Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) was 9.7% in 2030. ▲ Rising

Latest (2030)
9.7%
World rank
100th
of 167 countries
All-time high
9.7%
in 2030
All-time low
9.2%
in 2000
Years of data
11
2000–2030

Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2030

02468102000201520302000: 9.22005: 9.22007: 9.22010: 9.22015: 9.32020: 9.42022: 9.42023: 9.52024: 9.52025: 9.52030: 9.7

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 9.7% for estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in 2030. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in Saudi Arabia peaked at 9.7% in 2030 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2000.

Saudi Arabia ranks 100th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) (age-standardized) in Saudi Arabia, 2000 to 2030.
Year Value Change
2000 9.2%
2005 9.2% +0.0%
2007 9.2% +0.0%
2010 9.2% +0.0%
2015 9.3% +1.1%
2020 9.4% +1.1%
2022 9.4% +0.0%
2023 9.5% +1.1%
2024 9.5% +0.0%
2025 9.5% +0.0%
2030 9.7% +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.2% 9.2% 9.2% 3
2010s 9.2% 9.2% 9.3% 2
2020s 9.5% 9.4% 9.5% 5
2030s 9.7% 9.7% 9.7% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in Saudi Arabia?
Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in Saudi Arabia was 9.7% in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2030.
What is the lowest estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2000.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%)?
Saudi Arabia ranks 100th out of 167 countries with data for 2030.
Is estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) (age-standardized). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) (age-standardized)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
168 places, 1,848 data points, 2000–2030
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