economic2026
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males (% of male adults)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
29.3%
Median: 27.0%
Countries Covered
166
with available data
Highest
Timor-Leste
76.2%
Lowest
Nigeria
5.8%
Top 5 Countries
1Timor-Leste76.2%
2Myanmar70.1%
3State of Palestine60.3%
4Indonesia59.3%
5Georgia57.5%
By Region
Asia35.5%(24 countries)
Other29.7%(89 countries)
Europe29.2%(32 countries)
Africa24.3%(8 countries)
South America20.7%(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (5.8%)High (76.2%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 29.3%)
Asia (24)
Other (89)
Europe (32)
Africa (8)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timor-Leste | 76.2% |
| 2 | Myanmar | 70.1% |
| 3 | State of Palestine | 60.3% |
| 4 | Indonesia | 59.3% |
| 5 | Georgia | 57.5% |
| 6 | Solomon Islands | 56.2% |
| 7 | Jordan | 55.1% |
| 8 | Lebanon | 54.1% |
| 9 | Papua New Guinea | 53.5% |
| 10 | Mongolia | 51.7% |
| 11 | Marshall Islands | 51.3% |
| 12 | Moldova, Republic of | 50.7% |
| 13 | Armenia | 50.5% |
| 14 | Kiribati | 50.4% |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 49.9% |
| 16 | Egypt | 49.6% |
| 17 | Lesotho | 49.4% |
| 18 | Libya | 48.2% |
| 19 | Tonga | 47.9% |
| 20 | Tuvalu | 47.6% |
| 21 | Latvia | 47.2% |
| 22 | Nepal | 46.8% |
| 23 | Tunisia | 46.6% |
| 24 | Cyprus | 46.1% |
| 25 | Belarus | 44.5% |
| 26 | People's Republic of China | 44.2% |
| 27 | Algeria | 44.2% |
| 28 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 43.4% |
| 29 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 43.0% |
| 30 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 42.5% |
| 31 | Türkiye | 41.9% |
| 32 | Madagascar | 41.8% |
| 33 | Lithuania | 41.7% |
| 34 | Maldives | 41.7% |
| 35 | Kyrgyzstan | 41.2% |
| 36 | Vietnam | 41.1% |
| 37 | Vanuatu | 40.8% |
| 38 | Bulgaria | 40.6% |
| 39 | Montenegro | 39.9% |
| 40 | Serbia | 39.2% |
| 41 | Fiji | 39.1% |
| 42 | South Africa | 39.0% |
| 43 | Sri Lanka | 38.9% |
| 44 | Romania | 38.4% |
| 45 | Iraq | 38.1% |
| 46 | Afghanistan | 37.9% |
| 47 | Azerbaijan | 37.2% |
| 48 | Ukraine | 36.8% |
| 49 | Albania | 36.7% |
| 50 | Kuwait | 36.4% |
| 51 | France | 35.9% |
| 52 | India | 35.6% |
| 53 | Kazakhstan | 35.4% |
| 54 | Philippines | 35.4% |
| 55 | Russian Federation | 35.4% |
| 56 | Croatia | 35.1% |
| 57 | Palau | 35.0% |
| 58 | Portugal | 34.8% |
| 59 | Andorra | 34.6% |
| 60 | Thailand | 34.2% |
| 61 | Greece | 34.1% |
| 62 | Malaysia | 33.1% |
| 63 | Slovakia | 33.1% |
| 64 | Mauritius | 32.8% |
| 65 | Hungary | 32.7% |
| 66 | Samoa | 32.3% |
| 67 | Czech Republic | 32.2% |
| 68 | Cambodia | 31.7% |
| 69 | Uzbekistan | 31.6% |
| 70 | South Korea | 31.5% |
| 71 | Bahamas | 31.3% |
| 72 | North Korea | 31.1% |
| 73 | Estonia | 30.9% |
| 74 | Seychelles | 30.4% |
| 75 | Republic of the Congo | 30.0% |
| 76 | Pakistan | 29.5% |
| 77 | Botswana | 29.4% |
| 78 | Chile | 29.2% |
| 79 | Spain | 28.9% |
| 80 | Nauru | 28.7% |
| 81 | Israel | 28.6% |
| 82 | Bhutan | 28.3% |
| 83 | Argentina | 27.1% |
| 84 | Brunei Darussalam | 26.9% |
| 85 | Belgium | 26.4% |
| 86 | Japan | 26.2% |
| 87 | Malta | 26.0% |
| 88 | Sweden | 25.9% |
| 89 | Saudi Arabia | 25.8% |
| 90 | Italy | 25.6% |
| 91 | Luxembourg | 25.5% |
| 92 | Finland | 25.3% |
| 93 | Zambia | 25.3% |
| 94 | Poland | 25.0% |
| 95 | Saint Lucia | 24.9% |
| 96 | Bahrain | 24.9% |
| 97 | Germany | 24.3% |
| 98 | Switzerland | 24.0% |
| 99 | Austria | 24.0% |
| 100 | Mexico | 23.9% |
| 101 | Morocco | 23.8% |
| 102 | Cuba | 23.6% |
| 103 | Gabon | 23.2% |
| 104 | Netherlands | 23.0% |
| 105 | Honduras | 22.7% |
| 106 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 22.5% |
| 107 | Singapore | 22.1% |
| 108 | Uruguay | 22.0% |
| 109 | Peru | 21.9% |
| 110 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 21.6% |
| 111 | Qatar | 21.5% |
| 112 | Republic of The Gambia | 21.4% |
| 113 | Slovenia | 21.3% |
| 114 | Guyana | 21.2% |
| 115 | Ireland | 21.2% |
| 116 | Zimbabwe | 21.0% |
| 117 | Guatemala | 20.7% |
| 118 | Bolivia | 20.6% |
| 119 | Eswatini | 20.5% |
| 120 | United States of America | 20.0% |
| 121 | Burkina Faso | 18.7% |
| 122 | Jamaica | 18.5% |
| 123 | Mozambique | 18.2% |
| 124 | Ecuador | 17.7% |
| 125 | Sierra Leone | 17.5% |
| 126 | Mauritania | 17.3% |
| 127 | Kenya | 16.8% |
| 128 | Oman | 16.6% |
| 129 | Denmark | 16.5% |
| 130 | Cape Verde | 15.9% |
| 131 | Comoros | 15.9% |
| 132 | Guinea-Bissau | 15.7% |
| 133 | Burundi | 15.5% |
| 134 | Brazil | 15.4% |
| 135 | United Arab Emirates | 15.3% |
| 136 | Malawi | 15.0% |
| 137 | Belize | 15.0% |
| 138 | United Kingdom | 14.6% |
| 139 | Rwanda | 14.5% |
| 140 | Sao Tome and Principe | 14.5% |
| 141 | Norway | 14.2% |
| 142 | El Salvador | 14.1% |
| 143 | Mali | 14.0% |
| 144 | Niger | 13.8% |
| 145 | Canada | 13.7% |
| 146 | Haiti | 13.6% |
| 147 | Cote d'Ivoire | 13.4% |
| 148 | Australia | 13.4% |
| 149 | Benin | 13.2% |
| 150 | United Republic of Tanzania | 13.1% |
| 151 | Chad | 13.0% |
| 152 | Uganda | 12.0% |
| 153 | Colombia | 11.9% |
| 154 | Costa Rica | 11.8% |
| 155 | Togo | 10.8% |
| 156 | New Zealand | 10.3% |
| 157 | Turkmenistan | 10.3% |
| 158 | Senegal | 10.2% |
| 159 | Paraguay | 10.1% |
| 160 | Cameroon | 10.0% |
| 161 | Iceland | 9.4% |
| 162 | Ethiopia | 8.8% |
| 163 | Liberia | 8.7% |
| 164 | Panama | 7.8% |
| 165 | Ghana | 6.0% |
| 166 | Nigeria | 5.8% |
Showing 166 of 166 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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