Number of daily smokers gender in Benin

Benin: Number of daily smokers gender was 393,655 in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
393,655
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
119th
of 186 countries
All-time high
393,655
in 2012
All-time low
156,816
in 1980
Years of data
33
1980–2012

Number of daily smokers gender in Benin, 1980–2012

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1980199620121980: 156.8k1981: 157.8k1982: 158.6k1983: 161.1k1984: 163.7k1985: 166.3k1986: 169.2k1987: 173.0k1988: 177.2k1989: 182.8k1990: 188.8k1991: 195.7k1992: 203.7k1993: 212.4k1994: 221.2k1995: 229.0k1996: 235.9k1997: 241.8k1998: 247.7k1999: 254.5k2000: 262.3k2001: 270.8k2002: 280.1k2003: 290.2k2004: 300.7k2005: 311.6k2006: 322.8k2007: 334.0k2008: 345.4k2009: 356.9k2010: 369.1k2011: 381.5k2012: 393.7k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2012, number of daily smokers gender in Benin stood at 393,655. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 40.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of daily smokers gender in Benin peaked at 393,655 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 156,816, in 1980.

Benin ranks 119th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Number of daily smokers gender in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Number of daily smokers gender in Benin, 1980 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1980 156,816
1981 157,775 +0.6%
1982 158,649 +0.6%
1983 161,077 +1.5%
1984 163,716 +1.6%
1985 166,346 +1.6%
1986 169,185 +1.7%
1987 172,952 +2.2%
1988 177,176 +2.4%
1989 182,761 +3.2%
1990 188,849 +3.3%
1991 195,709 +3.6%
1992 203,727 +4.1%
1993 212,396 +4.3%
1994 221,160 +4.1%
1995 228,995 +3.5%
1996 235,884 +3.0%
1997 241,752 +2.5%
1998 247,703 +2.5%
1999 254,454 +2.7%
2000 262,267 +3.1%
2001 270,757 +3.2%
2002 280,068 +3.4%
2003 290,207 +3.6%
2004 300,715 +3.6%
2005 311,634 +3.6%
2006 322,774 +3.6%
2007 333,965 +3.5%
2008 345,385 +3.4%
2009 356,916 +3.3%
2010 369,126 +3.4%
2011 381,532 +3.4%
2012 393,655 +3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 166,645 156,816 182,761 10
1990s 223,063 188,849 254,454 10
2000s 307,469 262,267 356,916 10
2010s 381,438 369,126 393,655 3

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 116 Rwanda 425,176 compare
  2. 117 Paraguay 412,448 compare
  3. 118 North Macedonia 411,129 compare
  4. 120 Latvia 388,268 compare
  5. 121 Chad 387,544 compare
  6. 122 Niger 376,336 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of daily smokers gender in Benin?
Number of daily smokers gender in Benin was 393,655 in 2012, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of daily smokers gender recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 393,655 in 2012.
What is the lowest number of daily smokers gender recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 156,816 in 1980.
How does Benin rank for number of daily smokers gender?
Benin ranks 119th out of 186 countries with data for 2012.
Is number of daily smokers gender rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of daily smokers gender. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of daily smokers gender
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 6,138 data points, 1980–2012
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