Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Morocco
Morocco: Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita was 12.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Morocco, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 12.5% for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Morocco peaked at 20.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2024.
That places Morocco 113th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.0% | — |
| 2005 | 18.1% | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 17.3% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 14.8% | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 12.8% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 12.5% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.5% | 17.3% | 20.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 14.8% | 16.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 12.5% | 13.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 110 Gabon 13.3% compare
- 111 Norway 12.9% compare
- 112 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 12.8% compare
- 113 Qatar 12.5% compare
- 115 Peru 12.4% compare
- 116 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 12.3% compare
- 116 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 12.3% compare
More economy & growth data for Morocco
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.57 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.41 Percent per annum (2029)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 12.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4236 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,010 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -27.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -19.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 6.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.9862 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 4,680 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Morocco?
- Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Morocco was 12.5% 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2024.
- How does Morocco rank for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita?
- Morocco ranks 113th 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 Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco 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.