Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita was 20.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Sri Lanka, 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 Sri Lanka stood at 20.7%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 29.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 2024.
Sri Lanka ranks 77th 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.4% | — |
| 2005 | 27.0% | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 26.0% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 24.8% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 23.1% | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 21.7% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 21.3% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 20.9% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 20.7% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.5% | 26.0% | 29.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 23.1% | 24.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 20.7% | 21.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More economy & growth data for Sri Lanka
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.07 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -7.82 Percent per annum (2022)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 57.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 285,530 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2134 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,067 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 18.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2077 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 Sri Lanka?
- Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Sri Lanka was 20.7% 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 2024.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 77th 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 Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.