Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Benin
Benin: Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate was 394,000 in 2030. ▲ Rising
Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Benin, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Benin recorded 394,000 for number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in 2030. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Benin peaked at 394,000 in 2030 and was at its lowest, 294,000, in 2000.
Benin ranks 117th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 294,000 | — |
| 2005 | 312,000 | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 320,000 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 331,000 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 349,000 | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 365,000 | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 372,000 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 375,000 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 377,000 | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 381,000 | +1.1% |
| 2030 | 394,000 | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 308,667 | 294,000 | 320,000 | 3 |
| 2010s | 340,000 | 331,000 | 349,000 | 2 |
| 2020s | 374,000 | 365,000 | 381,000 | 5 |
| 2030s | 394,000 | 394,000 | 394,000 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Benin?
- Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Benin was 394,000 in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of current tobacco smokers, estimate recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 394,000 in 2030.
- What is the lowest number of current tobacco smokers, estimate recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 294,000 in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for number of current tobacco smokers, estimate?
- Benin ranks 117th out of 166 countries with data for 2030.
- Is number of current tobacco smokers, estimate rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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