Where Vaping Is Taking Off

Vapes, a type of e-cigarette, have grown in popularity in recent years, especially with the emergence of new brands such as the brightly colored Elf Bar. While they are generally considered to be less dangerous than smoking tobacco-based cigarettes and are frequently used as a tool to help with quitting smoking, the World Health Organization warns that it is too early to say what the long-term impacts of using e-cigarettes could be or the impacts of being exposed to them. Disposable e-cigarettes have also drawn criticism for targeting young consumers through their marketing campaigns and enticing them towards smoking. While vapes do not burn tobacco, they often still have nicotine in them, which is highly addictive.

The following chart shows the varying levels of vaping popularity around the world. In Indonesia, as many as one in four people surveyed by Statista Consumer Insights said that they had used a vape at least occasionally. Meanwhile, in Europe, vapes were fairly popular in Switzerland (15 percent usage) and the United Kingdom (13 percent). For the latter, when looking at a breakdown of age groups, the survey found that a high 27 percent of 18-19 year olds said they occasionally used a vape - by far the highest figure of the surveyed age groups in the UK.

According to the survey, vaping is less popular in Brazil, where only 6 percent of online respondents said they use a vape at least occasionally, and even less so in Morocco with only 2 percent of online respondents answering the same.