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World consumption of cigarettes 1880-2016

Global cigarette consumption from 1880 to 2016 (in billion cigarettes)

The data displays the historical trend in global consumption of cigarettes from 1880 to 2016. According to Euromonitor report in 2016, it was estimated that 5.5 billion cigarettes were consumed worldwide.

Consumption of cigarettes Global consumption of cigarettes has increased rapidly since 1900. In 1920, 300 billion cigarettes were consumed, and in 2009, cigarette consumption had reached 5.88 billion units. The Western Pacific region consumes about half of the world’s cigarettes, while about 11% is consumed in the Americas.

1880 10
1890 20
1900 50
1910 100
1920 300
1930 600
1940 1000
1950 1686
1960 2150
1970 3262
1980 4453
1990 5328
2000 5711
2009 5884
2014 5800
2016 5505