Annual cannabis use by country
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See also: Adult lifetime cannabis use by country
Adult lifetime cannabis use by country
Adult lifetime cannabis use by country refers to the lifetime prevalence of cannabis use among all adults in surveys among the general population. Lifetime prevalence means any use during a person’s life. Unless another reference is indicated all the data comes from the European Monitoring Centre...

 (as opposed to annual use).

This is a list of countries (and some territories) by the annual prevalence of cannabis
Cannabis (drug)
Cannabis, also known as marijuana among many other names, refers to any number of preparations of the Cannabis plant intended for use as a psychoactive drug or for medicinal purposes. The English term marijuana comes from the Mexican Spanish word marihuana...

 use as a percentage of the population
aged 15–64 (unless otherwise indicated). The indicator is the "annual prevalence" rate which is the percentage of the youth and adult population who have consumed the drug at least once in the past survey year.

The primary source of information is the World Drug Report 2011 (WDR 2011),,
some older numbers are from the World Drug Report 2006 (WDR 2006), published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime is a United Nations agency that was established in 1997 as the Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention by combining the United Nations International Drug Control Program and the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Division in the United Nations...

 (UNODC). The chart can be ordered differently by clicking the sort buttons in each column.
Country or Entity Annual prevalence (percent) Year Sources, notes
 Afghanistan 4.3 2009
 Albania 1.8 2006
 Algeria 5.7 2006
 American Samoa 7.0 2007
 Andorra 14.6 2008
 Angola 2.1 1999
 Antigua and Barbuda 10.6 2005
 Argentina 7.2 2006
 Armenia 3.5 2003
 Australia 10.6 2007
 Austria 3.5 2008
 Azerbaijan 3.5 2004
 The Bahamas 5.5 2008
 Bahrain 0.4 (tentative estimate)
 Bangladesh 3.3 2004 (15-54)
 Barbados 8.3 2006 (12-65)
 Belarus 1.1 2007
 Belgium 5.1 2008
 Belize 8.5 2005 (12-65)
 Bolivia 4.3 2007 (12-65)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.8 2008
 Brazil 2.6 2005 (12-65)
 Brunei 0.02 1996
 Kingdom of Bulgaria 2.5 2008
 Burkina Faso 2.9 2006
 Cambodia 3.5 2003
 Canada 12.6 2009
 Cape Verde 8.1 2004
 Chad 0.9 1995
 Chile 6.7 2008
 Colombia 2.3 2008 (12-65)
 Comoros 2.9 2002
 Costa Rica 1.0 2006 (12-70)
 Independent State of Croatia 5.2 2007
 Cyprus 4.4 2009
 Czech Republic 15.2 2008
 Denmark 5.5 2008 (16-64)
 Dominica 10.8 2006
 Dominican Republic 0.3 2008
 Ecuador 0.7 2007
 Egypt 6.2 2006
 El Salvador 0.4 2005 (12-65)
 Kingdom of England &  Wales 6.6 2010 (16-59)
 Estonia 6.0 2008
 Ethiopia 2.6 1999
 Faroe Islands 2.2 2007
 Fiji 5.1 2004
 Finland 3.1 2008
 Early Modern France 8.6 2005
 Georgia (country) 2.7 2009
 Germany 4.8 2009 (18-64)
 Ghana 21.5 1998
 Gibraltar 5.2 2008
 Greece 1.7 2004
 Greenland 7.6 2003
 Grenada 10.8 2005
 Guam 18.4 2007
 Guatemala 4.8 2005
 Guyana 2.6 2002
 Haiti 1.4 2005
 Honduras 0.8 2005
 Hong Kong 0.4 2008
 Hungary 2.3 2007 (18-64)
 Iceland 3.4 2007
 India 3.2 2000
 Indonesia 0.4 2008
 Iran 4.2 1999
 Republic of Ireland 6.3 2007
 Isle of Man 9.4 2007
 Israel 8.9 2008 (18-40)
 Italy 14.6 2008
 Jamaica 9.9 2006
 Japan 0.1 2002
 Jordan 2.1 2001
 Kazakhstan 4.2 2003
 Kenya 2.1 2007 (15-65)
 Kuwait 3.1 2005
 Kyrgyzstan 6.4 2001
 Laos 0.9 2008
 Latvia 4.9 2007
 Lebanon 1.9 2009
 Libya 0.05 1998
 Liechtenstein 8.6 2005
 Lithuania 5.6 2008
 Luxembourg 7.6 2003
 Macau 0.7 2003
 Republic of Macedonia 0.6 2008
 Madagascar 9.1 2004
 Malaysia 1.6 2003
 Maldives 0.5 1994
 Mali 7.8 1995
 Malta 4.5 2007
 Marshall Islands 5.5 2007
 Mauritius 3.9 2004 (15-54)
 Mexico 1.0 2008 (12-65)
 Moldova 0.9 2008
 Monaco 8.9 2007
 Kingdom of Montenegro 0.2 2008
 Morocco 4.2 2004
 Myanmar 0.9 2005
 Namibia 3.9 2000
 Nepal 3.2 1998
 Netherlands 5.4 2005
 New Caledonia 1.9 (tentative estimate)
 New Zealand 14.6 2008 (16-64)
 Nicaragua 1.1 2006 (12-65)
 Nigeria 14.3 2008
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

 (UK)
7.2 2007
 Northern Mariana Islands 22.2 2007
 Norway 4.6 2004
 Oman 0.1 1999
 Pakistan 3.9 2000
 Palau 24.2 2007
 Panama 3.6 2003 (12-65)
 Papua New Guinea 29.5 1995
 Paraguay 1.6 2005
 Peru 0.7 2006 (12-64)
 Philippines 0.8 2008
 Poland 2.7 2006
 Portugal 3.3 2007
 Puerto Rico 4.9 2005
 Qatar 0.1 1996
 South Korea 0.3 2004
 Kingdom of Romania 0.4 2007
 Russia 3.5 2007
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 11.7 2006
 Saint Lucia 9.0 2006
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.1 2006
 Saudi Arabia 0.3 2006
 Kingdom of Scotland 8.4 2009 (16-64)
 Senegal 2.8 1999
 Serbia 4.1 2006
 Sierra Leone 16.1 1996
 Singapore 0.004 2004
 Slovakia 6.9 2006
 Slovenia 4.1 2007
 Somalia 2.5 2002
 South Africa 4.3 2008
 Spain 10.6 2010
 Sri Lanka 1.5 2000
 Suriname 4.3 2007 (12-65)
 Sweden 1.2 2008
 Switzerland 3.4 2008
 Syria 2 2002 (tentative estimate)
 Republic of China 0.3 2005 (12-64)
 Tajikistan 3.4 1998
 Tanzania 0.2 1999 (tentative estimate)
 Thailand 1.2 2007 (12-65)
 Togo 1.0 2009
 Trinidad and Tobago 4.7 2006
 Turkey 1.9 2003
 Turks and Caicos Islands 5.4 2002
 Uganda 1.4 (tentative estimate)
 Ukraine 2.5 2007
 United Arab Emirates 5.4 2006
 Uruguay 6.0 2006 (12-65)
 United States 13.7 2009
 Uzbekistan 4.2 2003
 Vanuatu 0.1 1997
 Venezuela 0.9 2005
 Vietnam 0.3 2002
 Zambia 9.5 2004
 Zimbabwe 6.9 2000

See also

  • Adult lifetime cannabis use by country
    Adult lifetime cannabis use by country
    Adult lifetime cannabis use by country refers to the lifetime prevalence of cannabis use among all adults in surveys among the general population. Lifetime prevalence means any use during a person’s life. Unless another reference is indicated all the data comes from the European Monitoring Centre...

  • Cannabis reform at the international level
    Cannabis reform at the international level
    Cannabis reform at the international level refers to efforts to ease restrictions on cannabis use under international treaties. Most cannabis reform organizations do not spend a great deal of resources on international cannabis reform, since success would require governmental assistance that has so...

  • Decriminalization of non-medical marijuana in the United States
    Decriminalization of non-medical marijuana in the United States
    Attempts to decriminalize cannabis in the United States began in the 1970s. Several jurisdictions have subsequently decriminalized cannabis for non-medical purposes, as views on cannabis have liberalized, peaking in 1978...

  • Health issues and the effects of cannabis
    Health issues and the effects of cannabis
    The effects of cannabis are caused by cannabinoids, most notably the chemical substance tetrahydrocannabinol . Cannabis has both psychological and physiological effects on the human body...

  • Illegal drug trade
    Illegal drug trade
    The illegal drug trade is a global black market, dedicated to cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of those substances which are subject to drug prohibition laws. Most jurisdictions prohibit trade, except under license, of many types of drugs by drug prohibition laws.A UN report said the...

  • Legal and medical status of cannabis
    Legal and medical status of cannabis
    Cannabis is in Schedule IV of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, making it subject to special restrictions. Article 2 provides for the following, in reference to Schedule IV drugs:...

  • Legality of cannabis by country
  • Removal of cannabis from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act
  • Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs
    Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs
    The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 is an international treaty to prohibit production and supply of specific drugs and of drugs with similar effects except under licence for specific purposes, such as medical treatment and research...


Further reading

  • World Drug Report (WDR). Multi-year archive. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
    United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
    The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime is a United Nations agency that was established in 1997 as the Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention by combining the United Nations International Drug Control Program and the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Division in the United Nations...

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  • World Drug Report 2011.
  • These Are The European Nations That Smoke The Most Pot. By Nick Jardine. 18 October 2011. Business Insider
    Business Insider
    Business Insider is a U.S. business/entertainment news website launched in February 2009. Founded by DoubleClick Founder and former C.E.O. Kevin P. Ryan it is the overarching brand beneath which fall the Silicon Alley Insider and Clusterstock verticals...

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