Tobacco use in Saudi Arabia
14.7% of adults in Saudi Arabia used tobacco in 2024.
Saudi Arabia, 2024
14.7%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
World, 2024
20.3%
Median of G20 countries, 2024
22.0%
Position in 2024
104th of 166
Tobacco use in Saudi Arabia 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 | Saudi Arabia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14.7% | 20.3% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | 20.7% |
| 2022 | 14.7% | 21.1% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | 22.0% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | 24.5% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | 27.5% |
| 2007 | 14.5% | 29.5% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | 30.9% |
| 2000 | 14.4% | 34.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2023.
- Since 2000, when it was 14.4%, the figure has changed by +0.3 percentage points.
- Among the 166 countries with data for 2024, Saudi Arabia has the 104th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 20.3%.
More for Saudi Arabia
All statistics for Saudi Arabia
Life expectancy at birth
79.0 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
78.7 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
18.2 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
66.5 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
83
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
0.00 litres
2024 · WHO