In 2015/2016, the current vaping prevalence among adults in Aotearoa New Zealand was 1.4%.[xxiv] By 2018/2019, just after the legalisation of nicotine-containing vaping products, the current vaping prevalence had jumped to 3.9%.[xxv] As of 2022/2023, current vaping prevalence in Aotearoa New Zealand is 11.9%.[xxvi] For context, the population of Aotearoa New Zealand in 2023 was 5.24 million - this equates to roughly 623,000 vapers in 2023.[xxvii] The rise in vaping rates, and associated decrease in smoking rates, have led to vaping rates overtaking smoking rates, as shown in the above figure
Only 12 per cent of tobacco consumption is in the form of duty-paid cigarettes, with the rest accounted for by lightly taxed or non-tax paid products such as bidis and chewing tobacco
E-cigarettes are also being used by people who had not previously smoked or used other nicotine products
For full-year 2017, total fuel contribution was 16.4 CPG, up from 15.4 CPG in 2016
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