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E-cigarette vaping in Senegal

Senegal Background
Data sourced: 2023.   Page updated: 2026-09-01

In Senegal, there are no specific laws for e-cigarettes including their sala, advertisement, and use. If you have first-hand experience or additional insights on vaping regulations in Senegal, please share with the GSTHR team.

Data show that people vape in Sengel and the current vaping prevalence among adults in Senegal was 0.4% (0.3% among females and 0.6% among males) in 2023. This corresponds to an estimated 40,613 current adult vapers in 2023.

Prevalence

References:
  1. 1. Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) 2023 cited in WHO. (2025). WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000–2024 and projections 2025–2030 (6th edn). World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240116276 2. Calculation based on population size data of people over 15 years of age (16+). Source of population data: World Population Prospects 2019 [Internet]. United Nations; 2019. (Department of Economic and Social Affairs, editor. Population Division). Report No.: Rev. 1. Available from: https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Standard/Population/
  2. Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) 2023 cited in WHO. (2025). WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000–2024 and projections 2025–2030 (6th edn). World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240116276

Product promotion

No specific ban
1
2023
No specific regulation
1
References:
  1. WHO. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-sen.pdf?download=true&utm_source=chatgpt.com. Accessed: 1 September 2026.

Regulation

Year Value Reference/Comment
2017 or earlier no specific law 1A
2023 no specific law 1B
References:
  1. Data cross-referenced where possible using the following sources :1. Vapetrotter website. Available at: https://www.vapetrotter.com/laws/ ; 2. Global tobacco control website. Available at:https://www.globaltobaccocontrol.org/node/14052 ; 3. Tobacco Control Laws website. Available at : https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/
  2. WHO. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-sen.pdf?download=true&utm_source=chatgpt.com. Accessed: 1 September 2026.
Yes
2
References:
  1. WHO. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-sen.pdf?download=true&utm_source=chatgpt.com. Accessed: 1 September 2026.
  2. Data cross-referenced where possible using the following sources :1. Vapetrotter website. Available at: https://www.vapetrotter.com/laws/ ; 2. Global tobacco control website. Available at:https://www.globaltobaccocontrol.org/node/14052 ; 3. Tobacco Control Laws website. Available at : https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/
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