Sales of cigarettes per adult per day in Denmark

Denmark: Sales of cigarettes per adult per day was 4.9 in 2010. β–² Rising

Latest (2010)
4.9
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
14th
of 49 countries
All-time high
5.4
in 1976
All-time low
1
in 1921
Years of data
91
1920–2010

Sales of cigarettes per adult per day in Denmark, 1920–2010

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 4.9 for sales of cigarettes per adult per day in 2010.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sales of cigarettes per adult per day in Denmark peaked at 5.4 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1921.

That places Denmark 14th out of 49 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 91 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1920s 1.3 1 1.7 10
1930s 1.38 1.2 1.7 10
1940s 1.75 1 3.1 10
1950s 3.35 3 3.8 10
1960s 4.18 4 4.6 10
1970s 5.03 4.6 5.4 10
1980s 4.86 4.4 5.3 10
1990s 4.22 4.1 4.5 10
2000s 5.14 5 5.4 10
2010s 4.9 4.9 4.9 1

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 12 Belarus 5.4 compare
  2. 13 Spain 5.1 compare
  3. 14 USSR 4.9 compare
  4. 16 Croatia 4.7 compare
  5. 16 Italy 4.7 compare
  6. 16 Republic of Moldova 4.7 compare

See the full ranking of 49 places β†’

More reference data data for Denmark

All data for Denmark β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is sales of cigarettes per adult per day in Denmark?
Sales of cigarettes per adult per day in Denmark was 4.9 in 2010, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest sales of cigarettes per adult per day recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 5.4 in 1976.
What is the lowest sales of cigarettes per adult per day recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1921.
How does Denmark rank for sales of cigarettes per adult per day?
Denmark ranks 14th out of 49 countries with data for 2010.
Is sales of cigarettes per adult per day rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Sales of cigarettes per adult per day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sales of cigarettes per adult per day
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
49 places, 2,720 data points, 1865–2015
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