Nigeria (2024)
3.1
% of adults
-0.1pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.1pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
9
years of data

Data

Nigeria Smoking Prevalence (2024) — source data. World Bank.
Year % of adults Change
2024 3.1 -0.1pp
2023 3.2 -0.1pp
2022 3.3 n/a
2020 3.5 n/a
2015 4.7 n/a
2010 6 n/a
2007 7 n/a
2005 7.7 n/a
2000 9.9 n/a

About this Dataset

Nigeria recorded 3.1 % of adults in 2024. The latest change was -0.1pp. Across 2000–2024 the series ranges from 3.1 % of adults in 2024 to 9.9 % of adults in 2000.

This page tracks the share of adults in Nigeria who smoke tobacco. A leading indicator of future respiratory and cardiovascular disease burden, and a direct input to tobacco-sector and public-health analysis.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the share of adults in Nigeria who smoke tobacco. A leading indicator of future respiratory and cardiovascular disease burden, and a direct input to tobacco-sector and public-health analysis. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2024 (9 observations).

The series is at its lowest recorded level, 3.1 % of adults in 2024, down from a peak of 9.9 % of adults in 2000. The latest change was -0.1pp.