Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Belize
Belize: Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita was 8.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Belize, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Belize is 8.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Belize peaked at 13.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2024.
That places Belize 143rd out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.8% | — |
| 2005 | 12.4% | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 11.9% | 13.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 10.1% | 11.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.5% | 9.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 140 United Arab Emirates 9.0% compare
- 141 Comoros 8.9% compare
- 141 Malawi 8.9% compare
- 143 Oman 8.5% compare
- 145 Sao Tome and Principe 8.3% compare
- 146 El Salvador 8.2% compare
- 146 Guinea-Bissau 8.2% compare
More economy & growth data for Belize
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.27 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0659 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 506.5 current US$ per person (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1319 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 1,013 current LCU per person (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0528 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 414.99 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 841.18 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 6.13 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Belize?
- Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Belize was 8.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2024.
- How does Belize rank for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita?
- Belize ranks 143rd out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.