Which countries have the highest share of tobacco users?
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On this map we can see the actual tobacco use per country. It displays the percentage of the adult population (aged 15 and over) that use any tobacco product on a daily or non-daily basis. This includes not only any type of smoking tobacco (e.g. cigarettes, cigars, pipes), but also any other type of tobacco consumption, like chewing tobacco.
The map shows that there are three regions where there are clearly more tobacco users than the rest of the world. In Europe, Asia and the Pacific Islands, the share of adults that uses any tobacco products, is much higher than most of the rest of the world.
Nauru (48.5%), Myanmar (44.1%) and Kiribati (40.6%) have by far the highest share of tobacco users. These are the only countries where more than 40% of adults uses any tobacco products. Serbia (39.8%) comes in fourth place and first in Europe.
In most European and Asian countries, more than 20% of adults uses any tobacco products. In the eastern half of Europe and Asia it’s over 25% or even over 30% in most countries. In Oceania it’s over 30% for most countries.
The lowest percentages can be found in Sub-Saharan Africa and parts of South and Central America.
Data for this map comes from The World Bank.
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