Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita was 11.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Sierra Leone, 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 Sierra Leone stood at 11.3%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 44.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2024.
That places Sierra Leone 126th 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.7% | — |
| 2005 | 33.6% | -24.8% |
| 2007 | 29.9% | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 25.2% | -15.7% |
| 2015 | 18.8% | -25.4% |
| 2020 | 14.1% | -25.0% |
| 2022 | 12.7% | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 11.9% | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 11.3% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.1% | 29.9% | 44.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 18.8% | 25.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 11.3% | 14.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More economy & growth data for Sierra Leone
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.55 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 29.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 4.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 4,006 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 8.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3957 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 334.9 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 27.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.232 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Sierra Leone was 11.3% 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 44.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 126th 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 Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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About this data
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.