Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Greece
Greece: Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita was 30.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Greece, 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 Greece is 30.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Greece peaked at 52.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 30.2%, in 2024.
Greece ranks 28th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.2% | — |
| 2005 | 46.4% | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 44.2% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 41.3% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 36.7% | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 33.0% | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 31.5% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 31.0% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 30.2% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.6% | 44.2% | 52.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 39.0% | 36.7% | 41.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 31.4% | 30.2% | 33.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More economy & growth data for Greece
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.67 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1307 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,523 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4399 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 11,854 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -3.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.3893 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 Greece?
- Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Greece was 30.2% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 52.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.2% in 2024.
- How does Greece rank for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita?
- Greece ranks 28th 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 Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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.