Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Burundi
Burundi: Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita was 10.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Burundi, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2024, share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Burundi stood at 10.1%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Burundi peaked at 27.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2024.
That places Burundi 133rd 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 Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.4% | — |
| 2005 | 21.8% | -20.4% |
| 2007 | 19.9% | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 17.5% | -12.1% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | -19.4% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -17.0% |
| 2022 | 10.9% | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 10.5% | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 10.1% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.0% | 19.9% | 27.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 14.1% | 17.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 10.1% | 11.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 130 Zimbabwe 11.0% compare
- 131 Mozambique 10.5% compare
- 132 Cape Verde 10.4% compare
- 133 Ecuador 10.1% compare
- 133 Rwanda 10.1% compare
- 136 Mauritania 9.9% compare
More economy & growth data for Burundi
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.45 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.01 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 285.24 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 20.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 1,830 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 427,789 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 1.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.3341 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 78.13 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) 1.73 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Burundi?
- Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Burundi was 10.1% 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2024.
- How does Burundi rank for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita?
- Burundi ranks 133rd 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 Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi 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.