Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Congo
Congo: Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita was 16.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Congo, 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 Congo is 16.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Congo peaked at 16.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2000.
That places Congo 98th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.7% | — |
| 2005 | 12.2% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 12.4% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 12.9% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 15.5% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 15.9% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 16.2% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.1% | 11.7% | 12.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 12.9% | 13.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 15.0% | 16.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More economy & growth data for Congo
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.79 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.01 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1285 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 256.24 current US$ per person (2020)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 73.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 147,488 current LCU per person (2020)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0855 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 170.37 constant 2015 US$ per person (2020)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 54,173 constant LCU per person (2020)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual -7.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Congo?
- Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Congo was 16.2% 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita?
- Congo ranks 98th 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 Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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.