Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Niger
Niger: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco was 1.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Niger, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Niger is 1.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Niger peaked at 2.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2023.
Niger ranks 149th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.7% | — |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -18.5% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -21.1% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Niger?
- Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Niger was 1.1% 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 women who smoke or use other tobacco recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of women who smoke or use other tobacco recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2023.
- How does Niger rank for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Niger ranks 149th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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 women who smoke or use other tobacco. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated percentage of female 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.