http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/maps-and-graphics/world-according-to-tobacco-consumption/
To mark World No-Tobacco Day, we’ve mapped the world according to cigarette consumption.
Those countries shown in darker colours smoke the most; those in lighter ones the least.
As with alcohol consumption, Eastern European countries dominate. Montenegro, where 4,124.53 cigarettes are smoked per adult per year, according to 2014 figures from the World Health Organisation (WHO), is the top of the pile, while Belarus, Macedonia, Russia, Slovenia and Bosnia also make the top 10.
The 20 countries that smoke the most
- Montenegro
- Belarus
- Lebanon
- Macedonia
- Russia
- Slovenia
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
- China
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Czech Republic
- Kazakhstan
- Azerbaijan
- Greece
- South Korea
- Austria
- Jordan
- Ukraine
- Estonia
- Hungary
Lebanon and China are the most tobacco-dependent non-European countries. Few regular visitors to Greece will be surprised to see it at 14th. Other popular summer holiday destinations not far from the smokers’ summit include Croatia, Turkey and Italy.
Britons, conversely, consume far fewer cigarettes – just 827.48 per adult per year – placing it 73rd on the list. The US is slightly higher, at 58th.
Residents of Guinea should be proud of the fact that they smoke the least of all those countries to feature in the WHO’s list. The Pacific nations also fare well, with the Solomon Islands, Kiribati and Vanuatu among the 10 most tobacco-free countries.
There is also a clear relationship between wealth and tobacco consumption. Many of the world’s poorest countries can be found in the lower reaches of the rankings. Those with no data appear in grey on the map above.
The 20 countries that smoke the least
- Guinea
- Soloman Islands
- Kiribati
- Rwanda
- Samoa
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Vanuatu
- Suriname
- Malawi
- Tonga
- Mozambique
- Nepal
- Afghanistan
- Lesotho
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Burundi
- Tanzania
- Liberia
- Niger
- Sao Tome and Principe