Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Kiribati
Kiribati: Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita was 37.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Kiribati, 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 Kiribati stood at 37.7%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Kiribati peaked at 68.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 37.7%, in 2024.
Kiribati ranks 9th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68.0% | — |
| 2005 | 60.5% | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 57.4% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 53.4% | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 47.1% | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 41.6% | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 39.7% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 38.5% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 37.7% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.0% | 57.4% | 68.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 50.2% | 47.1% | 53.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 39.4% | 37.7% | 41.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 6 Papua New Guinea 39.3% compare
- 7 Bulgaria 38.7% compare
- 8 Solomon Islands 38.4% compare
- 10 Montenegro 37.2% compare
- 11 Bosnia and Herzegovina 37.1% compare
- 12 Andorra 35.5% compare
- 12 Palestine, State of 35.5% compare
More economy & growth data for Kiribati
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.6343 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -8.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.0684 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 174.57 current LCU per person (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -20.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0338 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 86.35 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 38.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2904 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Kiribati?
- Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Kiribati was 37.7% 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 68.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.7% in 2024.
- How does Kiribati rank for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita?
- Kiribati ranks 9th 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 Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.