Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Qatar
Qatar: Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita was 12.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Qatar, 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 Qatar is 12.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Qatar peaked at 12.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2010.
That places Qatar 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 Qatar, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.8% | — |
| 2005 | 12.6% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 12.6% | 12.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 110 Gabon 13.3% compare
- 111 Norway 12.9% compare
- 112 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 12.8% compare
- 113 Morocco 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 Qatar
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.9074 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.61 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -10.39 % change on previous year (2020)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4586 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 23,703 constant 2015 US$ per person (2020)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 21.76 % change on previous year (2022)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3162 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 28,043 current US$ per person (2022)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 21.76 % change on previous year (2022)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.15 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Qatar?
- Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Qatar 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2010.
- How does Qatar rank for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita?
- Qatar 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 Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Qatar 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.