South Africa Smoking Rate 2000-2025
South Africa smoking rate for 2020 was 20.30%, a 0.1% decline from 2019.
- South Africa smoking rate for 2019 was 20.40%, a 0% increase from 2018.
- South Africa smoking rate for 2018 was 20.40%, a 0.6% decline from 2015.
- South Africa smoking rate for 2015 was 21.00%, a 0.6% decline from 2010.
| Country Rankings | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | Smoking Rate (Ages 15+) |
| Nauru | 48.50% |
| Myanmar | 44.10% |
| Kiribati | 40.60% |
| Serbia | 39.80% |
| Papua New Guinea | 39.30% |
| Timor-Leste | 39.20% |
| Bulgaria | 39.00% |
| Lebanon | 38.20% |
| Indonesia | 37.60% |
| Latvia | 37.00% |
| Croatia | 36.90% |
| Solomon Islands | 36.50% |
| Tuvalu | 35.60% |
| Cyprus | 35.10% |
| Bosnia | 35.00% |
| Jordan | 34.80% |
| Bangladesh | 34.70% |
| Greece | 33.50% |
| France | 33.40% |
| Lithuania | 32.00% |
| Andorra | 31.80% |
| Hungary | 31.80% |
| Lao PDR | 31.80% |
| Georgia | 31.70% |
| Slovak Republic | 31.50% |
| Montenegro | 31.40% |
| Tonga | 31.00% |
| Czech Republic | 30.70% |
| Turkey | 30.70% |
| Belarus | 30.50% |
| Nepal | 30.40% |
| Estonia | 29.70% |
| Mongolia | 29.40% |
| Chile | 29.20% |
| Moldova | 29.00% |
| Marshall Islands | 28.50% |
| Romania | 28.00% |
| Madagascar | 27.80% |
| Spain | 27.70% |
| India | 27.20% |
| Russia | 26.80% |
| Austria | 26.40% |
| Euro Area | 26.29% |
| Ukraine | 25.80% |
| China | 25.60% |
| Armenia | 25.50% |
| Switzerland | 25.50% |
| Kyrgyz Republic | 25.40% |
| Portugal | 25.40% |
| Samoa | 25.30% |
| Maldives | 25.20% |
| Vietnam | 24.80% |
| Tunisia | 24.60% |
| Argentina | 24.50% |
| Egypt | 24.30% |
| Lesotho | 24.30% |
| Azerbaijan | 24.00% |
| Malta | 24.00% |
| Poland | 24.00% |
| Sweden | 24.00% |
| Belgium | 23.40% |
| Afghanistan | 23.30% |
| Kazakhstan | 23.20% |
| Fiji | 23.10% |
| Italy | 23.10% |
| United States | 23.00% |
| Philippines | 22.90% |
| Malaysia | 22.50% |
| Albania | 22.40% |
| Netherlands | 22.20% |
| Thailand | 22.10% |
| Germany | 22.00% |
| Sri Lanka | 22.00% |
| Slovenia | 22.00% |
| Finland | 21.60% |
| Uruguay | 21.50% |
| Israel | 21.20% |
| Cambodia | 21.10% |
| Luxembourg | 21.10% |
| Algeria | 21.00% |
| Ireland | 20.80% |
| South Korea | 20.80% |
| Comoros | 20.30% |
| Yemen | 20.30% |
| South Africa | 20.30% |
| Mauritius | 20.20% |
| Pakistan | 20.20% |
| Seychelles | 20.20% |
| Japan | 20.10% |
| Botswana | 19.40% |
| Iraq | 18.50% |
| Cuba | 17.90% |
| Kuwait | 17.90% |
| Vanuatu | 17.80% |
| Palau | 17.60% |
| Uzbekistan | 17.60% |
| Denmark | 17.50% |
| North Korea | 17.40% |
| Singapore | 16.50% |
| Brunei | 16.20% |
| Norway | 16.20% |
| United Kingdom | 15.40% |
| Namibia | 15.10% |
| Bahrain | 14.90% |
| Republic of Congo | 14.50% |
| Morocco | 14.50% |
| Zambia | 14.40% |
| Burkina Faso | 14.30% |
| Mozambique | 14.30% |
| Saudi Arabia | 14.30% |
| New Zealand | 13.70% |
| Rwanda | 13.70% |
| Australia | 13.60% |
| Iran | 13.60% |
| Sierra Leone | 13.50% |
| Mexico | 13.10% |
| Canada | 13.00% |
| Brazil | 12.80% |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | 12.80% |
| Bolivia | 12.70% |
| Guyana | 12.10% |
| Iceland | 12.00% |
| Burundi | 11.80% |
| Qatar | 11.80% |
| Zimbabwe | 11.70% |
| Paraguay | 11.50% |
| Cabo Verde | 11.40% |
| Ecuador | 11.30% |
| Gambia | 11.10% |
| Kenya | 11.10% |
| Guatemala | 10.90% |
| Malawi | 10.80% |
| Mauritania | 10.70% |
| Bahamas | 10.60% |
| Dominican Republic | 10.60% |
| Jamaica | 9.40% |
| Eswatini | 9.20% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 9.00% |
| Costa Rica | 8.80% |
| Tanzania | 8.70% |
| Belize | 8.50% |
| Barbados | 8.50% |
| Colombia | 8.50% |
| Uganda | 8.40% |
| Mali | 8.30% |
| Chad | 8.30% |
| Liberia | 8.20% |
| Peru | 8.10% |
| Oman | 8.00% |
| El Salvador | 7.90% |
| Haiti | 7.70% |
| Eritrea | 7.50% |
| Niger | 7.40% |
| Cameroon | 7.30% |
| Benin | 6.90% |
| Senegal | 6.90% |
| Togo | 6.80% |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 5.70% |
| Turkmenistan | 5.50% |
| Ethiopia | 5.10% |
| Panama | 5.00% |
| Nigeria | 3.70% |
| Ghana | 3.50% |
