Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Ecuador
Ecuador: 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 Ecuador, 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 Ecuador stood at 10.1%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Ecuador peaked at 14.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2024.
Ecuador ranks 133rd of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.1% | — |
| 2005 | 13.1% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 10.2% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 10.1% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.3% | 12.7% | 14.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 11.3% | 12.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 10.1% | 10.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 130 Zimbabwe 11.0% compare
- 131 Mozambique 10.5% compare
- 132 Cape Verde 10.4% compare
- 133 Burundi 10.1% compare
- 133 Rwanda 10.1% compare
- 136 Mauritania 9.9% compare
More economy & growth data for Ecuador
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.51 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1888 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,345 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 9.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2792 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 1,989 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2792 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Ecuador?
- Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Ecuador 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2024.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita?
- Ecuador 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 Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.