Tobacco use in Lesotho
28.0% of adults in Lesotho used tobacco in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Lesotho, 2024
28.0%
Change from 2023
+0.1percentage points
World, 2024
20.3%
Position in 2024
38th of 166
Tobacco use in Lesotho 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 | Lesotho | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28.0% | 20.3% |
| 2023 | 27.9% | 20.7% |
| 2022 | 27.7% | 21.1% |
| 2020 | 27.6% | 22.0% |
| 2015 | 27.1% | 24.5% |
| 2010 | 26.6% | 27.5% |
| 2007 | 26.5% | 29.5% |
| 2005 | 26.4% | 30.9% |
| 2000 | 26.4% | 34.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 27.9% in 2023.
- Since 2000, when it was 26.4%, the figure has changed by +1.6 percentage points.
- Among the 166 countries with data for 2024, Lesotho has the 38th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 20.3%.
More for Lesotho
All statistics for Lesotho
Life expectancy at birth
57.8 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
57.4 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
12.9 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
47.9 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
55
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
2.90 litres
2024 · WHO