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152 countries ranked · WHO Global Health Observatory · 2022

Which country smokes the most?

The highest rate of tobacco use in the world: 1. Lebanon (45.7%), 2. Myanmar (44.1%), 3. Papua New Guinea (41.3%).

The middle of the table sits at 18.7% (South Korea, no. 76 of 152), which is the figure to measure the top against.

The top 10

  1. 🇱🇧Lebanon 45.7%
  2. 🇲🇲Myanmar 44.1%
  3. 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea 41.3%
  4. 🇲🇰North Macedonia 39.9%
  5. 🇲🇪Montenegro 37%
  6. 🇷🇸Serbia 36.5%
  7. 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina 35.9%
  8. 🇧🇬Bulgaria 35.5%
  9. 🇯🇴Jordan 34.5%
  10. 🇦🇩Andorra 32.8%

Which country smokes the least?

The lowest rate of tobacco use in this table, from the very last row upwards: Nigeria (3.1%), then Ghana (3.2%) and Ethiopia (4.6%).

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Which country smokes the most? Tobacco use · 152 countries ranked · shaded by rank, five equal groups 1. Lebanon 45.7% · 2. Myanmar 44.1% · 3. Papua New Guinea 41.3% Afghanistan: 22.3% (54th of 152)Albania: 22.3% (55th of 152)Algeria: 22.7% (51st of 152)Angola: no dataArgentina: 23.6% (46th of 152)Armenia: 24.8% (40th of 152)Australia: 11.8% (107th of 152)Austria: 22.5% (52nd of 152)Azerbaijan: 18.8% (75th of 152)Bahamas: 16.1% (93rd of 152)Bangladesh: 31% (16th of 152)Belarus: 28.3% (24th of 152)Belgium: 22.3% (56th of 152)Belize: 8.8% (127th of 152)Benin: 6.9% (141st of 152)Bhutan: 21.5% (62nd of 152)Bolivia: 12.9% (103rd of 152)Bosnia and Herzegovina: 35.9% (7th of 152)Botswana: 18% (83rd of 152)Brazil: 12.6% (104th of 152)Brunei: 16.2% (92nd of 152)Bulgaria: 35.5% (8th of 152)Burkina Faso: 11.4% (115th of 152)Burundi: 9.8% (122nd of 152)Cambodia: 18% (84th of 152)Cameroon: 5.3% (147th of 152)Canada: 11.5% (112th of 152)Central African Republic: no dataChad: 7.1% (139th of 152)Chile: 27.3% (27th of 152)China: 24.7% (43rd of 152)Colombia: 8.3% (129th of 152)Congo: 15.1% (95th of 152)Costa Rica: 8.3% (130th of 152)Croatia: 30.6% (17th of 152)Cuba: 18.4% (80th of 152)Cyprus: 32.1% (12th of 152)Czechia: 26.7% (29th of 152)DR Congo: 11.6% (110th of 152)Denmark: 16.9% (87th of 152)Djibouti: no dataDominican Republic: no dataEcuador: 10.2% (119th of 152)Egypt: 24.3% (44th of 152)El Salvador: 8.1% (131st of 152)Equatorial Guinea: no dataEritrea: no dataEstonia: 24.9% (38th of 152)Ethiopia: 4.6% (150th of 152)Fiji: 25.9% (30th of 152)Finland: 19.7% (70th of 152)France: 28.6% (23rd of 152)Gabon: 13.5% (98th of 152)Gambia: 10.5% (118th of 152)Georgia: 29.7% (19th of 152)Germany: 20.2% (68th of 152)Ghana: 3.2% (151st of 152)Greece: 28.9% (20th of 152)Guatemala: 11.5% (113th of 152)Guinea: no dataGuinea-Bissau: 7.9% (132nd of 152)Guyana: 11.6% (111th of 152)Haiti: 7.4% (137th of 152)Honduras: 12.4% (105th of 152)Hungary: 28.7% (22nd of 152)Iceland: 10% (121st of 152)India: 23.9% (45th of 152)Indonesia: 31.4% (14th of 152)Iran: 13.2% (100th of 152)Iraq: 19.5% (71st of 152)Ireland: 18.3% (81st of 152)Israel: 21.1% (64th of 152)Italy: 20.7% (66th of 152)Ivory Coast: 7.9% (133rd of 152)Jamaica: 11.7% (109th of 152)Japan: 16.3% (91st of 152)Jordan: 34.5% (9th of 152)Kazakhstan: 21.8% (60th of 152)Kenya: 8.7% (128th of 152)Kuwait: 24.8% (41st of 152)Kyrgyzstan: 22.3% (57th of 152)Laos: 25.6% (33rd of 152)Latvia: 31.5% (13th of 152)Lebanon: 45.7% (1st of 152)Lesotho: 25.6% (34th of 152)Liberia: 5% (149th of 152)Libya: 25.4% (35th of 152)Lithuania: 28.9% (21st of 152)Luxembourg: 23.6% (47th of 152)Madagascar: 25.8% (32nd of 152)Malawi: 7.1% (140th of 152)Malaysia: 18.5% (78th of 152)Mali: 7.6% (135th of 152)Mauritania: 10.1% (120th of 152)Mexico: 15.8% (94th of 152)Moldova: 25.3% (37th of 152)Mongolia: 29.9% (18th of 152)Montenegro: 37% (5th of 152)Morocco: 13.2% (101st of 152)Mozambique: 9.5% (124th of 152)Myanmar: 44.1% (2nd of 152)Namibia: no dataNepal: 27.3% (28th of 152)Netherlands: 20.2% (69th of 152)New Zealand: 9.6% (123rd of 152)Nicaragua: no dataNiger: 7.6% (136th of 152)Nigeria: 3.1% (152nd of 152)North Korea: 16.9% (88th of 152)North Macedonia: 39.9% (4th of 152)Norway: 14.2% (96th of 152)Oman: 11.5% (114th of 152)Pakistan: 17.2% (86th of 152)Panama: 5.3% (148th of 152)Papua New Guinea: 41.3% (3rd of 152)Paraguay: 7.2% (138th of 152)Peru: 13.3% (99th of 152)Philippines: 20.7% (67th of 152)Poland: 22.5% (53rd of 152)Portugal: 23.1% (49th of 152)Qatar: 18.5% (79th of 152)Romania: 27.6% (26th of 152)Russia: 25.9% (31st of 152)Rwanda: 7.8% (134th of 152)Saudi Arabia: 18.6% (77th of 152)Senegal: 5.5% (145th of 152)Serbia: 36.5% (6th of 152)Sierra Leone: 11.1% (116th of 152)Slovakia: 27.7% (25th of 152)Slovenia: 19.4% (72nd of 152)Somalia: no dataSouth Africa: 23% (50th of 152)South Korea: 18.7% (76th of 152)South Sudan: no dataSpain: 24.9% (39th of 152)Sri Lanka: 21.1% (65th of 152)Sudan: no dataSuriname: no dataSweden: 21.2% (63rd of 152)Switzerland: 21.6% (61st of 152)Syria: no dataTaiwan: no dataTajikistan: no dataTanzania: 6.8% (142nd of 152)Thailand: 18.3% (82nd of 152)Togo: 5.5% (146th of 152)Tunisia: 24.8% (42nd of 152)Turkey: 31.1% (15th of 152)Turkmenistan: 5.6% (144th of 152)Uganda: 5.8% (143rd of 152)Ukraine: 22.3% (58th of 152)United Arab Emirates: 11.8% (108th of 152)United Kingdom: 13% (102nd of 152)United States: 16.8% (89th of 152)Uruguay: 19.2% (73rd of 152)Uzbekistan: 16.7% (90th of 152)Vanuatu: 25.4% (36th of 152)Venezuela: no dataVietnam: 21.9% (59th of 152)Yemen: no dataZambia: 12.2% (106th of 152)Zimbabwe: 9.4% (126th of 152) Andorra: 32.8% (10th of 152)Bahrain: 18.9% (74th of 152)Cape Verde: 10.8% (117th of 152)Comoros: 9.4% (125th of 152)Maldives: 32.4% (11th of 152)Malta: 23.5% (48th of 152)Mauritius: 18% (85th of 152)Singapore: 14.1% (97th of 152) 3 Papua New Guinea · 41.3% 2 Myanmar · 44.1% 1 Lebanon · 45.7% Rank 1–30 31–60 61–91 92–121 122–152 no data GEOPOLITIX geopolitix.live · the daily country-ranking game Source: WHO Global Health Observatory · 2022
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Tobacco use, 152 countries, shaded by rank. Source: WHO Global Health Observatory · data 2022. Projection: Equal Earth, so every country's area is honestly proportioned.

The full ranking of all 152 countries

Tobacco use · 2022
#CountryTobacco use
1🇱🇧Lebanon45.7%
2🇲🇲Myanmar44.1%
3🇵🇬Papua New Guinea41.3%
4🇲🇰North Macedonia39.9%
5🇲🇪Montenegro37%
6🇷🇸Serbia36.5%
7🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina35.9%
8🇧🇬Bulgaria35.5%
9🇯🇴Jordan34.5%
10🇦🇩Andorra32.8%
11🇲🇻Maldives32.4%
12🇨🇾Cyprus32.1%
13🇱🇻Latvia31.5%
14🇮🇩Indonesia31.4%
15🇹🇷Turkey31.1%
16🇧🇩Bangladesh31%
17🇭🇷Croatia30.6%
18🇲🇳Mongolia29.9%
19🇬🇪Georgia29.7%
20🇬🇷Greece28.9%
21🇱🇹Lithuania28.9%
22🇭🇺Hungary28.7%
23🇫🇷France28.6%
24🇧🇾Belarus28.3%
25🇸🇰Slovakia27.7%
26🇷🇴Romania27.6%
27🇨🇱Chile27.3%
28🇳🇵Nepal27.3%
29🇨🇿Czechia26.7%
30🇫🇯Fiji25.9%
31🇷🇺Russia25.9%
32🇲🇬Madagascar25.8%
33🇱🇦Laos25.6%
34🇱🇸Lesotho25.6%
35🇱🇾Libya25.4%
36🇻🇺Vanuatu25.4%
37🇲🇩Moldova25.3%
38🇪🇪Estonia24.9%
39🇪🇸Spain24.9%
40🇦🇲Armenia24.8%
41🇰🇼Kuwait24.8%
42🇹🇳Tunisia24.8%
43🇨🇳China24.7%
44🇪🇬Egypt24.3%
45🇮🇳India23.9%
46🇦🇷Argentina23.6%
47🇱🇺Luxembourg23.6%
48🇲🇹Malta23.5%
49🇵🇹Portugal23.1%
50🇿🇦South Africa23%
51🇩🇿Algeria22.7%
52🇦🇹Austria22.5%
53🇵🇱Poland22.5%
54🇦🇫Afghanistan22.3%
55🇦🇱Albania22.3%
56🇧🇪Belgium22.3%
57🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan22.3%
58🇺🇦Ukraine22.3%
59🇻🇳Vietnam21.9%
60🇰🇿Kazakhstan21.8%
61🇨🇭Switzerland21.6%
62🇧🇹Bhutan21.5%
63🇸🇪Sweden21.2%
64🇮🇱Israel21.1%
65🇱🇰Sri Lanka21.1%
66🇮🇹Italy20.7%
67🇵🇭Philippines20.7%
68🇩🇪Germany20.2%
69🇳🇱Netherlands20.2%
70🇫🇮Finland19.7%
71🇮🇶Iraq19.5%
72🇸🇮Slovenia19.4%
73🇺🇾Uruguay19.2%
74🇧🇭Bahrain18.9%
75🇦🇿Azerbaijan18.8%
76🇰🇷South Korea18.7%
77🇸🇦Saudi Arabia18.6%
78🇲🇾Malaysia18.5%
79🇶🇦Qatar18.5%
80🇨🇺Cuba18.4%
81🇮🇪Ireland18.3%
82🇹🇭Thailand18.3%
83🇧🇼Botswana18%
84🇰🇭Cambodia18%
85🇲🇺Mauritius18%
86🇵🇰Pakistan17.2%
87🇩🇰Denmark16.9%
88🇰🇵North Korea16.9%
89🇺🇸United States16.8%
90🇺🇿Uzbekistan16.7%
91🇯🇵Japan16.3%
92🇧🇳Brunei16.2%
93🇧🇸Bahamas16.1%
94🇲🇽Mexico15.8%
95🇨🇬Congo15.1%
96🇳🇴Norway14.2%
97🇸🇬Singapore14.1%
98🇬🇦Gabon13.5%
99🇵🇪Peru13.3%
100🇮🇷Iran13.2%
101🇲🇦Morocco13.2%
102🇬🇧United Kingdom13%
103🇧🇴Bolivia12.9%
104🇧🇷Brazil12.6%
105🇭🇳Honduras12.4%
106🇿🇲Zambia12.2%
107🇦🇺Australia11.8%
108🇦🇪United Arab Emirates11.8%
109🇯🇲Jamaica11.7%
110🇨🇩DR Congo11.6%
111🇬🇾Guyana11.6%
112🇨🇦Canada11.5%
113🇬🇹Guatemala11.5%
114🇴🇲Oman11.5%
115🇧🇫Burkina Faso11.4%
116🇸🇱Sierra Leone11.1%
117🇨🇻Cape Verde10.8%
118🇬🇲Gambia10.5%
119🇪🇨Ecuador10.2%
120🇲🇷Mauritania10.1%
121🇮🇸Iceland10%
122🇧🇮Burundi9.8%
123🇳🇿New Zealand9.6%
124🇲🇿Mozambique9.5%
125🇰🇲Comoros9.4%
126🇿🇼Zimbabwe9.4%
127🇧🇿Belize8.8%
128🇰🇪Kenya8.7%
129🇨🇴Colombia8.3%
130🇨🇷Costa Rica8.3%
131🇸🇻El Salvador8.1%
132🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau7.9%
133🇨🇮Ivory Coast7.9%
134🇷🇼Rwanda7.8%
135🇲🇱Mali7.6%
136🇳🇪Niger7.6%
137🇭🇹Haiti7.4%
138🇵🇾Paraguay7.2%
139🇹🇩Chad7.1%
140🇲🇼Malawi7.1%
141🇧🇯Benin6.9%
142🇹🇿Tanzania6.8%
143🇺🇬Uganda5.8%
144🇹🇲Turkmenistan5.6%
145🇸🇳Senegal5.5%
146🇹🇬Togo5.5%
147🇨🇲Cameroon5.3%
148🇵🇦Panama5.3%
149🇱🇷Liberia5%
150🇪🇹Ethiopia4.6%
151🇬🇭Ghana3.2%
152🇳🇬Nigeria3.1%
Source: WHO Global Health Observatory · 2022 · 152 countries ranked

What this table covers

This table ranks the 152 countries that have a tobacco use figure in WHO Global Health Observatory's data (2022). Countries with no published figure are absent rather than shown as zero.

Frequently asked questions

Which country smokes the most?

The highest rate of tobacco use in the world: 1. Lebanon (45.7%), 2. Myanmar (44.1%), 3. Papua New Guinea (41.3%).

Which country smokes the least?

The lowest rate of tobacco use in this table, from the very last row upwards: Nigeria (3.1%), then Ghana (3.2%) and Ethiopia (4.6%).

Does this count cigarettes only?

It counts tobacco use among adults, which is broader than cigarettes: pipes, cigars, waterpipe and smokeless tobacco all belong to it, and in some countries the smokeless share is what puts them where they are. It is a prevalence figure, the share of people who use tobacco, not a volume figure, so a country of many light smokers can outrank a country of few heavy ones.

How many countries are in this ranking, and where does the data come from?

152 countries have a published figure for tobacco use, and all 152 are listed above. The source is WHO Global Health Observatory (2022), linked under the table, and the numbers are read from that dataset every time this page is rebuilt rather than typed in by hand.

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Yes. Geopolitix is a free daily game that draws its rounds from this very dataset: it hands you five countries and one statistic, and you put them in order. This table is one of the 33 it plays.

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