Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco in Kiribati
Kiribati: Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco was 37.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco in Kiribati, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 37.7% for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco in Kiribati peaked at 68.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 37.7%, in 2024.
Kiribati ranks 9th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68.0% | — |
| 2005 | 60.5% | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 53.4% | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 47.1% | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 41.6% | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 39.7% | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 37.7% | -5.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 37.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.2%, 2.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 37.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.1%, 1.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.2% | 60.5% | 68.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 50.2% | 47.1% | 53.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 37.7% | 41.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 6 Papua New Guinea 39.3% compare
- 7 Bulgaria 38.7% compare
- 8 Solomon Islands 38.4% compare
- 10 Montenegro 37.2% compare
- 11 Bosnia and Herzegovina 37.1% compare
- 12 Andorra 35.5% compare
More reference data data for Kiribati
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0058 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0288 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0202 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 5.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco in Kiribati?
- Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco in Kiribati was 37.7% in 2024, 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 68.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.7% in 2024.
- How does Kiribati rank for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Kiribati ranks 9th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.
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About this data
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 15 years and older, by sex (%).