Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Eswatini
Eswatini: Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita was 11.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Eswatini, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 11.5% for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Eswatini peaked at 11.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2000.
Eswatini ranks 124th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.7% | — |
| 2005 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11.5% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.7% | 10.7% | 10.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 10.8% | 11.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 11.3% | 11.5% | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Eswatini
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 7.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4688 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,833 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 101.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth 101.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 1.15 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 4,709 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.6613 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0487 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Eswatini?
- Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Eswatini was 11.5% 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 124th 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 Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.