List of countries by annual cannabis use
Appearance
This is a list of the annual prevalence of cannabis use by country (including some territories) as a percentage of the population. The indicator is an "annual prevalence" rate which is the percentage of the youth and adult population who have consumed cannabis at least once in the past survey year.
Table
[edit]Asterisk (*) links below are "Cannabis in LOCATION" links.
Location | Annual prevalence (%) | Year | Age group | Sources, notes |
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Afghanistan * | 3.81 | 2015 | 15+ | [1] |
Albania * | 5.60 | 2014 | 15–64 | [1] |
Algeria * | 0.52 | 2010 | 12+ | [1] |
American Samoa * | 7.0 | 2007 | [2] | |
Andorra * | 14.6 | 2008 | [2] | |
Angola * | 2.1 | 1999 | [3] | |
Antigua and Barbuda * | 10.6 | 2005 | [2] | |
Argentina * | 8.13 | 2017 | 15–64 | [1] |
Armenia * | 3.5 | 2003 | [2] | |
Australia * | 11.6 | 2019 | [4] | |
Austria * | 6.30 | 2020 | 15–64 | [5] |
Azerbaijan * | 3.5 | 2004 | [2] | |
Bahamas * | 3.10 | 2017 | 12–65 | [1] |
Bahrain * | 0.4 | [3] (tentative) | ||
Bangladesh * | 3.3 | 2004 | 15–54 | [2] |
Barbados * | 8.3 | 2006 | 12–65 | [2] |
Belarus * | 1.1 | 2007 | [2] | |
Belgium * | 7.00 | 2020 | 15–64 | [5] |
Belize * | 12.7 | 2019 | 15+ | [6] |
Bhutan * | 4.20 | 2009 | 15–64 | [1] |
Bolivia * | 2.19 | 2018 | 15–64 | [1] |
Bosnia and Herzegovina * | 1.60 | 2011 | 15–64 | [1] |
Brazil * | 2.81 | 2012 | 15–64 | [1] |
Brunei * | 0.02 | 1996 | [3] | |
Bulgaria * | 2.40 | 2020 | 15–64 | [5] |
Burkina Faso * | 2.9 | 2006 | [2] | |
Cambodia * | 3.5 | 2003 | [2] | |
Canada * | 27 | 2022 | 16+ | [7] |
Cape Verde * | 2.40 | 2012 | 15–64 | [1] |
Chad * | 0.9 | 1995 | [3] | |
Chile * | 12.05 | 2020 | 15–64 | [1] |
China * | 0.04 | 2015 | [citation needed] (tentative) | |
Colombia * | 2.68 | 2019 | 12–65 | [1] |
Comoros * | 2.9 | 2002 | [2] | |
Costa Rica * | 5.18 | 2015 | 15–64 | [1] |
Ivory Coast * | 3.24 | 2017 | 15–64 | [1] |
Croatia * | 10.20 | 2020 | 15–64 | [5] |
Cyprus * | 4.00 | 2020 | 15–64 | [5] |
Czech Republic * | 11.10 | 2020 | 15–64 | [5] |
Denmark * | 6.30 | 2020 | 15–64 | [5] |
Dominica * | 10.8 | 2006 | [2] | |
Dominican Republic * | 0.68 | 2010 | 12–65 | [1] |
Ecuador * | 0.67 | 2013 | 12–65 | [1] |
Egypt * | 5.31 | 2016 | 15–64 | [1] |
El Salvador * | 2.03 | 2014 | 12–65 | [1] |
Estonia * | 6.60 | 2020 | 15–64 | [5] |
Ethiopia * | 2.6 | 1999 | [3] | |
Faroe Islands (Denmark) | 2.2 | 2007 | [2] | |
Fiji * | 5.1 | 2004 | [2] | |
Finland * | 8.20 | 2020 | 15–64 | [5] |
France * | 11.00 | 2020 | 15–64 | [5] |
Georgia * | 3.40 | 2015 | 18–64 | [1] |
Germany * | 7.10 | 2020 | 15–64 | [5] |
Ghana * | 21.5 | 1998 | [3] | |
Gibraltar * | 5.2 | 2008 | [2] | |
Greece * | 2.80 | 2020 | 15–64 | [5] |
Greenland * (Denmark) | 12.3 | 2019 | 15+ | [6] |
Grenada * | 10.8 | 2005 | [2] | |
Guam * | 18.4 | 2007 | [2] | |
Guatemala * | 3.48 | 2014 | 15–64 | [1] |
Guyana * | 4.60 | 2016 | 12–65 | [1] |
Haiti * | 2.50 | 2018 | 15–64 | [1] |
Honduras * | 0.8 | 2005 | [2] | |
Hong Kong * | 0.4 | 2008 | [2] | |
Hungary * | 1.30 | 2020 | 15–64 | [5] |
Iceland * | 5.80 | 2017 | 18–64 | [1] |
India * | 3.2 | 2020 | [3] | |
Indonesia * | 1.44 | 2019 | 15–64 | [1] |
Iran * | 0.58 | 2015 | 15–64 | [1] |
Ireland * | 7.10 | 2020 | 15–64 | [5] |
Isle of Man | 9.4 | 2007 | [2] | |
Israel * | 14.00 | 2020 | 18–86 | [1] |
Italy * | 10.20 | 2020 | 15–64 | [5] |
Jamaica * | 18.00 | 2016 | 12–65 | [1] |
Japan * | 0.10 | 2019 | 15–64 | [1] |
Jordan * | 2.1 | 2001 | [2] | |
Kazakhstan * | 2.40 | 2012 | 15–64 | [1] |
Kenya * | 1.20 | 2016 | 15–64 | [1] |
Kosovo * | 1.30 | 2019 | 15–64 | [1] |
Kuwait * | 3.1 | 2005 | [2] | |
Kyrgyzstan * | 6.4 | 2001 | [2] | |
Laos * | 0.9 | 2008 | [2] | |
Latvia * | 3.90 | 2020 | 15–64 | [5] |
Lebanon * | 1.9 | 2009 | [2] | |
Liberia * | 7.52 | 2017 | 15–64 | [1] |
Libya | 0.05 | 1998 | [3] | |
Liechtenstein * | 8.6 | 2005 | [2] | |
Lithuania * | 2.70 | 2020 | 15–64 | [5] |
Luxembourg * | 5.40 | 2020 | 15–64 | [5] |
Macau * | 0.7 | 2003 | [2] | |
Madagascar * | 14.2 | 2019 | 15+ | [6] |
Malaysia * | 1.6 | 2003 | [2] | |
Maldives * | 2.55 | 2012 | 15–64 | [1] |
Mali * | 7.8 | 1995 | [3] | |
Malta * | 0.90 | 2020 | 15–64 | [5] |
Marshall Islands | 5.5 | 2007 | [2] | |
Mauritius * | 1.08 | 2009 | 15–54 | [1] |
Mexico * | 2.10 | 2016 | 12–65 | [1] |
Moldova * | 0.70 | 2010 | 15–64 | [1] |
Monaco * | 10.47 | 2017 | 18–64 | [1] |
Montenegro * | 4.60 | 2017 | 15–64 | [1] |
Morocco * | 10.47 | 2017 | 15–64 | [1] |
Myanmar * | 0.9 | 2005 | [2] | |
Namibia * | 3.9 | 2000 | [2] | |
Nepal * | 0.71 | 2019 | 15–50 | [1] |
Netherlands * | 10.10 | 2020 | 15–64 | [5] |
New Caledonia * | 1.9 | [3] (tentative) | ||
New Zealand * | 15.00 | 2020 | 18+ | [1] |
Nicaragua | 1.1 | 2006 | 12–65 | [2] |
Nigeria * | 19.4 | 2019 | 15+ | [6] |
Northern Mariana Islands * | 22.2 | 2007 | [2] | |
North Macedonia * | 6.60 | 2017 | 15–64 | [1] |
Norway * | 5.0 | 2022 | 16–64 | [8] |
Oman * | 0.1 | 1999 | [3] | |
Pakistan * | 3.60 | 2012 | 15–64 | [1] |
Palau * | 24.2 | 2007 | [2] | |
Panama * | 0.77 | 2015 | 12–65 | [1] |
Papua New Guinea * | 29.5 | 1995 | [3] | |
Paraguay * | 1.6 | 2005 | [2] | |
Peru * | 1.62 | 2017 | 15–64 | [1] |
Philippines * | 1.64 | 2016 | 10–69 | [1] |
Poland * | 3.80 | 2020 | 15–64 | [5] |
Portugal * | 5.10 | 2020 | 15–64 | [5] |
Puerto Rico * | 4.9 | 2005 | [2] | |
Qatar * | 0.1 | 1996 | [3] | |
Romania * | 3.50 | 2020 | 15–64 | [5] |
Russia * | 3.5 | 2007 | [2] | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis * | 11.7 | 2006 | [2] | |
Saint Lucia * | 8.87 | 2010 | 15–64 | [1] |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines * | 7.1 | 2006 | [2] | |
Saudi Arabia * | 0.3 | 2006 | [2] | |
Senegal * | 2.8 | 1999 | [3] | |
Serbia * | 2.00 | 2018 | 15–64 | [1] |
Sierra Leone * | 6.48 | 2017 | 15–64 | [1] |
Singapore * | 0.004 | 2004 | [3] | |
Slovakia * | 3.80 | 2020 | 15–64 | [5] |
Slovenia * | 5.90 | 2020 | 15–64 | [5] |
Somalia * | 2.5 | 2002 | [2] | |
South Africa * | 3.65 | 2011 | 9–64 | [1] |
South Korea * | 0.3 | 2004 | [2] | |
Spain * | 10.50 | 2020 | 15–64 | [5] |
Sri Lanka * | 1.90 | 2018 | 14+ | [1] |
Suriname * | 3.40 | 2013 | 12–65 | [1] |
Sweden * | 3.80 | 2020 | 15–64 | [5] |
Switzerland * | 9.09 | 2016 | 15–64 | [1] |
Syria * | 2.0 | 2002 | [3] (tentative) | |
Taiwan * | 0.3 | 2005 | 12–64 | [2] |
Tajikistan * | 3.4 | 1998 | [3] | |
Tanzania * | 0.2 | 1999 | [3] (tentative) | |
Thailand * | 1.33 | 2019 | 12–65 | [1] |
Togo * | 1.0 | 2009 | [2] | |
Trinidad and Tobago * | 4.79 | 2017 | 15–64 | [1] |
Tunisia * | 5.35 | 2017 | 15–64 | [1] |
Turkey * | 1.10 | 2020 | 15–64 | [5] |
Turks and Caicos Islands * | 5.4 | 2002 | [2] | |
Uganda * | 1.4 | [3] (tentative) | ||
Ukraine * | 2.13 | 2015 | 15–64 | [1] |
United Arab Emirates * | 5.4 | 2006 | [2] | |
United Kingdom * | 7.10 | 2020 | 15–64 | [5] |
United States * | 21.90 | 2020 | 15–64 | [1] |
Uruguay * | 14.60 | 2018 | 15–65 | [1] |
Uzbekistan * | 4.2 | 2003 | [2] | |
Vanuatu * | 0.1 | 1997 | [3] | |
Venezuela * | 1.56 | 2011 | 12–65 | [1] |
Vietnam * | 0.3 | 2002 | [2] | |
Zambia * | 14.8 | 2019 | 15+ | [6] |
Zimbabwe * | 6.9 | 2000 | [2] |
See also
[edit]- Adult lifetime cannabis use by country
- Decriminalization of non-medical marijuana in the United States
- Health issues and the effects of cannabis
- Illegal drug trade
- Legal and medical status of cannabis
- Legality of cannabis by country
- Removal of cannabis from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act
- Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh "World Drug Report 2022_Annex". United Nations : Office on Drugs and Crime. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw World Drug Report 2011. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Cannabis stats are from Chapter 6.1.1.3. Consumption: Annual prevalence of Cannabis, p. 217. "Sources: Annual Reports Questionnaires, Academic Researches, Concise International Chemical Assessment Documents (CICAD), Government Reports, European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD), International Narcotics Control Strategy Reports (INCSR)."
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t World Drug Report 2006. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Cannabis stats are from Chapter 6.1.3. Consumption: Annual prevalence of Cannabis, p. 386. "Sources: Annual Reports Questionnaires, Government Reports, US Department of State, European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Abuse (EMCDDA)."
- ^ "National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2019: in brief, Summary". Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac "Cannabis use in Europe 2020". Statista. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ^ a b c d e "Top Cannabis Usage by Country". 28 April 2019. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ^ "Cannabis use for non-medical purposes among Canadians (aged 16+), Government of Canada". 16 December 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
- ^ Haugen, Sindre Mikael (October 6, 2022). "Flere med høy utdanning drikker". SSB (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved December 29, 2022.
I 2022 er andelen av befolkningen 16–64 år som noen gang har prøvd cannabis 27 prosent. I 2018 var andelen 23 prosent. Det er kvinner som har hatt den største endringen i løpet av denne perioden, fra 17 til 23 prosent.
Further reading
[edit]- World Drug Report (WDR). Multi-year archive. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
- World Drug Report 2011.
- These Are The European Nations That Smoke The Most Pot. By Nick Jardine. 18 October 2011. Business Insider.
External links
[edit]- NSDUH: U.S. federal government study showing regional data on cannabis usage within each state.