Tobacco use in United Arab Emirates
9.0% of adults in United Arab Emirates used tobacco in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
United Arab Emirates, 2024
9.0%
Change from 2023
−0.2percentage points
World, 2024
20.3%
Position in 2024
139th of 166
Tobacco use in United Arab Emirates 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 | United Arab Emirates | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.0% | 20.3% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | 20.7% |
| 2022 | 9.4% | 21.1% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | 22.0% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | 24.5% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | 27.5% |
| 2007 | 13.9% | 29.5% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | 30.9% |
| 2000 | 16.9% | 34.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 9.2% in 2023.
- Since 2000, when it was 16.9%, the figure has changed by −7.9 percentage points.
- Among the 166 countries with data for 2024, United Arab Emirates has the 139th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 20.3%.
More for United Arab Emirates
All statistics for United Arab Emirates
Life expectancy at birth
83.1 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
82.9 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
20.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
70.2 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
84
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
0.93 litres
2024 · WHO