Smoking bans in public places by country
Categories of indoor public places that are completely covered by smoke-free legislation. This monitors eight types of indoor public places: health care facilities, universities, other educational facilities, government buildings, indoor offices, restaurants, pubs and bars and public transport.
Countries reporting
160
Highest
8 smoke-free public places
Afghanistan
Lowest
0 smoke-free public places
Vanuatu
Median
7 smoke-free public places
Years covered
16
2007–2022
Data points
1,755
What the numbers show
Smoking bans in public places is currently reported for 160 countries. The highest value is 8 smoke-free public places in Afghanistan; the lowest is 0 smoke-free public places in Vanuatu.
The median across all reporting countries is 7 smoke-free public places, and the mean is 5.91 smoke-free public places.
Over the past decade 46 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Antigua and Barbuda (up 700.0%), and the largest decrease in Bhutan (down 100.0%).
Smoking bans in public places: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | up 166.7% | rising |
| 1 | Albania | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Argentina | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Antigua and Barbuda | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Australia | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Burundi | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Benin | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Burkina Faso | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bolivia | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Brazil | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Barbados | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Brunei | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Canada | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 1 | Chile | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | up 166.7% | rising |
| 1 | Congo | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Colombia | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Ecuador | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Egypt | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Spain | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Ethiopia | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Gambia | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Greece | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Guatemala | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Guyana | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 1 | Honduras | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Ireland | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iran | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iraq | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Jamaica | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Jordan | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Cambodia | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Laos | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Lebanon | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Libya | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Moldova | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | up 166.7% | rising |
| 1 | Madagascar | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Mexico | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Marshall Islands | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | North Macedonia | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Malta | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Mauritius | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 1 | Namibia | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Netherlands | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Norway | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Nepal | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Nauru | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | New Zealand | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Pakistan | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Panama | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Peru | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Papua New Guinea | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Paraguay | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Palestine | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Romania | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Russia | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 1 | El Salvador | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Suriname | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Seychelles | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Chad | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Thailand | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Tajikistan | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Turkey | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Uganda | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 1 | Ukraine | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 1 | Uruguay | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Venezuela | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Niue | 8 smoke-free public places | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Armenia | 7 smoke-free public places | 2022 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 75 | Cyprus | 7 smoke-free public places | 2022 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Georgia | 7 smoke-free public places | 2022 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Hungary | 7 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 75 | North Korea | 7 smoke-free public places | 2022 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Senegal | 7 smoke-free public places | 2022 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Tonga | 7 smoke-free public places | 2022 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Zambia | 7 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 75 | Cook Islands | 7 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 84 | Djibouti | 6 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 84 | Croatia | 6 smoke-free public places | 2022 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | India | 6 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 84 | Kazakhstan | 6 smoke-free public places | 2022 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 84 | Kiribati | 6 smoke-free public places | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Sri Lanka | 6 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 84 | Latvia | 6 smoke-free public places | 2022 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 84 | Nicaragua | 6 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 84 | Palau | 6 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 84 | Portugal | 6 smoke-free public places | 2022 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 84 | Saudi Arabia | 6 smoke-free public places | 2022 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 84 | Syria | 6 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 84 | East Timor | 6 smoke-free public places | 2022 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Vietnam | 6 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 84 | Samoa | 6 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Angola | 5 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 99 | Andorra | 5 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 99 | Comoros | 5 smoke-free public places | 2022 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Cape Verde | 5 smoke-free public places | 2022 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Micronesia (country) | 5 smoke-free public places | 2022 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Gabon | 5 smoke-free public places | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Guinea | 5 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Morocco | 5 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Maldives | 5 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 99 | Myanmar | 5 smoke-free public places | 2022 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 99 | Mongolia | 5 smoke-free public places | 2022 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Philippines | 5 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Singapore | 5 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | San Marino | 5 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Serbia | 5 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Yemen | 5 smoke-free public places | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 115 | United Arab Emirates | 4 smoke-free public places | 2022 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 115 | Austria | 4 smoke-free public places | 2022 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 4 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 115 | Cuba | 4 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 115 | Czechia | 4 smoke-free public places | 2022 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 115 | Indonesia | 4 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 115 | Japan | 4 smoke-free public places | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Kuwait | 4 smoke-free public places | 2022 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Lithuania | 4 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 115 | Montenegro | 4 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 115 | Niger | 4 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 115 | Slovakia | 4 smoke-free public places | 2022 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 115 | Togo | 4 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 115 | Tuvalu | 4 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 115 | Zimbabwe | 4 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Azerbaijan | 3 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Bangladesh | 3 smoke-free public places | 2022 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 130 | Cameroon | 3 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 130 | Dominican Republic | 3 smoke-free public places | 2022 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 130 | Algeria | 3 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Fiji | 3 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 130 | France | 3 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Israel | 3 smoke-free public places | 2022 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Luxembourg | 3 smoke-free public places | 2022 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 130 | Poland | 3 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 130 | Qatar | 3 smoke-free public places | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 130 | Solomon Islands | 3 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 130 | Slovenia | 3 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 143 | Belgium | 2 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 143 | Belarus | 2 smoke-free public places | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 143 | China | 2 smoke-free public places | 2022 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 143 | South Korea | 2 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 143 | Monaco | 2 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 143 | Mauritania | 2 smoke-free public places | 2022 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 143 | Nigeria | 2 smoke-free public places | 2022 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Denmark | 1 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 150 | Estonia | 1 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 150 | Finland | 1 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 150 | Iceland | 1 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 150 | Lesotho | 1 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 150 | Mozambique | 1 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 150 | United States | 1 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 150 | Uzbekistan | 1 smoke-free public places | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 158 | Bhutan | 0 smoke-free public places | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 smoke-free public places | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 158 | Vanuatu | 0 smoke-free public places | 2022 | — | volatile |
About this data
Categories of indoor public places that are completely covered by smoke-free legislation. This monitors eight types of indoor public places: health care facilities, universities, other educational facilities, government buildings, indoor offices, restaurants, pubs and bars and public transport.