Sales of cigarettes per adult per day in Norway

Norway: Sales of cigarettes per adult per day was 2.3 in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)
2.3
Change on year
down 8.0%
World rank
46th
of 49 countries
All-time high
3
in 2004
All-time low
0.4
in 1944
Years of data
85
1927–2011

Sales of cigarettes per adult per day in Norway, 1927–2011

0123192719692011

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2011, sales of cigarettes per adult per day in Norway stood at 2.3.

That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sales of cigarettes per adult per day in Norway peaked at 3 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.4, in 1944.

Norway ranks 46th of 49 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 85 years of available data.

Sales of cigarettes per adult per day in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Sales of cigarettes per adult per day in Norway, 1927 to 2011.
Year Value Change
1927 0.7
1928 0.7 +0.0%
1929 0.8 +14.3%
1930 0.8 +0.0%
1931 0.7 -12.5%
1932 0.8 +14.3%
1933 0.8 +0.0%
1934 0.8 +0.0%
1935 0.8 +0.0%
1936 0.9 +12.5%
1937 1.1 +22.2%
1938 1.1 +0.0%
1939 1.1 +0.0%
1940 1.2 +9.1%
1941 0.9 -25.0%
1942 0.7 -22.2%
1943 0.7 +0.0%
1944 0.4 -42.9%
1945 0.6 +50.0%
1946 1.5 +150.0%
1947 1.7 +13.3%
1948 1.7 +0.0%
1949 1.6 -5.9%
1950 1.4 -12.5%
1951 1.4 +0.0%
1952 1.5 +7.1%
1953 1.4 -6.7%
1954 1.5 +7.1%
1955 1.5 +0.0%
1956 1.4 -6.7%
1957 1.5 +7.1%
1958 1.5 +0.0%
1959 1.5 +0.0%
1960 1.5 +0.0%
1961 1.5 +0.0%
1962 1.5 +0.0%
1963 1.4 -6.7%
1964 1.3 -7.1%
1965 1.5 +15.4%
1966 1.5 +0.0%
1967 1.6 +6.7%
1968 1.8 +12.5%
1969 1.9 +5.6%
1970 1.8 -5.3%
1971 1.7 -5.6%
1972 1.8 +5.9%
1973 1.8 +0.0%
1974 1.7 -5.6%
1975 1.7 +0.0%
1976 1.6 -5.9%
1977 1.8 +12.5%
1978 1.7 -5.6%
1979 1.9 +11.8%
1980 2 +5.3%
1981 1.8 -10.0%
1982 1.8 +0.0%
1983 1.9 +5.6%
1984 2.1 +10.5%
1985 2.3 +9.5%
1986 2.6 +13.0%
1987 2.7 +3.8%
1988 2.8 +3.7%
1989 2.8 +0.0%
1990 2.8 +0.0%
1991 2.9 +3.6%
1992 2.7 -6.9%
1993 2.8 +3.7%
1994 2.6 -7.1%
1995 2.7 +3.8%
1996 2.8 +3.7%
1997 2.5 -10.7%
1998 2.8 +12.0%
1999 2.8 +0.0%
2000 2.8 +0.0%
2001 2.7 -3.6%
2002 2.6 -3.7%
2003 2.6 +0.0%
2004 3 +15.4%
2005 2.6 -13.3%
2006 2.9 +11.5%
2007 2.4 -17.2%
2008 2.8 +16.7%
2009 2.7 -3.6%
2010 2.5 -7.4%
2011 2.3 -8.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1920s 0.7333 0.7 0.8 3
1930s 0.89 0.7 1.1 10
1940s 1.1 0.4 1.7 10
1950s 1.46 1.4 1.5 10
1960s 1.55 1.3 1.9 10
1970s 1.75 1.6 1.9 10
1980s 2.28 1.8 2.8 10
1990s 2.74 2.5 2.9 10
2000s 2.71 2.4 3 10
2010s 2.4 2.3 2.5 2

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 43 Netherlands 2.7 compare
  2. 44 Finland 2.4 compare
  3. 44 Sweden 2.4 compare
  4. 47 Iceland 2.2 compare
  5. 48 New Zealand 2 compare
  6. 49 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.9 compare

See the full ranking of 49 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sales of cigarettes per adult per day in Norway?
Sales of cigarettes per adult per day in Norway was 2.3 in 2011, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest sales of cigarettes per adult per day recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 3 in 2004.
What is the lowest sales of cigarettes per adult per day recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4 in 1944.
How does Norway rank for sales of cigarettes per adult per day?
Norway ranks 46th out of 49 countries with data for 2011.
Is sales of cigarettes per adult per day rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Norway 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
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Coverage
49 places, 2,720 data points, 1865–2015
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