Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Colombia
Colombia: Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita was 8.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Colombia, 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 Colombia is 8.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Colombia peaked at 14.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2024.
Colombia ranks 148th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.4% | — |
| 2005 | 12.7% | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 8.3% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 8.0% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.1% | 12.1% | 14.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 9.9% | 11.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 8.0% | 8.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 145 Sao Tome and Principe 8.3% compare
- 146 El Salvador 8.2% compare
- 146 Guinea-Bissau 8.2% compare
- 148 Haiti 8.0% compare
- 150 Costa Rica 7.9% compare
- 151 Tanzania, United Republic of 7.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Colombia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.41 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 6,526 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 10.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 9,024 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 4,272 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 36.58 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.89 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Colombia?
- Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Colombia was 8.0% 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2024.
- How does Colombia rank for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita?
- Colombia ranks 148th 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 Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia 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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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.