Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Nigeria

Tobacco use prevalence in Nigeria in 2024 — 3.1%. Ranked 1 in the world out of 166. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 6.8 pp.

2024 3.1% −0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 1of 166
Period maximum 9.9%2000
Period minimum 3.1%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Nigeria, 2000–202402.557.5102000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 9.9%2005: 7.7%2007: 7%2010: 6%2015: 4.7%2020: 3.5%2022: 3.3%2023: 3.2%2024: 3.1%
Change over the period: −6.8 pp Annual average: -0.28 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nigeria

Nigeria 3.1%
World 20.3%
Western Africa computed 5%
Tobacco use prevalence — Nigeria, by year Nigeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 3.1 −0.1 pp
2023 3.2 −0.1 pp
2022 3.3
2020 3.5
2015 4.7
2010 6
2007 7
2005 7.7
2000 9.9

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that uses tobacco — cigarettes, cigars, pipes, waterpipe, smokeless tobacco. The WHO estimates are age-standardized, so countries with different age composition can be compared directly. Tobacco remains one of the leading preventable causes of death.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.