Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco in Belarus
Belarus: Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco was 30.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco in Belarus, 2000–2022
Source: World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco in Belarus stood at 30.1%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco in Belarus peaked at 42.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 30.1%, in 2022.
Belarus ranks 28th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.1% | 39.5% | 42.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 34.9% | 33.4% | 36.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 30.6% | 30.1% | 31.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More reference data data for Belarus
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 756.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 21.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 6,429 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 1,107 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 518.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 3.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 5,669 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0133 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 487.54 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco in Belarus?
- Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco in Belarus was 30.1% in 2022, according to World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 42.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.1% in 2022.
- How does Belarus rank for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Belarus ranks 28th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 15 years and older, by sex (%)