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. 2017 Jun 14;2(2):78–84. doi: 10.17886/RKI-GBE-2017-046

Table 1.

Taxed tobacco products in Germany per capita (1991 to 2016)

Source: Tobacco tax revenue statistics [11, 13, 14], current population estimate*

Year Manufactured cigarettes Cigars/cigarillos Fine cut (cigarettes) Pipe tobacco
Per capita Per capita Grams (units**) per capita Grams per capita
1991 1,831 17 190(285) 16
1992 1,627 16 243(365) 15
1993 1,578 14 149(224) 15
1994 1,646 17 139(209) 14
1995 1,654 13 137(206) 13
1996 1,664 17 136(204) 13
1997 1,678 19 142(213) 13
1998 1,687 24 148(222) 12
1999 1,770 28 154(231) 12
2000 1,699 31 155(233) 11
2001 1,731 31 168(252) 11
2002 1,760 37 188(282) 10
2003 1,607 38 225(338) 11
2004 1,355 44 294(441) 11
2005 1,162 49 403(605) 10
2006 1,135 67 276(414) 11
2007 1,112 79 272(408) 20
2008 1,071 61 266(399) 23
2009 1,058 46 298(447) 10
2010 1,022 49 312(468) 9
2011 1,092 53 337(506) 11
2012 1,025 47 335(503) 13
2013 995 44 319(479) 15
2014 982 48 317(476) 17
2015 995 36 312(468) 21
2016*** 918 37 308(462) 31

* Current population estimates: 1991-2010 based on earlier census data; 2011-2016: based on the 2011 census

** Fine cut expressed as cigarette equivalents (1 cigarette = gram x 1.5; assumption: 1 kilogramme of fine cut is equivalent to 1,500 manufactured cigarettes)

*** Preliminary results