Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Senegal
Senegal: Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita was 5.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 5.4% for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Senegal peaked at 15.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2024.
That places Senegal 161st out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.6% | — |
| 2005 | 12.5% | -19.9% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | -19.0% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | -19.8% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 5.4% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.2% | 11.4% | 15.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 8.1% | 10.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.4% | 6.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More economy & growth data for Senegal
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.03 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -5.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2869 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 560.87 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 3.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3858 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 754.14 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -0.3747 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 224.51 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 Senegal?
- Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Senegal was 5.4% 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2024.
- How does Senegal rank for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita?
- Senegal ranks 161st 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 Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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.