Number of current of tobacco users, estimate in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Number of current of tobacco users, estimate was 3.63 million in 2030. ▼ Falling
Number of current of tobacco users, estimate in Sri Lanka, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 3.63 million for number of current of tobacco users, estimate in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of current of tobacco users, estimate in Sri Lanka peaked at 3.89 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.63 million, in 2030.
Sri Lanka ranks 40th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Number of current of tobacco users, estimate in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.89 million | — |
| 2005 | 3.88 million | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 3.83 million | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 3.74 million | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 3.69 million | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 3.68 million | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 3.69 million | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 3.65 million | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 3.66 million | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 3.65 million | -0.1% |
| 2030 | 3.63 million | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.87 million | 3.83 million | 3.89 million | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.71 million | 3.69 million | 3.74 million | 2 |
| 2020s | 3.67 million | 3.65 million | 3.69 million | 5 |
| 2030s | 3.63 million | 3.63 million | 3.63 million | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of current of tobacco users, estimate in Sri Lanka?
- Number of current of tobacco users, estimate in Sri Lanka was 3.63 million in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of current of tobacco users, estimate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 3.89 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of current of tobacco users, estimate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.63 million in 2030.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for number of current of tobacco users, estimate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 40th out of 166 countries with data for 2030.
- Is number of current of tobacco users, estimate rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of current of tobacco users, estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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