Tobacco use in Kenya
9.6% of adults in Kenya used tobacco in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Kenya, 2024
9.6%
Change from 2023
−0.3percentage points
World, 2024
20.3%
Position in 2024
136th of 166
Tobacco use in Kenya 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 | Kenya | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.6% | 20.3% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | 20.7% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | 21.1% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | 22.0% |
| 2015 | 12.6% | 24.5% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | 27.5% |
| 2007 | 16.2% | 29.5% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | 30.9% |
| 2000 | 20.3% | 34.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 9.9% in 2023.
- Since 2000, when it was 20.3%, the figure has changed by −10.7 percentage points.
- Among the 166 countries with data for 2024, Kenya has the 136th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 20.3%.
More for Kenya
All statistics for Kenya
Life expectancy at birth
63.8 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
63.6 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
14.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
58.9 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
57
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
1.78 litres
2024 · WHO