Number of manufactured cigarettes sold per capita fell 7.86% to 466 per year in the United Kingdom in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, number of manufactured cigarettes sold per capita in the United Kingdom reached an all time high of 1,716 per year in 1990 and an all time low of 466 per year in 2016. When compared to United Kingdom's main peers, number of manufactured cigarettes sold per capita in Belgium amounted to 916 per year, 695 per year in France, 957 per year in Germany and 615 per year in Ireland in 2016.
United Kingdom has been ranked 29th within the group of 30 countries we follow in terms of number of manufactured cigarettes sold per capita, 4 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Number of Manufactured Cigarettes Sold Per Capita | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Austria | per year | 1,612 | 1,554 | 1,535 | 1,541 | 1,522 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | per year | 1,147 | 1,079 | 1,037 | 994 | 986 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | per year | 928 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| France | per year | 867 | 852 | 807 | 742 | 701 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | per year | 1,007 | 1,020 | 1,010 | 966 | 978 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | per year | 841 | 791 | 760 | 662 | 657 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Ireland | per year | 924 | 920 | 811 | 732 | 685 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | per year | 1,436 | 1,405 | 1,324 | 1,218 | 1,224 | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | per year | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7,044 | 6,476 | 6,355 | ||
| Netherlands | per year | 810 | 763 | 723 | 614 | 613 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | per year | 1,501 | 1,456 | 1,369 | 1,226 | 1,107 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | per year | 1,568 | 1,324 | 1,147 | 1,021 | 1,005 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | per year | 723 | 704 | 647 | 569 | 535 |
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