Adult smoking in South Africa

Agriculture Indicators
Consumption Daily Tobacco 20.2 % in 2020 OECD
Gender (% in 2020)
Male 34 WB
Female 6.5 WB
Agriculture Crops
Tobacco Consumption Daily 20.2 % in 2020 OECD
Africa (% in 2020)

South Africa is the top country by adult smoking among 44 countries. As of 2020, adult smoking in South Africa was 20.2 %. The top 5 countries also includes Madagascar, Comoros, Botswana, and Rwanda.

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South Africa 20.2 OECD + 1 other
Madagascar 12.8 WB
Comoros 11.1 WB
Botswana 8.3 WB
Rwanda 7.2 WB
Burkina Faso 6.4 WB
Seychelles 6.4 WB
Sierra Leone 6.4 WB
Burundi 6.1 WB
Namibia 6 WB
Mozambique 5.6 WB
Cabo Verde 5.4 WB
Lesotho 5.4 WB
Malawi 4.1 WB
Uganda 3.7 WB
Zambia 3.7 WB
United Republic of Tanzania 3.4 WB
Mauritius 3 WB
Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.9 WB
Chad 2.7 WB
Kenya 2.7 WB
Congo 2.1 WB
Mauritania 2.1 WB
Liberia 2 WB
Tunisia 2 WB
Benin 1.9 WB
Eswatini 1.8 WB
Djibouti 1.7 in 2016 WB
Zimbabwe 1.5 WB
Cameroon 1.4 WB
Ethiopia 1.3 WB
Sao Tome and Principe 1.3 WB
Togo 1.2 WB
Niger 1.1 WB
Mali 1 WB
Côte d'Ivoire 0.9 WB
Guinea Bissau 0.9 WB
Gambia 0.8 WB
Morocco 0.8 WB
Algeria 0.7 WB
Senegal 0.7 WB
Nigeria 0.5 WB
Egypt 0.4 WB
Ghana 0.3 WB
Eritrea 0.2 WB