Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Chad
Chad: Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita was 7.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Chad, 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 Chad stood at 7.4%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Chad peaked at 10.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2024.
That places Chad 153rd 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 Chad, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.7% | — |
| 2005 | 9.8% | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 7.4% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.0% | 9.6% | 10.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 8.4% | 9.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 7.4% | 7.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More economy & growth data for Chad
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -0.2407 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.66 Percent per annum (2029)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 11.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.149 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 152.34 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 26.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth 21.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 211.45 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 216,176 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Chad?
- Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Chad was 7.4% 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 Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2024.
- How does Chad rank for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita?
- Chad ranks 153rd 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 Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad 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.