| Africa (% in 2020) |
South Africa is the top country by adult smoking among 44 countries. As of 2020, adult smoking in South Africa was 20.2 %. The top 5 countries also includes Madagascar, Comoros, Botswana, and Rwanda.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.| South Africa | 20.2 | OECD + 1 other |
| Madagascar | 12.8 | WB |
| Comoros | 11.1 | WB |
| Botswana | 8.3 | WB |
| Rwanda | 7.2 | WB |
| Burkina Faso | 6.4 | WB |
| Seychelles | 6.4 | WB |
| Sierra Leone | 6.4 | WB |
| Burundi | 6.1 | WB |
| Namibia | 6 | WB |
| Mozambique | 5.6 | WB |
| Cabo Verde | 5.4 | WB |
| Lesotho | 5.4 | WB |
| Malawi | 4.1 | WB |
| Uganda | 3.7 | WB |
| Zambia | 3.7 | WB |
| United Republic of Tanzania | 3.4 | WB |
| Mauritius | 3 | WB |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.9 | WB |
| Chad | 2.7 | WB |
| Kenya | 2.7 | WB |
| Congo | 2.1 | WB |
| Mauritania | 2.1 | WB |
| Liberia | 2 | WB |
| Tunisia | 2 | WB |
| Benin | 1.9 | WB |
| Eswatini | 1.8 | WB |
| Djibouti | 1.7 in 2016 | WB |
| Zimbabwe | 1.5 | WB |
| Cameroon | 1.4 | WB |
| Ethiopia | 1.3 | WB |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 1.3 | WB |
| Togo | 1.2 | WB |
| Niger | 1.1 | WB |
| Mali | 1 | WB |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 0.9 | WB |
| Guinea Bissau | 0.9 | WB |
| Gambia | 0.8 | WB |
| Morocco | 0.8 | WB |
| Algeria | 0.7 | WB |
| Senegal | 0.7 | WB |
| Nigeria | 0.5 | WB |
| Egypt | 0.4 | WB |
| Ghana | 0.3 | WB |
| Eritrea | 0.2 | WB |
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