Tobacco use in Nepal
28.7% of adults in Nepal used tobacco in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Nepal, 2024
28.7%
Change from 2023
−0.8percentage points
World, 2024
20.3%
Position in 2024
35th of 166
Tobacco use in Nepal 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 | Nepal | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28.7% | 20.3% |
| 2023 | 29.5% | 20.7% |
| 2022 | 30.4% | 21.1% |
| 2020 | 32.4% | 22.0% |
| 2015 | 37.7% | 24.5% |
| 2010 | 44.6% | 27.5% |
| 2007 | 49.5% | 29.5% |
| 2005 | 53.3% | 30.9% |
| 2000 | 62.9% | 34.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.8 percentage points from 29.5% in 2023.
- Since 2000, when it was 62.9%, the figure has changed by −34.2 percentage points.
- Among the 166 countries with data for 2024, Nepal has the 35th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 20.3%.
More for Nepal
All statistics for Nepal
Life expectancy at birth
70.6 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
70.4 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
13.9 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
62.1 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
58
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
2.03 litres
2024 · WHO