Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita was 28.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Lesotho, 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 Lesotho stood at 28.0%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Lesotho peaked at 28.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 2000.
That places Lesotho 39th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.4% | — |
| 2005 | 26.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 26.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 26.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 27.1% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 27.6% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 27.7% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 27.9% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 28.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.4% | 26.4% | 26.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 26.6% | 27.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 27.6% | 28.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8724 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 949.98 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -10.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -7.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 2.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 1.16 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 1,263 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) -2.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0538 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 Lesotho?
- Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Lesotho was 28.0% 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 28.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 39th 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 Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.