Tobacco use by country, 2024
People aged 15 and over who currently use any tobacco product, smoked or smokeless, daily or not. These are age-standardised modelled estimates.
166 places ranked for 2024. Highest: Timor-Leste (48.8%). Lowest: Nigeria (3.1%). The median is 19.0%.
Highest 10
- 1. Timor-Leste 48.8%
- 2. Lebanon 46.9%
- 3. Myanmar 43.4%
- 4. Serbia 39.7%
- 5. North Macedonia 39.6%
- 6. Papua New Guinea 39.3%
- 7. Bulgaria 38.7%
- 8. Solomon Islands 38.4%
- 9. Kiribati 37.7%
- 10. Montenegro 37.2%
Lowest 10
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The chart shows the 40 highest values; the table lists all 166. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
In short
- Among the 166 countries with a value for 2024, the highest is Timor-Leste (48.8%) and the lowest Nigeria (3.1%).
- Half of the countries are above 19.0% and half below.
- From 2023 to 2024 the value rose in 21 countries and fell in 135.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 20.3%.
Full ranking
| # | Country | Value | Period | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timor-Leste | 48.8% | 2024 | |
| 2 | Lebanon | 46.9% | 2024 | |
| 3 | Myanmar | 43.4% | 2024 | |
| 4 | Serbia | 39.7% | 2024 | |
| 5 | North Macedonia | 39.6% | 2024 | |
| 6 | Papua New Guinea | 39.3% | 2024 | |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 38.7% | 2024 | |
| 8 | Solomon Islands | 38.4% | 2024 | |
| 9 | Kiribati | 37.7% | 2024 | |
| 10 | Montenegro | 37.2% | 2024 | |
| 11 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 37.1% | 2024 | |
| 12 | Andorra | 35.5% | 2024 | |
| 13 | West Bank and Gaza | 35.5% | 2024 | |
| 14 | Naoero | 34.8% | 2024 | |
| 15 | Latvia | 34.6% | 2024 | |
| 16 | Croatia | 34.4% | 2024 | |
| 17 | Jordan | 34.1% | 2024 | |
| 18 | France | 33.6% | 2024 | |
| 19 | Tuvalu | 33.4% | 2024 | |
| 20 | Georgia | 33.0% | 2024 | |
| 21 | Cyprus | 32.5% | 2024 | |
| 22 | Tonga | 32.1% | 2024 | |
| 23 | Bangladesh | 32.0% | 2024 | |
| 24 | Lithuania | 31.4% | 2024 | |
| 25 | Türkiye | 31.1% | 2024 | |
| 26 | Indonesia | 31.0% | 2024 | |
| 27 | Hungary | 30.8% | 2024 | |
| 28 | Greece | 30.2% | 2024 | |
| 29 | Marshall Islands | 29.9% | 2024 | |
| 30 | Romania | 29.7% | 2024 | |
| 31 | Mongolia | 29.5% | 2024 | |
| 32 | Slovakia | 29.5% | 2024 | |
| 33 | Belarus | 29.2% | 2024 | |
| 34 | Moldova | 28.8% | 2024 | |
| 35 | Nepal | 28.7% | 2024 | |
| 36 | Portugal | 28.6% | 2024 | |
| 37 | Czechia | 28.4% | 2024 | |
| 38 | Lesotho | 28.0% | 2024 | |
| 39 | Spain | 27.6% | 2024 | |
| 40 | Russia | 27.0% | 2024 | |
| 41 | Chile | 26.7% | 2024 | |
| 42 | Armenia | 26.2% | 2024 | |
| 43 | Estonia | 26.1% | 2024 | |
| 44 | Fiji | 25.8% | 2024 | |
| 45 | Madagascar | 25.6% | 2024 | |
| 46 | Maldives | 25.5% | 2024 | |
| 47 | Laos | 25.4% | 2024 | |
| 48 | Egypt | 25.0% | 2024 | |
| 49 | Vanuatu | 24.9% | 2024 | |
| 50 | Malta | 24.6% | 2024 | |
| 51 | Luxembourg | 24.5% | 2024 | |
| 52 | Tunisia | 24.4% | 2024 | |
| 53 | Libya | 24.2% | 2024 | |
| 54 | Austria | 23.8% | 2024 | |
| 55 | South Africa | 23.7% | 2024 | |
| 56 | Ukraine | 23.7% | 2024 | |
| 57 | Argentina | 23.5% | 2024 | |
| 58 | Belgium | 23.5% | 2024 | |
| 59 | Samoa | 23.1% | 2024 | |
| 60 | Switzerland | 23.1% | 2024 | |
| 61 | Palau | 23.0% | 2024 | |
| 62 | China | 22.8% | 2024 | |
| 63 | India | 22.6% | 2024 | |
| 64 | Algeria | 22.4% | 2024 | |
| 65 | Italy | 22.4% | 2024 | |
| 66 | Kyrgyzstan | 22.2% | 2024 | |
| 67 | Afghanistan | 22.1% | 2024 | |
| 68 | Germany | 22.0% | 2024 | |
| 69 | Poland | 21.7% | 2024 | |
| 70 | Albania | 21.4% | 2024 | |
| 71 | Finland | 21.4% | 2024 | |
| 72 | Israel | 21.2% | 2024 | |
| 73 | Kazakhstan | 21.1% | 2024 | |
| 74 | Viet Nam | 21.1% | 2024 | |
| 75 | Slovenia | 20.9% | 2024 | |
| 76 | Sri Lanka | 20.7% | 2024 | |
| 77 | Netherlands | 20.5% | 2024 | |
| 78 | Sweden | 20.3% | 2024 | |
| 79 | Iraq | 20.1% | 2024 | |
| 80 | Philippines | 19.9% | 2024 | |
| 81 | Bhutan | 19.6% | 2024 | |
| 82 | Kuwait | 19.4% | 2024 | |
| 83 | Uruguay | 19.3% | 2024 | |
| 84 | Azerbaijan | 18.7% | 2024 | |
| 85 | Cambodia | 18.6% | 2024 | |
| 86 | South Korea | 18.6% | 2024 | |
| 87 | Ireland | 18.2% | 2024 | |
| 88 | Botswana | 18.0% | 2024 | |
| 89 | Pakistan | 17.9% | 2024 | |
| 90 | Thailand | 17.8% | 2024 | |
| 91 | Mauritius | 17.7% | 2024 | |
| 92 | Japan | 17.5% | 2024 | |
| 93 | Bahamas | 17.3% | 2024 | |
| 94 | Seychelles | 17.3% | 2024 | |
| 95 | Malaysia | 16.9% | 2024 | |
| 96 | Uzbekistan | 16.3% | 2024 | |
| 97 | Republic of the Congo | 16.2% | 2024 | |
| 98 | Cuba | 16.1% | 2024 | |
| 99 | United States | 15.8% | 2024 | |
| 100 | Denmark | 15.7% | 2024 | |
| 101 | Mexico | 15.7% | 2024 | |
| 102 | North Korea | 15.6% | 2024 | |
| 103 | Bahrain | 15.4% | 2024 | |
| 104 | Saudi Arabia | 14.7% | 2024 | |
| 105 | Brunei | 14.5% | 2024 | |
| 106 | Zambia | 14.3% | 2024 | |
| 107 | Saint Lucia | 13.9% | 2024 | |
| 108 | Singapore | 13.8% | 2024 | |
| 109 | Gabon | 13.3% | 2024 | |
| 110 | Norway | 12.9% | 2024 | |
| 111 | United Kingdom | 12.8% | 2024 | |
| 112 | Morocco | 12.5% | 2024 | |
| 113 | Qatar | 12.5% | 2024 | |
| 114 | Peru | 12.4% | 2024 | |
| 115 | Bolivia | 12.3% | 2024 | |
| 116 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 12.3% | 2024 | |
| 117 | Honduras | 12.1% | 2024 | |
| 118 | Brazil | 11.9% | 2024 | |
| 119 | Iran | 11.9% | 2024 | |
| 120 | Guyana | 11.7% | 2024 | |
| 121 | Australia | 11.6% | 2024 | |
| 122 | Burkina Faso | 11.6% | 2024 | |
| 123 | Eswatini | 11.5% | 2024 | |
| 124 | Jamaica | 11.5% | 2024 | |
| 125 | Sierra Leone | 11.3% | 2024 | |
| 126 | Canada | 11.2% | 2024 | |
| 127 | Guatemala | 11.2% | 2024 | |
| 128 | Gambia | 11.1% | 2024 | |
| 129 | Zimbabwe | 11.0% | 2024 | |
| 130 | Mozambique | 10.5% | 2024 | |
| 131 | Cabo Verde | 10.4% | 2024 | |
| 132 | Burundi | 10.1% | 2024 | |
| 133 | Ecuador | 10.1% | 2024 | |
| 134 | Rwanda | 10.1% | 2024 | |
| 135 | Mauritania | 9.9% | 2024 | |
| 136 | Kenya | 9.6% | 2024 | |
| 137 | New Zealand | 9.3% | 2024 | |
| 138 | Iceland | 9.2% | 2024 | |
| 139 | United Arab Emirates | 9.0% | 2024 | |
| 140 | Comoros | 8.9% | 2024 | |
| 141 | Malawi | 8.9% | 2024 | |
| 142 | Belize | 8.5% | 2024 | |
| 143 | Oman | 8.5% | 2024 | |
| 144 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 8.3% | 2024 | |
| 145 | El Salvador | 8.2% | 2024 | |
| 146 | Guinea-Bissau | 8.2% | 2024 | |
| 147 | Colombia | 8.0% | 2024 | |
| 148 | Haiti | 8.0% | 2024 | |
| 149 | Costa Rica | 7.9% | 2024 | |
| 150 | Tanzania | 7.7% | 2024 | |
| 151 | Uganda | 7.5% | 2024 | |
| 152 | Benin | 7.4% | 2024 | |
| 153 | Chad | 7.4% | 2024 | |
| 154 | Mali | 7.4% | 2024 | |
| 155 | Niger | 7.4% | 2024 | |
| 156 | Côte d'Ivoire | 7.3% | 2024 | |
| 157 | Paraguay | 6.4% | 2024 | |
| 158 | Togo | 5.8% | 2024 | |
| 159 | Cameroon | 5.7% | 2024 | |
| 160 | Senegal | 5.4% | 2024 | |
| 161 | Turkmenistan | 5.4% | 2024 | |
| 162 | Ethiopia | 5.2% | 2024 | |
| 163 | Liberia | 5.2% | 2024 | |
| 164 | Panama | 4.8% | 2024 | |
| 165 | Ghana | 3.3% | 2024 | |
| 166 | Nigeria | 3.1% | 2024 |
Places are ordered from the highest to the lowest value. Group medians on this site are the middle value of the members with data for the same year; they are not official aggregates.
How this ranking works
Every country is ranked on its value for 2024, the latest period that most countries have, so all values are for the same point in time. Countries without a value for 2024 are left out. Groups and aggregates such as the European Union are not ranked. Values are as published by World Bank; the ranking is a plain ordering from the highest to the lowest value and says nothing about whether a high value is good or bad.
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