Tobacco use in Ghana
3.3% of adults in Ghana used tobacco in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Ghana, 2024
3.3%
Change from 2023
−0.1percentage points
World, 2024
20.3%
Position in 2024
165th of 166
Tobacco use in Ghana 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 | Ghana | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.3% | 20.3% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | 20.7% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | 21.1% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | 22.0% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | 24.5% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | 27.5% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | 29.5% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | 30.9% |
| 2000 | 7.4% | 34.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 3.4% in 2023.
- Since 2000, when it was 7.4%, the figure has changed by −4.1 percentage points.
- Among the 166 countries with data for 2024, Ghana has the 165th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 20.3%.
More for Ghana
All statistics for Ghana
Life expectancy at birth
65.7 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
65.5 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
14.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
58.7 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
56
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
1.49 litres
2024 · WHO