Table 1

Estimates of total and filtered cigarette consumption, cartons, and packages produced in 49 selected countries and worldwide, 1995 (million units)

CountryCigarette consumption% of Filtered cigarettes (sales)Cigarette filtersCartonsPackages
Argentina41 0009840 1802052 050
Australia32 1799530 5701611 609
Austria13 1929913 06066660
Bangladesh14 450142 02372723
Belgium-Luxembourg16 19495.515 46581810
Brazil1 194 00099118 2065975 970
Bulgaria16 00092.814 84880800
Canada53 50097.552 1632682 675
Chile12 5619912 43563628
China1 660 250721 195 3808 30183 013
Colombia19 80085.116 85099990
Cuba15 90048.57 71280795
Former Czechoslovakia29 1509527 6931461 458
Denmark8 36083.56 98142418
Egypt38 74592.135 6841941 937
France88 33686.976 7644424 417
Former Soviet Union352 55074.9264 0601 76317 628
Germany149 00095.7142 5937457 450
Greece30 70097.629 9631541 535
Hungary28 85096.427 8111441 443
India87 43064.556 3924374 372
Indonesia175 81069121 3098798 791
Iran24 00081.111-150 19 4661201 200
Iraq13 20081.111-150 10 70766660
Italy87 7509482 4854394 388
Japan318 17799314 9951 59115 909
Malaysia16 70094.715 81584835
Mexico46 29881.937 9182312 315
Morocco15 526558 53978776
Netherlands25 00088.922 2251251 250
Nigeria18 5007012 95093925
Philippines62 00995.559 2193103100
Poland103 00076.979 2075155 150
Portugal16 2479715 76081812
Romania39 0005019 5001951 950
Saudi Arabia19 85081.111-150 16 10099993
South Africa37 69592.134 7171881 885
South Korea93 5009891,6304684 675
Spain77 9809775 6413903 899
Sweden8 200967 87241410
Switzerland15 55099.315 44178778
Taiwan37 9979937 6171901 900
Thailand48 6009747 1422432 430
Turkey96 50091.187 9124834 825
United Kingdom90 9709990 0604554 549
United States470 00096.1451 6702 35023 500
Venezuela9 653989 46048483
Yugoslavia45 00081.111-150 36 5002252 250
Subtotal4 840 2594 008 68924 201242 013
World5 535 05982.821-150 4 584 13627 675276 753
  • Source: National statistics/trade source/industry estimates/United States Department of Agriculture/World Tobacco

  • 1-150 Estimated percentages. World total is a weighted average using filtered cigarette consumption from all 49 countries with available data.