Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco in the United Arab Emirates

Both e-vapour products and heated tobacco products saw strong growth in the UAE in 2024. Although smokeless tobacco is not currently available in the country, both e-vapour products and heated tobacco have expanded rapidly. While the volume growth for e-vapour products has been significant; this success has not fully translated into value growth. This is largely due to manufacturers lowering prices in response to stiff competition from the illicit market. In fact, the volume share of illicit e-v...

Euromonitor International's Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco in United Arab Emirates report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2020-2024, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be the new legislative, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts to 2029 illustrate how the market is set to change.

Product coverage: E-Vapour Products, Heated Tobacco Products, Smokeless Tobacco, Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine.

Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

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Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco in the United Arab Emirates
Euromonitor International
June 2025
List Of Contents And Tables
SMOKELESS TOBACCO, E-VAPOUR PRODUCTS AND HEATED TOBACCO IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2024 DEVELOPMENTS
Category evolving despite challenges from illicit trade
Philip Morris sets the standard in heated tobacco
Specialist stores, hypermarkets and supermarkets lead distribution
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Tourist demand to fuel future growth
Sustainability concerns may shift consumer preferences towards open systems
Cross-category innovation to shape competitive landscape
CATEGORY INDICATORS
Table 1 Number of Adult Vapers 2019-2024
CATEGORY DATA
Table 2 Sales of Smokeless Tobacco by Category: Volume 2019-2024
Table 3 Sales of Smokeless Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 4 Sales of E-Vapour Products by Category: Volume 2019-2024
Table 5 Sales of E-Vapour Products by Category: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 6 Sales of Tobacco Heating Devices: Volume 2019-2024
Table 7 Sales of Tobacco Heating Devices: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 8 Sales of Heated Tobacco: Volume 2019-2024
Table 9 Sales of Heated Tobacco: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 10 Sales of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine: Volume 2019-2024
Table 11 Sales of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 12 Sales of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 13 Sales of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 14 Sales of Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 15 Sales of Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 16 Sales of E-Liquids by Nicotine Strength: % Value 2021-2024
Table 17 NBO Company Shares of Smokeless Tobacco: % Volume 2020-2024
Table 18 LBN Brand Shares of Smokeless Tobacco: % Volume 2021-2024
Table 19 NBO Company Shares of E-Vapour Products: % Value 2020-2024
Table 20 LBN Brand Shares of E-Vapour Products: % Value 2021-2024
Table 21 NBO Company Shares of Tobacco Heating Devices: % Volume 2020-2024
Table 22 LBN Brand Shares of Tobacco Heating Devices: % Volume 2021-2024
Table 23 NBO Company Shares of Heated Tobacco: % Volume 2020-2024
Table 24 LBN Brand Shares of Heated Tobacco: % Volume 2021-2024
Table 25 NBO Company Shares of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine: % Volume 2020-2024
Table 26 LBN Brand Shares of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine: % Volume 2021-2024
Table 27 Distribution of Smokeless Tobacco by Format: % Volume 2019-2024
Table 28 Distribution of E-Vapour Products by Format: % Value 2019-2024
Table 29 Distribution of Tobacco Heating Devices by Format: % Volume 2019-2024
Table 30 Distribution of Heated Tobacco by Format: % Volume 2019-2024
Table 31 Forecast Sales of Smokeless Tobacco by Category: Volume 2024-2029
Table 32 Forecast Sales of Smokeless Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2024-2029
Table 33 Forecast Sales of E-Vapour Products by Category: Volume 2024-2029
Table 34 Forecast Sales of E-Vapour Products by Category: % Volume Growth 2024-2029
Table 35 Forecast Sales of Tobacco Heating Devices: Volume 2024-2029
Table 36 Forecast Sales of Tobacco Heating Devices: % Volume Growth 2024-2029
Table 37 Forecast Sales of Heated Tobacco: Volume 2024-2029
Table 38 Forecast Sales of Heated Tobacco: % Volume Growth 2024-2029
Table 39 Forecast Sales of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine: Volume 2024-2029
Table 40 Forecast Sales of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine: % Volume Growth 2024-2029
Table 41 Forecast Sales of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine by Category: Value 2024-2029
Table 42 Forecast Sales of Tobacco Free Oral Nicotine by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
Table 43 Forecast Sales of Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco by Category: Value 2024-2029
Table 44 Forecast Sales of Smokeless Tobacco, E-Vapour Products and Heated Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
TOBACCO IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Tobacco in 2024: The big picture
2024 key trends
Competitive landscape
Retail developments
What next for tobacco?
OPERATING ENVIRONMENT
Legislation
Legislative overview
Summary 1 Legislation Summary at a Glance
Minimum legal smoking age
Smoking prevalence
Tar levels
Health warnings
Plain packaging
Advertising and sponsorship
Point-of-sale display bans
Smoking in public places
Low ignition propensity (LIP) cigarette regulation
Flavoured tobacco product ban
Reduced harm
Vapour products
PRODUCTION/IMPORTS/EXPORTS
MARKET INDICATORS
Table 45 Number of Adult Smokers by Gender 2019-2024
MARKET DATA
Table 46 Sales of Tobacco by Category: Volume 2019-2024
Table 47 Sales of Tobacco by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 48 Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 49 Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 50 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: Volume 2024-2029
Table 51 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: Value 2024-2029
Table 52 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Volume Growth 2024-2029
Table 53 Forecast Sales of Tobacco by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
Summary 2 Research Sources

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