Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Peru
Peru: Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita was 12.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Peru, 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 Peru stood at 12.4%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Peru peaked at 32.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2024.
Peru ranks 115th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.9% | — |
| 2005 | 26.5% | -19.5% |
| 2007 | 24.5% | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 21.6% | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | -18.5% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | -18.2% |
| 2022 | 13.4% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 12.9% | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 12.4% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.0% | 24.5% | 32.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 17.6% | 21.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 12.4% | 14.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 112 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 12.8% compare
- 113 Morocco 12.5% compare
- 113 Qatar 12.5% compare
- 116 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 12.3% compare
- 116 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 12.3% compare
- 118 Honduras 12.1% compare
More economy & growth data for Peru
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.35 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1224 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 1,044 current US$ per person (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.4595 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 3,918 current LCU per person (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0863 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 836.05 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 2,135 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 9.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Peru?
- Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Peru was 12.4% 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 32.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2024.
- How does Peru rank for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita?
- Peru ranks 115th 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 Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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.