Number of cigarettes consumed per day per capita of 15+ years old fell 4.29% to 3.00 per day in Belgium in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, number of cigarettes consumed per day per capita of 15+ years old in Belgium reached an all time high of 7.38 per day in 1973 and an all time low of 3.00 per day in 2016. When compared to Belgium's main peers, number of cigarettes consumed per day per capita of 15+ years old in France amounted to 2.27 per day, 2.94 per day in Germany, 3.22 per day in Luxembourg and 1.92 per day in Netherlands in 2016.
Belgium has been ranked 16th within the group of 30 countries we follow in terms of number of cigarettes consumed per day per capita of 15+ years old, 5 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Number of Cigarettes Consumed Per Day (Per Capita 15+ Years Old) | 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 | 5.18 | 4.98 | 4.80 | 4.65 | 4.72 | ||||||||||||||||
Belgium | per day | 3.78 | 3.55 | 3.42 | 3.28 | 3.25 | ||||||||||||||||
Denmark | per day | 4.72 | 4.27 | 3.86 | 3.47 | 2.92 | ||||||||||||||||
France | per day | 2.91 | 2.86 | 2.67 | 2.45 | 2.32 | ||||||||||||||||
Germany | per day | 3.20 | 3.22 | 3.13 | 2.99 | 3.02 | ||||||||||||||||
Italy | per day | ... | 4.58 | 4.48 | 4.17 | 3.84 | 3.83 | |||||||||||||||
Luxembourg | per day | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6.10 | 4.15 | 4.03 | ||
Netherlands | per day | ... | 2.63 | 2.53 | 2.33 | 1.96 | 1.95 | |||||||||||||||
Poland | per day | 4.84 | 4.69 | 3.45 | 3.15 | 2.88 | ||||||||||||||||
Spain | per day | 5.05 | 4.27 | 3.42 | 3.11 | 2.97 | ||||||||||||||||
United Kingdom | per day | 2.74 | 2.65 | 2.64 | 2.20 | 2.21 |