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Countries With the Highest Tobacco Use

Every country with a figure for tobacco use, ranked from highest to lowest. The top three are Timor-Leste (48.8%), Lebanon (46.9%) and Myanmar (43.4%). The middle country of the 166 has 19.3%.

What this measures

Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults, age-standardised). Source: World Health Organization. For this measure, higher is worse.

Published every other year.

The full ranking

Each country’s latest figure, from 2024–2024. The year beside each value says when it was measured.

RankCountryTobacco useYearRegion
1Timor-Leste48.8%2024East Asia & Pacific
2Lebanon46.9%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
3Myanmar43.4%2024East Asia & Pacific
4Serbia39.7%2024Europe & Central Asia
5North Macedonia39.6%2024Europe & Central Asia
6Papua New Guinea39.3%2024East Asia & Pacific
7Bulgaria38.7%2024Europe & Central Asia
8Solomon Islands38.4%2024East Asia & Pacific
9Kiribati37.7%2024East Asia & Pacific
10Montenegro37.2%2024Europe & Central Asia
11Bosnia and Herzegovina37.1%2024Europe & Central Asia
12Andorra35.5%2024Europe & Central Asia
13West Bank and Gaza35.5%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
14Naoero34.8%2024East Asia & Pacific
15Latvia34.6%2024Europe & Central Asia
16Croatia34.4%2024Europe & Central Asia
17Jordan34.1%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
18France33.6%2024Europe & Central Asia
19Tuvalu33.4%2024East Asia & Pacific
20Georgia33%2024Europe & Central Asia
21Cyprus32.5%2024Europe & Central Asia
22Tonga32.1%2024East Asia & Pacific
23Bangladesh32%2024South Asia
24Lithuania31.4%2024Europe & Central Asia
25Turkiye31.1%2024Europe & Central Asia
26Indonesia31%2024East Asia & Pacific
27Hungary30.8%2024Europe & Central Asia
28Greece30.2%2024Europe & Central Asia
29Marshall Islands29.9%2024East Asia & Pacific
30Romania29.7%2024Europe & Central Asia
31Mongolia29.5%2024East Asia & Pacific
32Slovak Republic29.5%2024Europe & Central Asia
33Belarus29.2%2024Europe & Central Asia
34Moldova28.8%2024Europe & Central Asia
35Nepal28.7%2024South Asia
36Portugal28.6%2024Europe & Central Asia
37Czechia28.4%2024Europe & Central Asia
38Lesotho28%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
39Spain27.6%2024Europe & Central Asia
40Russian Federation27%2024Europe & Central Asia
41Chile26.7%2024Latin America & Caribbean
42Armenia26.2%2024Europe & Central Asia
43Estonia26.1%2024Europe & Central Asia
44Fiji25.8%2024East Asia & Pacific
45Madagascar25.6%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
46Maldives25.5%2024South Asia
47Lao PDR25.4%2024East Asia & Pacific
48Egypt, Arab Rep.25%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
49Vanuatu24.9%2024East Asia & Pacific
50Malta24.6%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
51Luxembourg24.5%2024Europe & Central Asia
52Tunisia24.4%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
53Libya24.2%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
54Austria23.8%2024Europe & Central Asia
55Ukraine23.7%2024Europe & Central Asia
56South Africa23.7%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
57Argentina23.5%2024Latin America & Caribbean
58Belgium23.5%2024Europe & Central Asia
59Switzerland23.1%2024Europe & Central Asia
60Samoa23.1%2024East Asia & Pacific
61Palau23%2024East Asia & Pacific
62China22.8%2024East Asia & Pacific
63India22.6%2024South Asia
64Algeria22.4%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
65Italy22.4%2024Europe & Central Asia
66Kyrgyz Republic22.2%2024Europe & Central Asia
67Afghanistan22.1%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
68Germany22%2024Europe & Central Asia
69Poland21.7%2024Europe & Central Asia
70Albania21.4%2024Europe & Central Asia
71Finland21.4%2024Europe & Central Asia
72Israel21.2%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
73Kazakhstan21.1%2024Europe & Central Asia
74Viet Nam21.1%2024East Asia & Pacific
75Slovenia20.9%2024Europe & Central Asia
76Sri Lanka20.7%2024South Asia
77Netherlands20.5%2024Europe & Central Asia
78Sweden20.3%2024Europe & Central Asia
79Iraq20.1%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
80Philippines19.9%2024East Asia & Pacific
81Bhutan19.6%2024South Asia
82Kuwait19.4%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
83Uruguay19.3%2024Latin America & Caribbean
84Azerbaijan18.7%2024Europe & Central Asia
85Cambodia18.6%2024East Asia & Pacific
86Korea, Rep.18.6%2024East Asia & Pacific
87Ireland18.2%2024Europe & Central Asia
88Botswana18%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
89Pakistan17.9%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
90Thailand17.8%2024East Asia & Pacific
91Mauritius17.7%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
92Japan17.5%2024East Asia & Pacific
93Bahamas, The17.3%2024Latin America & Caribbean
94Seychelles17.3%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
95Malaysia16.9%2024East Asia & Pacific
96Uzbekistan16.3%2024Europe & Central Asia
97Congo, Rep.16.2%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
98Cuba16.1%2024Latin America & Caribbean
99United States15.8%2024North America
100Denmark15.7%2024Europe & Central Asia
101Mexico15.7%2024Latin America & Caribbean
102Korea, Dem. People's Rep.15.6%2024East Asia & Pacific
103Bahrain15.4%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
104Saudi Arabia14.7%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
105Brunei Darussalam14.5%2024East Asia & Pacific
106Zambia14.3%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
107St. Lucia13.9%2024Latin America & Caribbean
108Singapore13.8%2024East Asia & Pacific
109Gabon13.3%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
110Norway12.9%2024Europe & Central Asia
111United Kingdom12.8%2024Europe & Central Asia
112Morocco12.5%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
113Qatar12.5%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
114Peru12.4%2024Latin America & Caribbean
115Bolivia12.3%2024Latin America & Caribbean
116Congo, Dem. Rep.12.3%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
117Honduras12.1%2024Latin America & Caribbean
118Brazil11.9%2024Latin America & Caribbean
119Iran, Islamic Rep.11.9%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
120Guyana11.7%2024Latin America & Caribbean
121Australia11.6%2024East Asia & Pacific
122Burkina Faso11.6%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
123Jamaica11.5%2024Latin America & Caribbean
124Eswatini11.5%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
125Sierra Leone11.3%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
126Canada11.2%2024North America
127Guatemala11.2%2024Latin America & Caribbean
128Gambia, The11.1%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
129Zimbabwe11%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
130Mozambique10.5%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
131Cabo Verde10.4%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
132Burundi10.1%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
133Ecuador10.1%2024Latin America & Caribbean
134Rwanda10.1%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
135Mauritania9.9%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
136Kenya9.6%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
137New Zealand9.3%2024East Asia & Pacific
138Iceland9.2%2024Europe & Central Asia
139United Arab Emirates9%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
140Comoros8.9%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
141Malawi8.9%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
142Belize8.5%2024Latin America & Caribbean
143Oman8.5%2024Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
144Sao Tome and Principe8.3%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
145Guinea-Bissau8.2%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
146El Salvador8.2%2024Latin America & Caribbean
147Colombia8%2024Latin America & Caribbean
148Haiti8%2024Latin America & Caribbean
149Costa Rica7.9%2024Latin America & Caribbean
150Tanzania7.7%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
151Uganda7.5%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
152Benin7.4%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
153Mali7.4%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
154Niger7.4%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
155Chad7.4%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
156Cote d'Ivoire7.3%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
157Paraguay6.4%2024Latin America & Caribbean
158Togo5.8%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
159Cameroon5.7%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
160Senegal5.4%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
161Turkmenistan5.4%2024Europe & Central Asia
162Ethiopia5.2%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
163Liberia5.2%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
164Panama4.8%2024Latin America & Caribbean
165Ghana3.3%2024Sub-Saharan Africa
166Nigeria3.1%2024Sub-Saharan Africa

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