Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita was 48.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Timor-Leste, 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 Timor-Leste stood at 48.8%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Timor-Leste peaked at 48.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 46.9%, in 2000.
Timor-Leste ranks 1st of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.9% | — |
| 2005 | 47.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 47.3% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 47.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 47.9% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 48.5% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 48.6% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 48.8% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.1% | 46.9% | 47.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 47.8% | 47.6% | 47.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 48.7% | 48.5% | 48.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
More economy & growth data for Timor-Leste
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2573 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 31.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 401.02 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3011 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 31.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 342.76 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per capita 359.74 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 359.74 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2701 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.3011 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Timor-Leste?
- Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Timor-Leste was 48.8% 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 Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 48.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.9% in 2000.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita?
- Timor-Leste ranks 1st 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 Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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.