Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita by country
Estimated percentage of adults (15 years and older) who currently use tobacco. This includes all forms of tobacco use, such as smoking, chewing or snuffing, but excludes products that do not contain tobacco, such as e-cigarettes.
Countries reporting
167
Highest
48.8%
Timor-Leste
Lowest
3.1%
Nigeria
Median
19.3%
Years covered
25
2000β2024
Data points
1,503
What the numbers show
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita is currently reported for 167 countries. The highest value is 48.8% in Timor-Leste; the lowest is 3.1% in Nigeria.
The median across all reporting countries is 19.3%, and the mean is 19.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 16.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 146 fell. The largest increase was in Congo (up 17.4%), and the largest decrease in Rwanda (down 45.4%).
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timor-Leste | 48.8% | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 2 | Lebanon | 46.9% | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 3 | Myanmar | 43.4% | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 4 | Serbia | 39.7% | 2024 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 5 | North Macedonia | 39.6% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 6 | Papua New Guinea | 39.3% | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 38.7% | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 8 | Solomon Islands | 38.4% | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 9 | Kiribati | 37.7% | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 10 | Montenegro | 37.2% | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 11 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 37.1% | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 12 | Andorra | 35.5% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 12 | Palestine | 35.5% | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 14 | Naoero | 34.8% | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 15 | Latvia | 34.6% | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 16 | Croatia | 34.4% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 17 | Jordan | 34.1% | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 18 | France | 33.6% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 19 | Tuvalu | 33.4% | 2024 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 20 | Georgia | 33.0% | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 21 | Cyprus | 32.5% | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 22 | Tonga | 32.1% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 23 | Bangladesh | 32.0% | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 24 | Lithuania | 31.4% | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 25 | Turkey | 31.1% | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 26 | Indonesia | 31.0% | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 27 | Hungary | 30.8% | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 28 | Greece | 30.2% | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 29 | Marshall Islands | 29.9% | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 30 | Romania | 29.7% | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 31 | Mongolia | 29.5% | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 31 | Slovakia | 29.5% | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 33 | Belarus | 29.2% | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 34 | Moldova | 28.8% | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 35 | Nepal | 28.7% | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 36 | Portugal | 28.6% | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 37 | Czechia | 28.4% | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 37 | Cook Islands | 28.4% | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 39 | Lesotho | 28.0% | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 40 | Spain | 27.6% | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 41 | Russia | 27.0% | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 42 | Chile | 26.7% | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 43 | Armenia | 26.2% | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 44 | Estonia | 26.1% | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 45 | Fiji | 25.8% | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 46 | Madagascar | 25.6% | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 47 | Maldives | 25.5% | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 48 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 25.4% | 2024 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 49 | Egypt | 25.0% | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 50 | Vanuatu | 24.9% | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 51 | Malta | 24.6% | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 52 | Luxembourg | 24.5% | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 53 | Tunisia | 24.4% | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 54 | Libya | 24.2% | 2024 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 55 | Austria | 23.8% | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 56 | Ukraine | 23.7% | 2024 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 56 | South Africa | 23.7% | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 58 | Argentina | 23.5% | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 58 | Belgium | 23.5% | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 60 | Switzerland | 23.1% | 2024 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 60 | Samoa | 23.1% | 2024 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 62 | Palau | 23.0% | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 63 | China | 22.8% | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 64 | India | 22.6% | 2024 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 65 | Algeria | 22.4% | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 65 | Italy | 22.4% | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 67 | Kyrgyzstan | 22.2% | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 68 | Afghanistan | 22.1% | 2024 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 69 | Germany | 22.0% | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 70 | Poland | 21.7% | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 71 | Albania | 21.4% | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 71 | Finland | 21.4% | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 73 | Israel | 21.2% | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 74 | Kazakhstan | 21.1% | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 74 | Viet Nam | 21.1% | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 76 | Slovenia | 20.9% | 2024 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 77 | Sri Lanka | 20.7% | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 78 | Netherlands | 20.5% | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 79 | Sweden | 20.3% | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 80 | Iraq | 20.1% | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 81 | Philippines | 19.9% | 2024 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 82 | Bhutan | 19.6% | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 83 | Kuwait | 19.4% | 2024 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 84 | Uruguay | 19.3% | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 85 | Azerbaijan | 18.7% | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 86 | Cambodia | 18.6% | 2024 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 86 | South Korea | 18.6% | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 88 | Ireland | 18.2% | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 89 | Botswana | 18.0% | 2024 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 90 | Pakistan | 17.9% | 2024 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 91 | Thailand | 17.8% | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 92 | Mauritius | 17.7% | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 93 | Japan | 17.5% | 2024 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 94 | Bahamas | 17.3% | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 94 | Seychelles | 17.3% | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 96 | Malaysia | 16.9% | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 97 | Uzbekistan | 16.3% | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 98 | Congo | 16.2% | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 99 | Cuba | 16.1% | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 100 | United States | 15.8% | 2024 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 101 | Denmark | 15.7% | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 101 | Mexico | 15.7% | 2024 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 103 | North Korea | 15.6% | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 104 | Bahrain | 15.4% | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 105 | Saudi Arabia | 14.7% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 106 | Brunei Darussalam | 14.5% | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 107 | Zambia | 14.3% | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 108 | Saint Lucia | 13.9% | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 109 | Singapore | 13.8% | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 110 | Gabon | 13.3% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 111 | Norway | 12.9% | 2024 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 112 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 12.8% | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 113 | Morocco | 12.5% | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 113 | Qatar | 12.5% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 115 | Peru | 12.4% | 2024 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 116 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 12.3% | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 116 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 12.3% | 2024 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 118 | Honduras | 12.1% | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 119 | Brazil | 11.9% | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 119 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 11.9% | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 121 | Guyana | 11.7% | 2024 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 122 | Australia | 11.6% | 2024 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 122 | Burkina Faso | 11.6% | 2024 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 124 | Jamaica | 11.5% | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 124 | Eswatini | 11.5% | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 126 | Sierra Leone | 11.3% | 2024 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 127 | Canada | 11.2% | 2024 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 127 | Guatemala | 11.2% | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 129 | Gambia | 11.1% | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 130 | Zimbabwe | 11.0% | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 131 | Mozambique | 10.5% | 2024 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 132 | Cape Verde | 10.4% | 2024 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 133 | Burundi | 10.1% | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 133 | Ecuador | 10.1% | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 133 | Rwanda | 10.1% | 2024 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Mauritania | 9.9% | 2024 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 137 | Kenya | 9.6% | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 138 | New Zealand | 9.3% | 2024 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 139 | Iceland | 9.2% | 2024 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 140 | United Arab Emirates | 9.0% | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 141 | Comoros | 8.9% | 2024 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Malawi | 8.9% | 2024 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 143 | Belize | 8.5% | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 143 | Oman | 8.5% | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 145 | Sao Tome and Principe | 8.3% | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 146 | Guinea-Bissau | 8.2% | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 146 | El Salvador | 8.2% | 2024 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 148 | Colombia | 8.0% | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 148 | Haiti | 8.0% | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 150 | Costa Rica | 7.9% | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 151 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 7.7% | 2024 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 152 | Uganda | 7.5% | 2024 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 153 | Benin | 7.4% | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 153 | Mali | 7.4% | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 153 | Niger | 7.4% | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 153 | Chad | 7.4% | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 157 | Cote d'Ivoire | 7.3% | 2024 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 158 | Paraguay | 6.4% | 2024 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Togo | 5.8% | 2024 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 160 | Cameroon | 5.7% | 2024 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 161 | Senegal | 5.4% | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 161 | Turkmenistan | 5.4% | 2024 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 163 | Ethiopia | 5.2% | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 163 | Liberia | 5.2% | 2024 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 165 | Panama | 4.8% | 2024 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 166 | Ghana | 3.3% | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 167 | Nigeria | 3.1% | 2024 | down 34.0% | falling |
About this data
Estimated percentage of adults (15 years and older) who currently use tobacco. This includes all forms of tobacco use, such as smoking, chewing or snuffing, but excludes products that do not contain tobacco, such as e-cigarettes.