Tobacco consumption by country
Unhealthy lifestyles and poor environments cause millions of people to die prematurely. Smoking, harmful alcohol use, physical inactivity and obesity are the root cause of many chronic conditions. This dataset presents the latest data for tobacco consumption (including daily smokers by age and sex). Please refer to...
What the numbers show
Tobacco consumption is currently reported for 23 countries. The highest value is 16.3 Cigarettes per smoker per day in Israel; the lowest is 4.2 Cigarettes per smoker per day in Peru.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.8 Cigarettes per smoker per day, and the mean is 12.09 Cigarettes per smoker per day.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Mexico (up 31.7%), and the largest decrease in Costa Rica (down 34.6%).
Tobacco consumption: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Israel | 16.3 Cigarettes per smoker per day | 2025 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 2 | Chile | 15.5 Cigarettes per smoker per day | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 2 | Germany | 15.5 Cigarettes per smoker per day | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 4 | Denmark | 15.1 Cigarettes per smoker per day | 2017 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 5 | Japan | 14.4 Cigarettes per smoker per day | 2022 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 6 | Sweden | 14.2 Cigarettes per smoker per day | 1995 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 7 | Finland | 14.1 Cigarettes per smoker per day | 2014 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 7 | Belgium | 14.1 Cigarettes per smoker per day | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 9 | United States | 13.9 Cigarettes per smoker per day | 2024 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 10 | Canada | 13.3 Cigarettes per smoker per day | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 11 | Australia | 13.1 Cigarettes per smoker per day | 2022 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 12 | France | 12.8 Cigarettes per smoker per day | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 13 | Ireland | 12.5 Cigarettes per smoker per day | 2025 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 14 | Spain | 12 Cigarettes per smoker per day | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 15 | Czechia | 11.3 Cigarettes per smoker per day | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 16 | Norway | 11 Cigarettes per smoker per day | 2025 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 17 | Italy | 10.9 Cigarettes per smoker per day | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 10 Cigarettes per smoker per day | 2019 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 19 | New Zealand | 9.3 Cigarettes per smoker per day | 2025 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 20 | Switzerland | 9.2 Cigarettes per smoker per day | 2022 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 21 | Mexico | 8.3 Cigarettes per smoker per day | 2023 | up 31.7% | falling |
| 22 | Costa Rica | 7 Cigarettes per smoker per day | 2022 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 23 | Peru | 4.2 Cigarettes per smoker per day | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Korea 12.8 Cigarettes per smoker per day
About this data
Unhealthy lifestyles and poor environments cause millions of people to die prematurely. Smoking, harmful alcohol use, physical inactivity and obesity are the root cause of many chronic conditions. This dataset presents the latest data for tobacco consumption (including daily smokers by age and sex). Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.