Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco was 3.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
In 2024, share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Saudi Arabia stood at 3.6%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Saudi Arabia peaked at 3.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2000.
Saudi Arabia ranks 102nd of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.6% | — |
| 2005 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Saudi Arabia?
- Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Saudi Arabia was 3.6% 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of women who smoke or use other tobacco recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 102nd out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.