Tobacco use in Afghanistan
22.1% of adults in Afghanistan used tobacco in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Afghanistan, 2024
22.1%
Change from 2023
−0.3percentage points
World, 2024
20.3%
Position in 2024
67th of 166
Tobacco use in Afghanistan over time
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% of adults aged 15 and over. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Afghanistan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22.1% | 20.3% |
| 2023 | 22.4% | 20.7% |
| 2022 | 22.9% | 21.1% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | 22.0% |
| 2015 | 26.4% | 24.5% |
| 2010 | 29.7% | 27.5% |
| 2007 | 31.8% | 29.5% |
| 2005 | 33.5% | 30.9% |
| 2000 | 38.0% | 34.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 22.4% in 2023.
- Since 2000, when it was 38.0%, the figure has changed by −15.9 percentage points.
- Among the 166 countries with data for 2024, Afghanistan has the 67th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 20.3%.
More for Afghanistan
All statistics for Afghanistan
Life expectancy at birth
66.3 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
66.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
13.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
53.3 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
42
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
0.00 litres
2024 · WHO