Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Lebanon
Lebanon: Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate was 2.36 million in 2030. ▲ Rising
Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Lebanon, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 2.36 million for number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in 2030. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Lebanon peaked at 2.36 million in 2030 and was at its lowest, 956,000, in 2000.
That places Lebanon 49th out of 166 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 956,000 | — |
| 2005 | 1.16 million | +21.8% |
| 2007 | 1.27 million | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 1.41 million | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 1.97 million | +39.8% |
| 2020 | 1.81 million | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 1.89 million | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 1.93 million | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 1.99 million | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 2.04 million | +2.7% |
| 2030 | 2.36 million | +15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.13 million | 956,000 | 1.27 million | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.69 million | 1.41 million | 1.97 million | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.93 million | 1.81 million | 2.04 million | 5 |
| 2030s | 2.36 million | 2.36 million | 2.36 million | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Lebanon?
- Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Lebanon was 2.36 million in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of current tobacco smokers, estimate recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.36 million in 2030.
- What is the lowest number of current tobacco smokers, estimate recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 956,000 in 2000.
- How does Lebanon rank for number of current tobacco smokers, estimate?
- Lebanon ranks 49th out of 166 countries with data for 2030.
- Is number of current tobacco smokers, estimate rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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