Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Brazil
Brazil: Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate was 17.71 million in 2030. ▼ Falling
Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Brazil, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 17.71 million for number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Brazil peaked at 27.36 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.71 million, in 2030.
That places Brazil 10th out of 166 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.36 million | — |
| 2005 | 26.46 million | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 25.99 million | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 25.20 million | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 23.64 million | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 21.79 million | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 20.87 million | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 20.52 million | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 20.12 million | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 19.72 million | -2.0% |
| 2030 | 17.71 million | -10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.60 million | 25.99 million | 27.36 million | 3 |
| 2010s | 24.41 million | 23.64 million | 25.20 million | 2 |
| 2020s | 20.61 million | 19.72 million | 21.79 million | 5 |
| 2030s | 17.71 million | 17.71 million | 17.71 million | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Brazil?
- Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Brazil was 17.71 million in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of current tobacco smokers, estimate recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 27.36 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of current tobacco smokers, estimate recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.71 million in 2030.
- How does Brazil rank for number of current tobacco smokers, estimate?
- Brazil ranks 10th out of 166 countries with data for 2030.
- Is number of current tobacco smokers, estimate rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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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