Loose cigarettes supply structure across sub-Saharan Africa
| Country | Shops surveyed (n) | Percentage (%) of all shops selling loose cigarettes | Percentage (%) of formal shops selling loose cigarettes | Percentage (%) of informal street vendors selling loose cigarettes | Percentage (%) of brands sold both loose and in packs (brands, n) |
| Botswana | 900 | 58.2 | 0.8 | 97.9 | 20.9 (41) |
| Chad | 67 | 31.3 | 0.0 | 36.8 | 62.5 (8) |
| Ethiopia* | 1120 | 98.4 | 0.0 | 98.9 | 47.6 (21) |
| Ghana* | 103 | 59.2 | 17.7 | 23.5 | 50.0 (18) |
| Kenya* | 78 | 92.3 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 (10) |
| Lesotho | 6135 | 97.4 | 65.2 | 99.9 | 43.1 (58) |
| Madagascar | 52 | 75.0 | 21.4 | 100.0 | 70.0 (9) |
| Malawi | 322 | 6.8 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 38.5 (23) |
| Mozambique | 104 | 87.5 | 0.0 | 98.8 | 78.6 (14) |
| Namibia | 976 | 19.8 | 3.6 | 100.0 | 39.4 (31) |
| Nigeria* | 59 | 54.2 | 0.0 | 36.4 | 38.4 (35) |
| South Africa | 4051 | 82.0 | 26.5 | 97.8 | 63.9 (109) |
| Tanzania | 185 | 81.6 | 41.5 | 98.3 | 100.0 (16) |
| Uganda* | 38 | 71.1 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 42.9 (7) |
| Zambia | 102 | 47.0 | 23.3 | 58.8 | 55.6 (17) |
| Zimbabwe | 4189 | 71.2 | 31.5 | 79.5 | 73.5 (34) |
| Average | 64.6 | 14.7 | 76.9 | 57.8 (28) |
Source: Authors elaboration on Economics of Excisable Products Research data.
*Countries marked with an asterisk have passed some legislation that bans the sale of single-stick cigarettes reflected in lower proportions of formal stores selling them.