Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Mauritania
Mauritania: Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate was 295,000 in 2030. ▲ Rising
Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Mauritania, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2030, number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Mauritania stood at 295,000. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Mauritania peaked at 295,000 in 2030 and was at its lowest, 216,000, in 2000.
Mauritania ranks 123rd of 166 countries on this measure, 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 Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 216,000 | — |
| 2005 | 217,000 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 219,000 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 226,000 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 235,000 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 252,000 | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 261,000 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 265,000 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 270,000 | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 273,000 | +1.1% |
| 2030 | 295,000 | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 217,333 | 216,000 | 219,000 | 3 |
| 2010s | 230,500 | 226,000 | 235,000 | 2 |
| 2020s | 264,200 | 252,000 | 273,000 | 5 |
| 2030s | 295,000 | 295,000 | 295,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 120 Cyprus 349,000 compare
- 121 El Salvador 328,000 compare
- 122 Slovenia 323,000 compare
- 124 New Zealand 280,000 compare
- 125 Costa Rica 278,000 compare
- 126 Togo 255,000 compare
More social development data for Mauritania
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 301,490 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 43,906 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 5 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0083 units per person (2025)
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0567 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Mauritania?
- Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Mauritania was 295,000 in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of current tobacco smokers, estimate recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 295,000 in 2030.
- What is the lowest number of current tobacco smokers, estimate recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 216,000 in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for number of current tobacco smokers, estimate?
- Mauritania ranks 123rd out of 166 countries with data for 2030.
- Is number of current tobacco smokers, estimate rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania 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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