Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco in Maldives
Maldives: Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco was 25.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco in Maldives, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco in Maldives is 25.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco in Maldives peaked at 42.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25.5%, in 2024.
That places Maldives 46th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.3% | — |
| 2005 | 37.6% | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 33.8% | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 30.4% | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 27.6% | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 26.3% | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 25.5% | -3.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 25.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.1%, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 25.5% is above the median for South Asia, which is 24.1%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.0% | 37.6% | 42.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 30.4% | 33.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 25.5% | 27.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco in Maldives?
- Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco in Maldives was 25.5% 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 42.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5% in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Maldives ranks 46th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives 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 (%).