Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Nepal
Nepal: Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita was 28.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Nepal, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Nepal is 28.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Nepal peaked at 62.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 28.7%, in 2024.
Nepal ranks 35th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.9% | — |
| 2005 | 53.3% | -15.3% |
| 2007 | 49.5% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 44.6% | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 37.7% | -15.5% |
| 2020 | 32.4% | -14.1% |
| 2022 | 30.4% | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 29.5% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 28.7% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.2% | 49.5% | 62.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 41.2% | 37.7% | 44.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 28.7% | 32.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 33 Belarus 29.2% compare
- 34 Republic of Moldova 28.8% compare
- 36 Portugal 28.6% compare
- 37 Cook Islands 28.4% compare
- 37 Czechia 28.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Nepal
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.28 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2615 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 401.59 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 8.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3372 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 517.97 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 11.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 45.96 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Nepal?
- Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Nepal was 28.7% 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 62.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.7% in 2024.
- How does Nepal rank for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita?
- Nepal ranks 35th 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 Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal 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.