Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita was 10.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Mozambique, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 10.5% 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 4.5% on the previous year and down 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Mozambique peaked at 30.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2024.
That places Mozambique 131st out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.6% | — |
| 2005 | 24.2% | -20.9% |
| 2007 | 22.1% | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 19.3% | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 15.4% | -20.2% |
| 2020 | 12.4% | -19.5% |
| 2022 | 11.5% | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 10.5% | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.6% | 22.1% | 30.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 15.4% | 19.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 10.5% | 12.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More economy & growth data for Mozambique
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 5.66 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 8.46 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 579.24 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.14 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 716.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 73.26 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 45,929 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.8348 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Mozambique?
- Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Mozambique was 10.5% 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 30.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2024.
- How does Mozambique rank for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 131st 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 Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.