This statistic shows the global cigarette retail volume in 2018, broken down by country. That year, some 132.7 billion cigarettes were sold in Japan. China had by far the largest cigarette retail market worldwide, based on volume sold.
Cigarette retail volume worldwide in 2018, by country
(in billion sticks)
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Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. (August 31, 2019). Cigarette retail volume worldwide in 2018, by country (in billion sticks) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 05, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/279872/global-cigarette-production-by-region/
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. "Cigarette retail volume worldwide in 2018, by country (in billion sticks)." Chart. August 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 05, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/279872/global-cigarette-production-by-region/
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. (2019). Cigarette retail volume worldwide in 2018, by country (in billion sticks). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 05, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/279872/global-cigarette-production-by-region/
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. "Cigarette Retail Volume Worldwide in 2018, by Country (in Billion Sticks)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/279872/global-cigarette-production-by-region/
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, Cigarette retail volume worldwide in 2018, by country (in billion sticks) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/279872/global-cigarette-production-by-region/ (last visited April 05, 2020)
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