Countries With the Lowest Tobacco Use
Every country with a figure for tobacco use, ranked from lowest to highest. The top three are Nigeria (3.1%), Ghana (3.3%) and Panama (4.8%). 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.
| Rank | Country | Tobacco use | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 3.1% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2 | Ghana | 3.3% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 3 | Panama | 4.8% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 5.2% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 5 | Liberia | 5.2% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 6 | Senegal | 5.4% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 7 | Turkmenistan | 5.4% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 8 | Cameroon | 5.7% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 9 | Togo | 5.8% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 10 | Paraguay | 6.4% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 11 | Cote d'Ivoire | 7.3% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 12 | Benin | 7.4% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 13 | Mali | 7.4% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 14 | Niger | 7.4% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 15 | Chad | 7.4% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 16 | Uganda | 7.5% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 17 | Tanzania | 7.7% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 18 | Costa Rica | 7.9% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 19 | Colombia | 8% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 20 | Haiti | 8% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 21 | Guinea-Bissau | 8.2% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 22 | El Salvador | 8.2% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 23 | Sao Tome and Principe | 8.3% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 24 | Belize | 8.5% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 25 | Oman | 8.5% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 26 | Comoros | 8.9% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 27 | Malawi | 8.9% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 28 | United Arab Emirates | 9% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 29 | Iceland | 9.2% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 30 | New Zealand | 9.3% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 31 | Kenya | 9.6% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 32 | Mauritania | 9.9% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 33 | Burundi | 10.1% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 34 | Ecuador | 10.1% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 35 | Rwanda | 10.1% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 36 | Cabo Verde | 10.4% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 37 | Mozambique | 10.5% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 38 | Zimbabwe | 11% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 39 | Gambia, The | 11.1% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 40 | Canada | 11.2% | 2024 | North America |
| 41 | Guatemala | 11.2% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 42 | Sierra Leone | 11.3% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 43 | Jamaica | 11.5% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 44 | Eswatini | 11.5% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 45 | Australia | 11.6% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 46 | Burkina Faso | 11.6% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 47 | Guyana | 11.7% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 48 | Brazil | 11.9% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 49 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 11.9% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 50 | Honduras | 12.1% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 51 | Bolivia | 12.3% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 52 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 12.3% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 53 | Peru | 12.4% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 54 | Morocco | 12.5% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 55 | Qatar | 12.5% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 56 | United Kingdom | 12.8% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 57 | Norway | 12.9% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 58 | Gabon | 13.3% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 59 | Singapore | 13.8% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 60 | St. Lucia | 13.9% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 61 | Zambia | 14.3% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 62 | Brunei Darussalam | 14.5% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 63 | Saudi Arabia | 14.7% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 64 | Bahrain | 15.4% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 65 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 15.6% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 66 | Denmark | 15.7% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 67 | Mexico | 15.7% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 68 | United States | 15.8% | 2024 | North America |
| 69 | Cuba | 16.1% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 70 | Congo, Rep. | 16.2% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 71 | Uzbekistan | 16.3% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 72 | Malaysia | 16.9% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 73 | Bahamas, The | 17.3% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 74 | Seychelles | 17.3% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 75 | Japan | 17.5% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 76 | Mauritius | 17.7% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 77 | Thailand | 17.8% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 78 | Pakistan | 17.9% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 79 | Botswana | 18% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 80 | Ireland | 18.2% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 81 | Cambodia | 18.6% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 82 | Korea, Rep. | 18.6% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 83 | Azerbaijan | 18.7% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 84 | Uruguay | 19.3% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 85 | Kuwait | 19.4% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 86 | Bhutan | 19.6% | 2024 | South Asia |
| 87 | Philippines | 19.9% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 88 | Iraq | 20.1% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 89 | Sweden | 20.3% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 90 | Netherlands | 20.5% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 91 | Sri Lanka | 20.7% | 2024 | South Asia |
| 92 | Slovenia | 20.9% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 93 | Kazakhstan | 21.1% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 94 | Viet Nam | 21.1% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 95 | Israel | 21.2% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 96 | Albania | 21.4% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 97 | Finland | 21.4% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 98 | Poland | 21.7% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 99 | Germany | 22% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 100 | Afghanistan | 22.1% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 101 | Kyrgyz Republic | 22.2% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 102 | Algeria | 22.4% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 103 | Italy | 22.4% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 104 | India | 22.6% | 2024 | South Asia |
| 105 | China | 22.8% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 106 | Palau | 23% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 107 | Switzerland | 23.1% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 108 | Samoa | 23.1% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 109 | Argentina | 23.5% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 110 | Belgium | 23.5% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 111 | Ukraine | 23.7% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 112 | South Africa | 23.7% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 113 | Austria | 23.8% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 114 | Libya | 24.2% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 115 | Tunisia | 24.4% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 116 | Luxembourg | 24.5% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 117 | Malta | 24.6% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 118 | Vanuatu | 24.9% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 119 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 25% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 120 | Lao PDR | 25.4% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 121 | Maldives | 25.5% | 2024 | South Asia |
| 122 | Madagascar | 25.6% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 123 | Fiji | 25.8% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 124 | Estonia | 26.1% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 125 | Armenia | 26.2% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 126 | Chile | 26.7% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 127 | Russian Federation | 27% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 128 | Spain | 27.6% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 129 | Lesotho | 28% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 130 | Czechia | 28.4% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 131 | Portugal | 28.6% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 132 | Nepal | 28.7% | 2024 | South Asia |
| 133 | Moldova | 28.8% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 134 | Belarus | 29.2% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 135 | Mongolia | 29.5% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 136 | Slovak Republic | 29.5% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 137 | Romania | 29.7% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 138 | Marshall Islands | 29.9% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 139 | Greece | 30.2% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 140 | Hungary | 30.8% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 141 | Indonesia | 31% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 142 | Turkiye | 31.1% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 143 | Lithuania | 31.4% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 144 | Bangladesh | 32% | 2024 | South Asia |
| 145 | Tonga | 32.1% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 146 | Cyprus | 32.5% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 147 | Georgia | 33% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 148 | Tuvalu | 33.4% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 149 | France | 33.6% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 150 | Jordan | 34.1% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 151 | Croatia | 34.4% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 152 | Latvia | 34.6% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 153 | Naoero | 34.8% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 154 | Andorra | 35.5% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 155 | West Bank and Gaza | 35.5% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 156 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 37.1% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 157 | Montenegro | 37.2% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 158 | Kiribati | 37.7% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 159 | Solomon Islands | 38.4% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 160 | Bulgaria | 38.7% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 161 | Papua New Guinea | 39.3% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 162 | North Macedonia | 39.6% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 163 | Serbia | 39.7% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 164 | Myanmar | 43.4% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 165 | Lebanon | 46.9% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 166 | Timor-Leste | 48.8% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
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