Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco in 2000 vs. 2022 by country
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.
Countries reporting
164
Highest
48.6%
East Timor
Lowest
3.3%
Nigeria
Median
20.2%
Years covered
23
2000–2022
Data points
1,169
What the numbers show
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco in 2000 vs. 2022 is currently reported for 164 countries. The highest value is 48.6% in East Timor; the lowest is 3.3% in Nigeria.
The median across all reporting countries is 20.2%, and the mean is 20.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 15.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 144 fell. The largest increase was in Congo (up 20.2%), and the largest decrease in Comoros (down 56.8%).
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco in 2000 vs. 2022: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Timor | 48.6% | 2022 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 2 | Lebanon | 45.6% | 2022 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 3 | Myanmar | 44.5% | 2022 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 4 | Papua New Guinea | 40.5% | 2022 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 5 | Kiribati | 39.7% | 2022 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 6 | North Macedonia | 39.6% | 2022 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 6 | Serbia | 39.6% | 2022 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 39.1% | 2022 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 9 | Solomon Islands | 38.6% | 2022 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 10 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 37.6% | 2022 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 11 | Montenegro | 37.1% | 2022 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 12 | Nauru | 36.6% | 2022 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 13 | Andorra | 35.4% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Latvia | 35.3% | 2022 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 15 | Palestine | 34.8% | 2022 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 16 | Croatia | 34.5% | 2022 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 17 | Tuvalu | 34.3% | 2022 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 18 | Jordan | 33.8% | 2022 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 19 | France | 33.7% | 2022 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 33.3% | 2022 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 21 | Cyprus | 32.8% | 2022 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 21 | Georgia | 32.8% | 2022 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 23 | Lithuania | 32.3% | 2022 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 24 | Tonga | 32.0% | 2022 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 25 | Greece | 31.5% | 2022 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 26 | Hungary | 31.3% | 2022 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 27 | Indonesia | 31.2% | 2022 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 28 | Turkey | 31.1% | 2022 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 29 | Nepal | 30.4% | 2022 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 29 | Romania | 30.4% | 2022 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 31 | Belarus | 30.2% | 2022 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 32 | Mongolia | 29.9% | 2022 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 33 | Marshall Islands | 29.6% | 2022 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 33 | Slovakia | 29.6% | 2022 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 35 | Cook Islands | 29.0% | 2022 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 36 | Czechia | 28.8% | 2022 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 37 | Moldova | 28.3% | 2022 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 38 | Spain | 28.1% | 2022 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 39 | Portugal | 28.0% | 2022 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 40 | Chile | 27.9% | 2022 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 41 | Russia | 27.8% | 2022 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 42 | Lesotho | 27.7% | 2022 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 43 | Estonia | 27.5% | 2022 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 44 | Laos | 26.8% | 2022 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 44 | Madagascar | 26.8% | 2022 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 46 | Armenia | 26.6% | 2022 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 46 | Maldives | 26.6% | 2022 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 48 | Fiji | 26.4% | 2022 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 49 | Austria | 25.3% | 2022 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 50 | Tunisia | 25.2% | 2022 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 51 | Malta | 25.0% | 2022 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 51 | Vanuatu | 25.0% | 2022 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 53 | Ukraine | 24.9% | 2022 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 54 | Libya | 24.8% | 2022 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 55 | Luxembourg | 24.7% | 2022 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 56 | Egypt | 24.4% | 2022 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 56 | India | 24.4% | 2022 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 58 | Argentina | 24.3% | 2022 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 59 | Samoa | 24.1% | 2022 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 60 | Belgium | 24.0% | 2022 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 61 | Switzerland | 23.6% | 2022 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 62 | Palau | 23.5% | 2022 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 62 | South Africa | 23.5% | 2022 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 64 | China | 23.1% | 2022 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 65 | Kyrgyzstan | 23.0% | 2022 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 66 | Afghanistan | 22.9% | 2022 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 67 | Germany | 22.8% | 2022 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 67 | Poland | 22.8% | 2022 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 69 | Italy | 22.7% | 2022 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 70 | Finland | 22.4% | 2022 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 71 | Albania | 22.3% | 2022 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 72 | Algeria | 22.1% | 2022 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 72 | Kazakhstan | 22.1% | 2022 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 74 | Israel | 21.8% | 2022 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 74 | Sweden | 21.8% | 2022 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 76 | Vietnam | 21.7% | 2022 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 77 | Netherlands | 21.4% | 2022 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 78 | Sri Lanka | 21.3% | 2022 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 79 | Slovenia | 21.2% | 2022 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 80 | Philippines | 20.9% | 2022 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 81 | Uruguay | 20.3% | 2022 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 82 | Bhutan | 20.2% | 2022 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 82 | Iraq | 20.2% | 2022 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 84 | Cambodia | 19.7% | 2022 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 85 | South Korea | 19.6% | 2022 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 86 | Azerbaijan | 19.3% | 2022 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 86 | Kuwait | 19.3% | 2022 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 88 | Ireland | 19.2% | 2022 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 89 | Pakistan | 19.0% | 2022 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 90 | Botswana | 18.8% | 2022 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 91 | Japan | 18.5% | 2022 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 92 | Thailand | 18.4% | 2022 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 93 | Mauritius | 18.2% | 2022 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 94 | Seychelles | 17.8% | 2022 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 95 | Malaysia | 17.4% | 2022 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 96 | Cuba | 17.3% | 2022 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 97 | Bahamas | 17.0% | 2022 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 97 | Denmark | 17.0% | 2022 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 97 | United States | 17.0% | 2022 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 97 | Uzbekistan | 17.0% | 2022 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 101 | North Korea | 16.4% | 2022 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 103 | Bahrain | 15.7% | 2022 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 104 | Congo | 15.5% | 2022 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 105 | Brunei | 14.7% | 2022 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 105 | Saudi Arabia | 14.7% | 2022 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 107 | Zambia | 14.6% | 2022 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 108 | Norway | 14.4% | 2022 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 109 | Saint Lucia | 14.2% | 2022 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 111 | United Kingdom | 14.0% | 2022 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 112 | Peru | 13.4% | 2022 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 113 | Gabon | 13.3% | 2022 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 114 | Bolivia | 13.0% | 2022 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 114 | Morocco | 13.0% | 2022 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 116 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 12.7% | 2022 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 116 | Sierra Leone | 12.7% | 2022 | down 49.6% | falling |
| 118 | Burkina Faso | 12.5% | 2022 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 118 | Brazil | 12.5% | 2022 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 118 | Guyana | 12.5% | 2022 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 118 | Iran | 12.5% | 2022 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 118 | Qatar | 12.5% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 123 | Australia | 12.4% | 2022 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 123 | Honduras | 12.4% | 2022 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 125 | Canada | 12.1% | 2022 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 126 | Jamaica | 11.9% | 2022 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 127 | Gambia | 11.7% | 2022 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 128 | Rwanda | 11.6% | 2022 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 128 | Zimbabwe | 11.6% | 2022 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 130 | Mozambique | 11.5% | 2022 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 131 | Guatemala | 11.4% | 2022 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 131 | Eswatini | 11.4% | 2022 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 133 | Cape Verde | 11.0% | 2022 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 134 | Burundi | 10.9% | 2022 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 135 | Ecuador | 10.4% | 2022 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 135 | Mauritania | 10.4% | 2022 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 137 | New Zealand | 10.3% | 2022 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 138 | Comoros | 10.2% | 2022 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Iceland | 10.2% | 2022 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 138 | Kenya | 10.2% | 2022 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 141 | Malawi | 9.6% | 2022 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 142 | United Arab Emirates | 9.4% | 2022 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 143 | Belize | 8.8% | 2022 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 144 | Guinea-Bissau | 8.6% | 2022 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 144 | El Salvador | 8.6% | 2022 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 144 | Tanzania | 8.6% | 2022 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 147 | Costa Rica | 8.4% | 2022 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 147 | Oman | 8.4% | 2022 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 149 | Colombia | 8.3% | 2022 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 149 | Uganda | 8.3% | 2022 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 151 | Haiti | 8.2% | 2022 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 152 | Sao Tome and Principe | 8.1% | 2022 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 153 | Cote d'Ivoire | 8.0% | 2022 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 154 | Mali | 7.9% | 2022 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 155 | Benin | 7.8% | 2022 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 156 | Chad | 7.7% | 2022 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 157 | Niger | 7.5% | 2022 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 158 | Paraguay | 7.3% | 2022 | down 54.4% | falling |
| 159 | Togo | 6.3% | 2022 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 160 | Cameroon | 6.1% | 2022 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 161 | Senegal | 5.9% | 2022 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 162 | Liberia | 5.8% | 2022 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 162 | Turkmenistan | 5.8% | 2022 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 164 | Ethiopia | 5.3% | 2022 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 166 | Ghana | 3.5% | 2022 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 167 | Nigeria | 3.3% | 2022 | down 45.0% | falling |
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.