Tobacco use by country
United States: 15.8% in 2024, 11th of 38 OECD members (lowest first). 68th of all 166 with data.
Highest: 
Timor-Leste (48.8%, 2024) · Lowest: 
Nigeria (3.1%, 2024) · 166 countries and territories with data.
Share of people aged 15 and over who currently use any tobacco product, including cigarettes and heated tobacco (WHO estimates).
Ranking
Latest value for each country (within 5 years).
Over time
United States: rank over time
Rank among the countries with data in each year (lowest first).
World ranking (lowest first)
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 3.1% | 2024 |
| 2 |  Ghana | 3.3% | 2024 |
| 3 |  Panama | 4.8% | 2024 |
| 4 |  Ethiopia | 5.2% | 2024 |
| 5 |  Liberia | 5.2% | 2024 |
| 6 |  Senegal | 5.4% | 2024 |
| 7 |  Turkmenistan | 5.4% | 2024 |
| 8 |  Cameroon | 5.7% | 2024 |
| 9 |  Togo | 5.8% | 2024 |
| 10 |  Paraguay | 6.4% | 2024 |
| 11 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 7.3% | 2024 |
| 12 |  Benin | 7.4% | 2024 |
| 13 |  Mali | 7.4% | 2024 |
| 14 |  Niger | 7.4% | 2024 |
| 15 |  Chad | 7.4% | 2024 |
| 16 |  Uganda | 7.5% | 2024 |
| 17 |  Tanzania | 7.7% | 2024 |
| 18 |  Costa Rica | 7.9% | 2024 |
| 19 |  Colombia | 8.0% | 2024 |
| 20 |  Haiti | 8.0% | 2024 |
| 21 |  Guinea-Bissau | 8.2% | 2024 |
| 22 |  El Salvador | 8.2% | 2024 |
| 23 |  São Tomé and Príncipe | 8.3% | 2024 |
| 24 |  Belize | 8.5% | 2024 |
| 25 |  Oman | 8.5% | 2024 |
| 26 |  Comoros | 8.9% | 2024 |
| 27 |  Malawi | 8.9% | 2024 |
| 28 |  United Arab Emirates | 9.0% | 2024 |
| 29 |  Iceland | 9.2% | 2024 |
| 30 |  New Zealand | 9.3% | 2024 |
| 31 |  Kenya | 9.6% | 2024 |
| 32 |  Mauritania | 9.9% | 2024 |
| 33 |  Burundi | 10.1% | 2024 |
| 34 |  Ecuador | 10.1% | 2024 |
| 35 |  Rwanda | 10.1% | 2024 |
| 36 |  Cabo Verde | 10.4% | 2024 |
| 37 |  Mozambique | 10.5% | 2024 |
| 38 |  Zimbabwe | 11.0% | 2024 |
| 39 |  Gambia | 11.1% | 2024 |
| 40 |  Canada | 11.2% | 2024 |
| 41 |  Guatemala | 11.2% | 2024 |
| 42 |  Sierra Leone | 11.3% | 2024 |
| 43 |  Jamaica | 11.5% | 2024 |
| 44 |  Eswatini | 11.5% | 2024 |
| 45 |  Australia | 11.6% | 2024 |
| 46 |  Burkina Faso | 11.6% | 2024 |
| 47 |  Guyana | 11.7% | 2024 |
| 48 |  Brazil | 11.9% | 2024 |
| 49 |  Iran | 11.9% | 2024 |
| 50 |  Honduras | 12.1% | 2024 |
| 51 |  Bolivia | 12.3% | 2024 |
| 52 |  DR Congo | 12.3% | 2024 |
| 53 |  Peru | 12.4% | 2024 |
| 54 |  Morocco | 12.5% | 2024 |
| 55 |  Qatar | 12.5% | 2024 |
| 56 |  United Kingdom | 12.8% | 2024 |
| 57 |  Norway | 12.9% | 2024 |
| 58 |  Gabon | 13.3% | 2024 |
| 59 |  Singapore | 13.8% | 2024 |
| 60 |  St. Lucia | 13.9% | 2024 |
| 61 |  Zambia | 14.3% | 2024 |
| 62 |  Brunei | 14.5% | 2024 |
| 63 |  Saudi Arabia | 14.7% | 2024 |
| 64 |  Bahrain | 15.4% | 2024 |
| 65 |  North Korea | 15.6% | 2024 |
| 66 |  Denmark | 15.7% | 2024 |
| 67 |  Mexico | 15.7% | 2024 |
| 68 |  United States | 15.8% | 2024 |
| 69 |  Cuba | 16.1% | 2024 |
| 70 |  Republic of the Congo | 16.2% | 2024 |
| 71 |  Uzbekistan | 16.3% | 2024 |
| 72 |  Malaysia | 16.9% | 2024 |
| 73 |  Bahamas | 17.3% | 2024 |
| 74 |  Seychelles | 17.3% | 2024 |
| 75 |  Japan | 17.5% | 2024 |
| 76 |  Mauritius | 17.7% | 2024 |
| 77 |  Thailand | 17.8% | 2024 |
| 78 |  Pakistan | 17.9% | 2024 |
| 79 |  Botswana | 18.0% | 2024 |
| 80 |  Ireland | 18.2% | 2024 |
| 81 |  Cambodia | 18.6% | 2024 |
| 82 |  South Korea | 18.6% | 2024 |
| 83 |  Azerbaijan | 18.7% | 2024 |
| 84 |  Uruguay | 19.3% | 2024 |
| 85 |  Kuwait | 19.4% | 2024 |
| 86 |  Bhutan | 19.6% | 2024 |
| 87 |  Philippines | 19.9% | 2024 |
| 88 |  Iraq | 20.1% | 2024 |
| 89 |  Sweden | 20.3% | 2024 |
| 90 |  Netherlands | 20.5% | 2024 |
| 91 |  Sri Lanka | 20.7% | 2024 |
| 92 |  Slovenia | 20.9% | 2024 |
| 93 |  Kazakhstan | 21.1% | 2024 |
| 94 |  Vietnam | 21.1% | 2024 |
| 95 |  Israel | 21.2% | 2024 |
| 96 |  Albania | 21.4% | 2024 |
| 97 |  Finland | 21.4% | 2024 |
| 98 |  Poland | 21.7% | 2024 |
| 99 |  Germany | 22.0% | 2024 |
| 100 |  Afghanistan | 22.1% | 2024 |
| 101 |  Kyrgyzstan | 22.2% | 2024 |
| 102 |  Algeria | 22.4% | 2024 |
| 103 |  Italy | 22.4% | 2024 |
| 104 |  India | 22.6% | 2024 |
| 105 |  China | 22.8% | 2024 |
| 106 |  Palau | 23.0% | 2024 |
| 107 |  Switzerland | 23.1% | 2024 |
| 108 |  Samoa | 23.1% | 2024 |
| 109 |  Argentina | 23.5% | 2024 |
| 110 |  Belgium | 23.5% | 2024 |
| 111 |  Ukraine | 23.7% | 2024 |
| 112 |  South Africa | 23.7% | 2024 |
| 113 |  Austria | 23.8% | 2024 |
| 114 |  Libya | 24.2% | 2024 |
| 115 |  Tunisia | 24.4% | 2024 |
| 116 |  Luxembourg | 24.5% | 2024 |
| 117 |  Malta | 24.6% | 2024 |
| 118 |  Vanuatu | 24.9% | 2024 |
| 119 |  Egypt | 25.0% | 2024 |
| 120 |  Laos | 25.4% | 2024 |
| 121 |  Maldives | 25.5% | 2024 |
| 122 |  Madagascar | 25.6% | 2024 |
| 123 |  Fiji | 25.8% | 2024 |
| 124 |  Estonia | 26.1% | 2024 |
| 125 |  Armenia | 26.2% | 2024 |
| 126 |  Chile | 26.7% | 2024 |
| 127 |  Russia | 27.0% | 2024 |
| 128 |  Spain | 27.6% | 2024 |
| 129 |  Lesotho | 28.0% | 2024 |
| 130 |  Czechia | 28.4% | 2024 |
| 131 |  Portugal | 28.6% | 2024 |
| 132 |  Nepal | 28.7% | 2024 |
| 133 |  Moldova | 28.8% | 2024 |
| 134 |  Belarus | 29.2% | 2024 |
| 135 |  Mongolia | 29.5% | 2024 |
| 136 |  Slovakia | 29.5% | 2024 |
| 137 |  Romania | 29.7% | 2024 |
| 138 |  Marshall Islands | 29.9% | 2024 |
| 139 |  Greece | 30.2% | 2024 |
| 140 |  Hungary | 30.8% | 2024 |
| 141 |  Indonesia | 31.0% | 2024 |
| 142 |  Türkiye | 31.1% | 2024 |
| 143 |  Lithuania | 31.4% | 2024 |
| 144 |  Bangladesh | 32.0% | 2024 |
| 145 |  Tonga | 32.1% | 2024 |
| 146 |  Cyprus | 32.5% | 2024 |
| 147 |  Georgia | 33.0% | 2024 |
| 148 |  Tuvalu | 33.4% | 2024 |
| 149 |  France | 33.6% | 2024 |
| 150 |  Jordan | 34.1% | 2024 |
| 151 |  Croatia | 34.4% | 2024 |
| 152 |  Latvia | 34.6% | 2024 |
| 153 |  Nauru | 34.8% | 2024 |
| 154 |  Andorra | 35.5% | 2024 |
| 155 |  West Bank and Gaza | 35.5% | 2024 |
| 156 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 37.1% | 2024 |
| 157 |  Montenegro | 37.2% | 2024 |
| 158 |  Kiribati | 37.7% | 2024 |
| 159 |  Solomon Islands | 38.4% | 2024 |
| 160 |  Bulgaria | 38.7% | 2024 |
| 161 |  Papua New Guinea | 39.3% | 2024 |
| 162 |  North Macedonia | 39.6% | 2024 |
| 163 |  Serbia | 39.7% | 2024 |
| 164 |  Myanmar | 43.4% | 2024 |
| 165 |  Lebanon | 46.9% | 2024 |
| 166 | Timor-Leste | 48.8% | 2024 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (SH.PRV.SMOK). License: CC BY 4.0. Data retrieved: 2026-11-02.
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