Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) was 19.2% in 2030. ▼ Falling
Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Kuwait, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 19.2% for estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Kuwait peaked at 20.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 2025.
That places Kuwait 64th out of 166 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.9% | — |
| 2005 | 20.4% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 20.2% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 20.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 19.6% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 19.3% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 19.4% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 19.2% | -1.0% |
| 2030 | 19.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.5% | 20.2% | 20.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 19.6% | 20.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 19.2% | 19.4% | 5 |
| 2030s | 19.2% | 19.2% | 19.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,369 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Kuwait?
- Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Kuwait was 19.2% in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 2025.
- How does Kuwait rank for estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%)?
- Kuwait ranks 64th out of 166 countries with data for 2030.
- Is estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) (age-standardized). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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