Annual cannabis use by country

This is a list of the annual prevalence of cannabis use by country (including some territories) as a percentage of the population aged 15–64 (unless otherwise indicated). 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.

World map of annual cannabis prevalence

Table

The primary source of information is the World Drug Report 2011 (WDR 2011),[1] some older numbers are from the World Drug Report 2006 (WDR 2006),[2] published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

Country or entity	Annual prevalence (percent)	Year	Sources, notes
Afghanistan	4.3	2010	[1]
Albania	1.8	2006	[1]
Algeria	5.7	2006	[1]
American Samoa	7.0	2007	[1]
Andorra	14.6	2008	[1]
Angola	2.1	1999	[2]
Antigua and Barbuda	10.6	2005	[1]
Argentina	7.2	2006	[1]
Armenia	3.5	2003	[1]
Australia	10.6	2007	[1]
Austria	3.5	2008	[1]
Azerbaijan	3.5	2004	[1]
Bahamas	5.5	2008	[1]
Bahrain	0.4		[2] (tentative estimate)
Bangladesh	3.3	2004	[1] (15-54)
Barbados	8.3	2006	[1] (12-65)
Belarus	1.1	2007	[1]
Belgium	5.1	2008	[1]
Belize	8.5	2005	[1] (12-65)
Bolivia	4.3	2007	[1] (12-65)
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2.8	2008	[1]
Brazil	2.6	2005	[1] (12-65)
Brunei Darussalam	0.02	1996	[2]
Bulgaria	2.5	2008	[1]
Burkina Faso	2.9	2006	[1]
Cambodia	3.5	2003	[1]
Canada	32.7	2016	[3]
Cape Verde	8.1	2004	[1]
Chad	0.9	1995	[2]
Chile	11.3	2014	[4][5]
China	0.04	2015	[6] (tentative estimate)
Colombia	2.3	2008	[1] (12-65)
Comoros	2.9	2002	[1]
Costa Rica	1.0	2006	[1] (12-70)
Croatia	5.2	2007	[1]
Cyprus	4.4	2009	[1]
Czech Republic	15.2	2008	[1]
Denmark	5.5	2008	[1] (16-64)
Dominica	10.8	2006	[1]
Dominican Republic	0.3	2008	[1]
Ecuador	0.7	2007	[1]
Egypt	6.2	2006	[1]
El Salvador	0.4	2005	[1] (12-65)
England and Wales	6.6	2010	[1] (16-59)
Estonia	6.0	2008	[1]
Ethiopia	2.6	1999	[2]
Faroe Islands	2.2	2007	[1]
Fiji	5.1	2004	[1]
Finland	3.1	2008	[1]
France	8.6	2005	[1]
Georgia	2.7	2009	[1]
Germany	4.8	2009	[1] (18-64)
Ghana	21.5	1998	[2]
Gibraltar	5.2	2008	[1]
Greece	1.7	2004	[1]
Greenland	7.6	2003	[1]
Grenada	10.8	2005	[1]
Guam	18.4	2007	[1]
Guatemala	4.8	2005	[1]
Guyana	2.6	2002	[1]
Haiti	1.4	2005	[1]
Honduras	0.8	2005	[1]
Hong Kong	0.4	2008	[1]
Hungary	2.3	2007	[1] (18-64)
Iceland	18.3	2012	[3]
India	3.2	2000	[2]
Indonesia	0.4	2008	[1]
Iran	4.2	1999	[2]
Ireland	6.3	2007	[1]
Isle of Man	9.4	2007	[1]
Israel	27.0	2017	[7] (18-65)
Italy	14.6	2008	[1]
Jamaica	9.9	2006	[1]
Japan	0.3	2011	[3]
Jordan	2.1	2001	[1]
Kazakhstan	4.2	2003	[1]
Kenya	2.1	2007	[1] (15-65)
South Korea	0.3	2004	[1]
Kuwait	3.1	2005	[1]
Kyrgyzstan	6.4	2001	[1]
Laos	0.9	2008	[1]
Latvia	4.9	2007	[1]
Lebanon	1.9	2009	[1]
Libya	0.05	1998	[2]
Liechtenstein	8.6	2005	[1]
Lithuania	5.6	2008	[1]
Luxembourg	7.6	2003	[1]
Macau	0.7	2003	[1]
Madagascar	9.1	2004	[1]
Malaysia	1.6	2003	[1]
Maldives	0.5	1994	[2]
Mali	7.8	1995	[2]
Malta	4.5	2007	[1]
Marshall Islands	5.5	2007	[1]
Mauritius	3.9	2004	[1] (15-54)
Mexico	1.2	2011	[8] (12-65)
Moldova	0.9	2008	[1]
Monaco	8.9	2007	[1]
Montenegro	0.2	2008	[1]
Morocco	4.2	2004	[1]
Myanmar	0.9	2005	[1]
Namibia	3.9	2000	[1]
Nepal	3.2	1998	[2]
Netherlands	8.0	2014	[3]
New Caledonia	1.9		[2] (tentative estimate)
New Zealand	14.6	2008	[1] (16-64)
Nicaragua	1.1	2006	[1] (12-65)
Nigeria	14.3	2008	[1]
Northern Ireland (UK)	7.2	2007	[1]
Northern Mariana Islands	22.2	2007	[1]
North Macedonia	0.6	2008	[1]
Norway	4.6	2004	[1]
Oman	0.1	1999	[2]
Pakistan	3.9	2000	[1]
Palau	24.2	2007	[1]
Panama	3.6	2003	[1] (12-65)
Papua New Guinea	29.5	1995	[2]
Paraguay	1.6	2005	[1]
Peru	0.7	2006	[1] (12-64)
Philippines	0.8	2008	[1]
Poland	2.7	2006	[1]
Portugal	3.3	2007	[1]
Puerto Rico	4.9	2005	[1]
Qatar	0.1	1996	[2]
Romania	0.4	2007	[1]
Russia	3.5	2007	[1]
Saint Kitts and Nevis	11.7	2006	[1]
Saint Lucia	9.0	2006	[1]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	7.1	2006	[1]
Saudi Arabia	0.3	2006	[1]
Scotland	8.4	2009	[1] (16-64)
Senegal	2.8	1999	[2]
Serbia	4.1	2006	[1]
Sierra Leone	16.1	1996	[2]
Singapore	0.004	2004	[2]
Slovakia	6.9	2006	[1]
Slovenia	4.1	2007	[1]
Somalia	2.5	2002	[1]
South Africa	4.3	2008	[1]
Spain	10.6	2010	[1]
Sri Lanka	1.5	2000	[1]
Suriname	4.3	2007	[1] (12-65)
Sweden	2.9	2014	[3]
Switzerland	3.4	2008	[1]
Syria	2.0	2002	[2] (tentative estimate)
Taiwan	0.3	2005	[1] (12-64)
Tajikistan	3.4	1998	[2]
Tanzania	0.2	1999	[2] (tentative estimate)
Thailand	1.2	2007	[1] (12-65)
Togo	1.0	2009	[1]
Trinidad and Tobago	4.7	2006	[1]
Turkey	1.9	2003	[1]
Turks and Caicos Islands	5.4	2002	[1]
Uganda	1.4		[2] (tentative estimate)
Ukraine	2.5	2007	[1]
United Arab Emirates	5.4	2006	[1]
United States	16.2	2014	[3]
Uruguay	6.0	2006	[1] (12-65)
Uzbekistan	4.2	2003	[1]
Vanuatu	0.1	1997	[2]
Venezuela	0.9	2005	[1]
Vietnam	0.3	2002	[1]
Zambia	9.5	2004	[1]
Zimbabwe	6.9	2000	[1]

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References

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)."
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)."
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