Prevalence of smoking, male is the percentage of men ages 15 and over who smoke any form of tobacco, including cigarettes, cigars, and pipes, and excluding smokeless tobacco. Data include daily and non-daily smoking.
| 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 26.5 | 23.2 | 20.3 | 19.1 | 21.9 | 18.0 | 20.7 | 17.8 | 19.7 | 16.5 | 16.0 | 15.6 |
| China | 50.2 | 50.4 | 50.0 | 50.1 | 50.0 | 49.6 | 49.0 | 49.8 | 48.3 | 49.4 | 49.7 | 49.4 |
| Indonesia | 63.8 | 65.6 | 67.4 | 71.1 | 69.3 | 73.0 | 69.7 | 69.1 | 70.3 | 70.3 | 70.6 | 71.4 |
| Japan | 52.0 | 45.5 | 39.5 | 38.6 | 38.6 | 36.6 | 36.5 | 34.5 | 34.7 | 31.8 | 30.8 | 30.1 |
| Korea, Rep. | 62.8 | 54.6 | 47.6 | 46.6 | 45.2 | 44.2 | 42.7 | 41.3 | 40.5 | 37.9 | 36.8 | 35.7 |
| France | 38.5 | 37.7 | 36.7 | 36.8 | 36.7 | 36.2 | 36.7 | 35.9 | 36.4 | 35.3 | 35.2 | 34.9 |
| Germany | 41.1 | 35.9 | 31.4 | 35.2 | 32.3 | 34.5 | 31.5 | 27.5 | 30.8 | 25.5 | 24.6 | 24.1 |
| Italy | 32.6 | 30.9 | 29.4 | 29.5 | 28.8 | 28.8 | 28.2 | 27.9 | 27.6 | 27.1 | 26.9 | 26.6 |
| Russian Federation | 54.1 | 50.1 | 46.9 | 61.2 | 45.1 | 60.0 | 43.7 | 43.9 | 42.2 | 42.1 | 41.5 | 40.8 |
| Turkiye | 51.2 | 48.7 | 46.6 | 45.8 | 45.5 | 43.9 | 44.2 | 44.3 | 42.7 | 43.0 | 42.9 | 42.1 |
| United Kingdom | 39.2 | 31.9 | 25.9 | 28.5 | 25.4 | 26.8 | 23.8 | 21.2 | 22.4 | 18.7 | 17.9 | 17.3 |
| Argentina | 39.6 | 36.9 | 34.2 | 32.0 | 34.7 | 30.2 | 32.3 | 31.7 | 30.2 | 30.3 | 29.8 | 29.4 |
| Brazil | 29.6 | 25.5 | 21.8 | 21.1 | 26.7 | 19.7 | 24.8 | 18.8 | 23.2 | 17.2 | 16.7 | 16.2 |
| Mexico | 35.2 | 30.5 | 26.4 | 25.1 | 25.2 | 23.6 | 23.8 | 22.9 | 22.5 | 21.1 | 20.4 | 19.9 |
| Saudi Arabia | 24.9 | 25.3 | 25.6 | 24.3 | 30.6 | 24.6 | 30.9 | 26.1 | 30.9 | 26.3 | 26.3 | 26.5 |
| Canada | 30.3 | 25.5 | 21.6 | 19.9 | 28.5 | 18.7 | 26.3 | 18.1 | 24.5 | 16.3 | 15.8 | 15.3 |
| United States | 40.6 | 37.0 | 34.1 | 27.3 | 33.2 | 26.2 | 32.3 | 31.0 | 31.5 | 29.5 | 28.9 | 28.4 |
| India | 69.9 | 61.0 | 53.5 | 24.0 | 47.8 | 22.6 | 45.7 | 47.2 | 43.9 | 43.6 | 42.4 | 41.3 |
| South Africa | 35.2 | 34.9 | 34.4 | 33.9 | 46.7 | 33.5 | 46.7 | 34.4 | 46.9 | 33.9 | 34.0 | 34.0 |