Share of adults who smoke in Iceland

Iceland: Share of adults who smoke was 10.2 in 2022. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2022)
10.2
Change on year
down 9.7%
World rank
137th
of 166 countries
All-time high
31.1
in 2000
All-time low
10.2
in 2022
Years of data
7
2000–2022

Share of adults who smoke in Iceland, 2000–2022

10152025302000201120222000: 31.12005: 242007: 21.72010: 18.62015: 14.42020: 11.32022: 10.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of adults who smoke in Iceland is 10.2, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 45.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of adults who smoke in Iceland peaked at 31.1 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.2, in 2022.

Iceland ranks 137th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25.6 21.7 31.1 3
2010s 16.5 14.4 18.6 2
2020s 10.75 10.2 11.3 2

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 134 Ecuador 10.4 compare
  2. 134 Mauritania 10.4 compare
  3. 136 New Zealand 10.3 compare
  4. 137 Comoros 10.2 compare
  5. 137 Kenya 10.2 compare
  6. 140 Malawi 9.6 compare

See the full ranking of 167 places β†’

More reference data data for Iceland

All data for Iceland β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is share of adults who smoke in Iceland?
Share of adults who smoke in Iceland was 10.2 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of adults who smoke recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 31.1 in 2000.
What is the lowest share of adults who smoke recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 10.2 in 2022.
How does Iceland rank for share of adults who smoke?
Iceland ranks 137th out of 166 countries with data for 2022.
Is share of adults who smoke rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is down 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iceland data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adults who smoke. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Share of adults who smoke in Iceland. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 17 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/share-of-adults-who-smoke/iceland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/share-of-adults-who-smoke/iceland/">Share of adults who smoke in Iceland</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Share of adults who smoke
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
167 places, 1,169 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed