Prevalence of current tobacco use in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 11.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Burkina Faso, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 11.6% for prevalence of current tobacco use in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Burkina Faso peaked at 32.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2024.
That places Burkina Faso 121st out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.0% | — |
| 2005 | 25.3% | -20.9% |
| 2007 | 23.1% | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 20.3% | -12.1% |
| 2015 | 16.5% | -18.7% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | -18.2% |
| 2022 | 12.5% | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 11.6% | -3.3% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 11.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.1%, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 11.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.9%, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.8% | 23.1% | 32.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 16.5% | 20.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 11.6% | 13.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More health data for Burkina Faso
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8925 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,142 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,085 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0693 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7133 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in Burkina Faso?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Burkina Faso was 11.6% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Burkina Faso ranks 121st out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the population ages 15 years and over who currently use any tobacco product (smoked and/or smokeless tobacco) on a daily or non-daily basis. Tobacco products include cigarettes, pipes, cigars, cigarillos, waterpipes (hookah, shisha), bidis, kretek, heated tobacco products, and all forms of smokeless (oral and nasal) tobacco. Tobacco products exclude e-cigarettes (which do not contain tobacco), “e-cigars”, “e-hookahs”, JUUL and “e-pipes”. The rates are age-standardized to the WHO Standard Population.