Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Lebanon
Lebanon: Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita was 46.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Lebanon, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 46.9% 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.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Lebanon peaked at 46.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.3%, in 2000.
That places Lebanon 2nd out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.3% | — |
| 2005 | 36.4% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 37.4% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 38.9% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 41.4% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 44.5% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 45.6% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 46.3% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 46.9% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.0% | 34.3% | 37.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 38.9% | 41.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 45.8% | 44.5% | 46.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 1 Timor-Leste 48.8% compare
- 3 Myanmar 43.4% compare
- 4 Serbia 39.7% compare
- 5 North Macedonia 39.6% compare
More economy & growth data for Lebanon
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.87 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -0 Percent per annum (2022)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 6,451 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 22.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.36 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 6,066 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 27.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 121,361 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 542.88 million current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -4.05 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Lebanon?
- Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Lebanon was 46.9% 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 46.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.3% in 2000.
- How does Lebanon rank for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita?
- Lebanon ranks 2nd 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 Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.