Share of adults who smoke in Palau
Palau: Share of adults who smoke was 23.5 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
23.5
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
62nd
of 167 countries
All-time high
31.2
in 2000
All-time low
23.5
in 2022
Years of data
7
2000–2022
Share of adults who smoke in Palau, 2000–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, share of adults who smoke in Palau stood at 23.5. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who smoke in Palau peaked at 31.2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.5, in 2022.
Palau ranks 62nd of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.47 | 28.2 | 31.2 | 3 |
| 2010s | 26.25 | 25.4 | 27.1 | 2 |
| 2020s | 23.7 | 23.5 | 23.9 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 59 Samoa 24.1 compare
- 60 Belgium 24 compare
- 61 Switzerland 23.6 compare
- 64 China 23.1 compare
- 65 Kyrgyzstan 23 compare
More reference data data for Palau
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Political regime lexical 7 (2025)
- Political regime fh 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating fh 1 (2025)
- Universal suffrage men lexical 1 (2025)
- Elections legislature lexical 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who smoke in Palau?
- Share of adults who smoke in Palau was 23.5 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults who smoke recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of adults who smoke recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5 in 2022.
- How does Palau rank for share of adults who smoke?
- Palau ranks 62nd out of 167 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of adults who smoke rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau 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.
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