Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Saudi Arabia

Tobacco use prevalence in Saudi Arabia in 2024 — 14.7%. Ranked 63 in the world out of 166. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.3 pp.

2024 14.7% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 63of 166
Period maximum 14.7%2022
Period minimum 14.4%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Saudi Arabia, 2000–202414.414.514.614.72000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 14.4%2005: 14.5%2007: 14.5%2010: 14.6%2015: 14.5%2020: 14.6%2022: 14.7%2023: 14.7%2024: 14.7%
Change over the period: +0.3 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Saudi Arabia 14.7%
World 20.3%
Western Asia computed 24.3%
High-income countries computed 20.1%
Tobacco use prevalence — Saudi Arabia, by year Saudi Arabia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 14.7 +0 pp
2023 14.7 +0 pp
2022 14.7
2020 14.6
2015 14.5
2010 14.6
2007 14.5
2005 14.5
2000 14.4

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.