Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita was 14.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Saudi Arabia, 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 Saudi Arabia is 14.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 14.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2000.
Saudi Arabia ranks 105th 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.4% | — |
| 2005 | 14.5% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 14.7% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.5% | 14.4% | 14.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 14.5% | 14.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 14.6% | 14.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 103 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 15.6% compare
- 104 Bahrain 15.4% compare
- 106 Brunei Darussalam 14.5% compare
- 107 Zambia 14.3% compare
- 108 Saint Lucia 13.9% compare
More economy & growth data for Saudi Arabia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 17,704 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9843 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 33,994 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.69 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 127,477 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Saudi Arabia was 14.7% 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 105th 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.