Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Oman
Oman: Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita was 8.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Oman, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Oman recorded 8.5% 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.
That represents a change of up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Oman peaked at 8.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2000.
Oman ranks 143rd of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Oman, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.4% | — |
| 2005 | 7.6% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.6% | 7.4% | 7.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 7.8% | 8.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 8.3% | 8.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 140 United Arab Emirates 9.0% compare
- 141 Comoros 8.9% compare
- 141 Malawi 8.9% compare
- 143 Belize 8.5% compare
- 145 Sao Tome and Principe 8.3% compare
- 146 El Salvador 8.2% compare
- 146 Guinea-Bissau 8.2% compare
More economy & growth data for Oman
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.93 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.18 Percent per annum (2029)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 9.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.395 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 8,012 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth 4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 10.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.0108 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 215.39 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Oman?
- Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Oman was 8.5% 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 Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2000.
- How does Oman rank for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita?
- Oman ranks 143rd 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 Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman 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.