Sales of cigarettes per adult per day in Russia

Russia: Sales of cigarettes per adult per day was 8.4 in 2004. ▲ Rising

Latest (2004)
8.4
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
1st
of 49 countries
All-time high
9
in 2002
All-time low
4.2
in 1994
Years of data
17
1988–2004

Sales of cigarettes per adult per day in Russia, 1988–2004

02468101988199620041988: 4.91989: 4.61990: 4.71991: 4.71992: 4.41993: 4.41994: 4.21995: 51996: 4.91997: 5.41998: 5.71999: 6.72000: 8.32001: 8.72002: 92003: 8.72004: 8.4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Russia recorded 8.4 for sales of cigarettes per adult per day in 2004.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sales of cigarettes per adult per day in Russia peaked at 9 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.2, in 1994.

That places Russia 1st out of 49 countries with data for 2004, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Sales of cigarettes per adult per day in Russia, 1988 to 2004.
Year Value Change
1988 4.9
1989 4.6 -6.1%
1990 4.7 +2.2%
1991 4.7 +0.0%
1992 4.4 -6.4%
1993 4.4 +0.0%
1994 4.2 -4.5%
1995 5 +19.0%
1996 4.9 -2.0%
1997 5.4 +10.2%
1998 5.7 +5.6%
1999 6.7 +17.5%
2000 8.3 +23.9%
2001 8.7 +4.8%
2002 9 +3.4%
2003 8.7 -3.3%
2004 8.4 -3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 4.75 4.6 4.9 2
1990s 5.01 4.2 6.7 10
2000s 8.62 8.3 9 5

Countries ranked near Russia

  1. 1 North Macedonia 8.4 compare
  2. 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.7 compare
  3. 4 Georgia 7 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 Russia?
Sales of cigarettes per adult per day in Russia was 8.4 in 2004, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest sales of cigarettes per adult per day recorded in Russia?
The highest recorded value was 9 in 2002.
What is the lowest sales of cigarettes per adult per day recorded in Russia?
The lowest recorded value was 4.2 in 1994.
How does Russia rank for sales of cigarettes per adult per day?
Russia ranks 1st out of 49 countries with data for 2004.
Is sales of cigarettes per adult per day rising or falling in Russia?
Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Russia 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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