 1,212 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 1,361 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 7,858 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 607.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 9,804 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of daily smokers in Uganda?
- Number of daily smokers in Uganda was 1.46 million in 2012, according to IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of daily smokers recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.49 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of daily smokers recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 809,573 in 1980.
- How does Uganda rank for number of daily smokers?
- Uganda ranks 73rd out of 186 countries with data for 2012.
- Is number of daily smokers rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 33 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Estimates of the total number of people who smoke cigarettes at least daily (across men and women of all ages).