Number of manufactured cigarettes sold per day per capita fell 7.86% to 1.28 per day in the United Kingdom in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, number of manufactured cigarettes sold per day per capita in the United Kingdom reached an all time high of 4.70 per day in 1990 and an all time low of 1.28 per day in 2016. When compared to United Kingdom's main peers, number of manufactured cigarettes sold per day per capita in Belgium amounted to 2.51 per day, 1.90 per day in France, 2.62 per day in Germany and 1.68 per day in Ireland in 2016.
United Kingdom has been ranked 29th within the group of 30 countries we follow in terms of number of manufactured cigarettes sold per day per capita, 4 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Number of Manufactured Cigarettes Sold Per Day (Per Capita) | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
Austria | per day | 4.42 | 4.26 | 4.20 | 4.22 | 4.17 | ||||||||||||||||
Belgium | per day | 3.14 | 2.95 | 2.84 | 2.72 | 2.70 | ||||||||||||||||
Canada | per day | 2.54 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
France | per day | 2.37 | 2.33 | 2.21 | 2.03 | 1.92 | ||||||||||||||||
Germany | per day | 2.76 | 2.79 | 2.77 | 2.65 | 2.68 | ||||||||||||||||
Iceland | per day | 2.31 | 2.17 | 2.08 | 1.81 | 1.80 | ... | |||||||||||||||
Ireland | per day | 2.53 | 2.52 | 2.22 | 2.00 | 1.88 | ||||||||||||||||
Italy | per day | 3.93 | 3.85 | 3.63 | 3.34 | 3.35 | ||||||||||||||||
Luxembourg | per day | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19.3 | 17.7 | 17.4 | ||
Netherlands | per day | 2.22 | 2.09 | 1.98 | 1.68 | 1.68 | ||||||||||||||||
Poland | per day | 4.11 | 3.99 | 3.75 | 3.36 | 3.03 | ||||||||||||||||
Spain | per day | 4.30 | 3.63 | 3.14 | 2.80 | 2.75 | ||||||||||||||||
United Kingdom | per day | 1.98 | 1.93 | 1.77 | 1.56 | 1.47 |