Table 2

Delegate share by year and income group

Proportion of delegates from each income group*
Year (location) of COP sessionTotal delegates at meetingLowLower middleUpper middleHigh
COP1: 2006 (Switzerland)4748.1%18.1%28.8%45.0%
COP2: 2007 (Thailand)3968.7%(9.7%)15.6%(17.5%)39.3%(31.8%)36.5%(41.0%)
COP3: 2008 (South Africa)4129.6%(11.0%)18.1%(20.8%)40.9%(32.1%)31.4%(36.1%)
COP4: 2010 (Uruguay)45712.0%(12.8%)20.7%(21.9%)39.1%(35.4%)28.2%(29.9%)
Average across COP1–COP44359.6%(10.4%)18.1%(19.6%)37.0%(32.0%)35.3%(38.0%)
  • *Figures in parentheses give proportions for each meeting after excluding the host country. (Since Switzerland is not a Party to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, all excluded host countries—Thailand, South Africa and Uruguay—are in the upper middle income group.)

  • COP, Conference of the Parties.