List of countries by prevalence of cocaine use

This is a list of states (and some territories) by the annual prevalence of cocaine use as percentage of the population aged 15–64 (unless otherwise indicated).[1] published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). 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 year.

According to a 2019 study, 5 Swiss cities (St Gallen, Bern, Zurich, Basel and Geneva) were listed among top 10 European cities for cocaine use.[2][3]

Country or entity %
usage
Year Note
 United States 2.7 2017 (Age 15–64)[4]
England Wales England and Wales 2.67 2017 (Age 16–59)[4]
 Albania 2.5 2014 (Age 15-64)[4]
 Australia 2.5 2016 (Age 14+)[4]
 Scotland 2.34 2014 (Age 16–64)[4]
 Spain 2.4 2022 (Age 15–64)[5]
 Netherlands 2.5 2021 (Age 15–64)[5]
 Northern Ireland 1.8 2014 (Age 15–64)[4]
 Montenegro 1.8 2017 (Age 16+)[4]
 Uruguay 1.8 2014 (Age 15–65)[4]
 Argentina 1.67 2017 (Age 15–64)[4]
 Denmark 1.5 2021 (Age 15–64)[5]
 France 1.6 2017 (Age 18–64)[4]
 Ireland 2.3 2019 (Age 15–64)[5]
 Canada 1.47 2015 (Age 15–64)[4]
 Poland 0.3 2019 (Age 15–64)[5]
 Chile 1.38 2016 (Age 15–64)[4]
 Costa Rica 1.33 2015 (Age 15–64)[4]
 Bermuda 1.3 2009 (Age 16–65)[4]
 Italy 1.21 2017 (Age 15–64)[4]
 Norway 1.5 2021 (Age 16–64)[5]
 Iceland 1.06 2015 (Age 15–64)[4]
 South Africa 1.02 2011 (Age 15–64)[4]
 Brazil 1 2016 (Age 15–64)[4]
 Jamaica 0.98 2010 (Age 15–64)[4]
 Grenada 0.9 2003 [6] (UNODC estimates)
 Haiti 0.88 2010 (Age 15–64)[4]
 Honduras 0.87 2005 (Age 12–35)[4]
 Belize 0.85 2005 (Age 12–65)[4] BBC
  Switzerland 0.81 2016 (Age 15–64)[4]
 Croatia 1.8 2019 (Age 15–64)[5]
 Mexico 0.8 2016 (Age 12–65)[4]
 Colombia 0.7 2013 (Age 12–65)[4]
 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.7 2002 [6] (UNODC estimates)
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.7 2002 [6] (UNODC estimates)
 Peru 0.696 2010 (Age 12–65)[4]
 Nicaragua 0.69 2006 (Age 12–65)[4]
 Venezuela 0.64 2011 (Age 12–65)[4]
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.63 2008 (Age 15–64)[4]
 Cayman Islands 0.6 2000 [6] (UNODC estimates)
 Israel 0.6 2016 (Age 18–65)[4]
 Estonia 0.6 2008 (Age 15–64)[4]
 Germany 1.6 2021 (Age 18–64)[5]
 New Zealand 0.6 2008 (Age 16–64; cocaine/crack)[4]
 Saint Lucia 0.6 2010 (Age 15–64)[4]
 Sweden 1.3 2021 (Age 15–64)[5]
 Belgium 1.4 2018 (Age 15–64)[5]
 Finland 0.9 2018 (Age 15–64)[5]
 Latvia 0.5 2015 (Age 15–64)[4]
 Malta 0.5 2013 (Age 15–64)[4]
 Slovenia 0.8 2018 (Age 15–64)[5]
 Trinidad and Tobago 0.48 2010 (Age 15–64)[4]
 Austria 1.6 2022 (Age 15–64)[5]
 Barbados 0.4 2006 (Age 15–64)[4]
 Greece 0.4 2015 (Age 15–64)[4]
 Greenland 0.4 2003 [6] (UNODC estimates)
 Liechtenstein 0.4 1998 [6]
 Luxembourg 0.4 2014 (Age 15–64)[4]
 El Salvador 0.37 2014 (Age 12–65)[4]
 Bolivia 0.36 2014 (Age 12–65)[4]
North Macedonia North Macedonia 0.34 2015 (Age 15–64)[4]
 Dominican Republic 0.32 2010 (Age 15–64)[4]
 Ukraine 0.32 2015 (Age 15–64)[4]
 Hungary 0.3 2019 (Age 15–64)[5]
 Bulgaria 0.6 2020 (Age 15–64)[5]
 Czech Republic 0.9 2020 (Age 15–64)[5]
 Hong Kong 0.25 2008 (Age 15–64)[4]
 Paraguay 0.25 2003 (Age 12–64)[4]
 Suriname 0.25 2013 (Age 12–65)[4]
 Russia 0.23 2007 (Age 15–64)[4]
 Guatemala 0.21 2005 (Age 15–64)[4]
 Cape Verde 0.2 2012 (Age 15–64)[4]
 Portugal 0.2 2017 (Age 15–64)[4]
 Romania 0.2 2013 (Age 15–64)[4]
 Slovakia 0.2 2010 (Age 15–64)[4]
 Zambia 0.2 2000 [6] (Tentative estimates)
 Namibia 0.2 1998 [6]
 Cyprus 0.2 2016 (Age 15–64)[4]
 Armenia 0.1 2005 (Age 15–64)[4]
 India 0.1 2018 (Age 10–75)[4]
 Lebanon 0.1 2001 [6] (UNODC estimates)
 Lithuania 0.6 2021 (Age 15–64)[5]
 Zimbabwe 0.1 2000 [6]
 Serbia 0.1 2014 (Age 18–64)[4]
 Taiwan 0.1 2005 (Age 15–64)[4]
 Kenya 0.1 2016 (Age 15–65)[4]
 Panama 0.1 2015 (Age 12–65)[4]
 Ecuador 0.08 2013 (Age 12–64)[4]
 Philippines 0.07 2016 (Age 10–69)[4]
 Belarus 0.06 2007 (Age 15–64)[4]
 Morocco 0.05 2004 (Age 15–64)[4]
 Thailand 0.05 2007 (Age 15–64)[4]
 Turkey 0.05 2017 (Age 15–64)[4]
 Maldives 0.042 2012 (Age 15–64)[4]
 Kuwait 0.04 2005 (Age 15–64)[4]
 Moldova 0.04 2008 (Age 15–64)[4]
 South Korea 0.03 2004 (Age 15–64)[4]
 Japan 0.03 2017 (Age 15–64)[4]
 Egypt 0.02 2006 (Age 15–64)[4]
 São Tomé and Príncipe 0.02 1997 [6]
 Sierra Leone 0.02 1996 [6]
 Algeria 0.01 2010 (Age 12+)[4]
 Angola 0.01 1999 [6]
 Indonesia 0.01 2010 (Age 10–60)[4]
 Chad 0.01 1995 [6]
 Nigeria 0.01 2017 (Age 15–64)[4]
 Iran 0.008 2008 (Age 15–64)[4]
 Afghanistan 0.001 2009 (Age 15–64)[4]
 Syria 0.001 2005 (Age 15–64)[4]
 Singapore 0.0002 2004 [6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "World Drug Report 2019". United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. 2019.
  2. ^ "Zurich is Europe's weekend cocaine capital". Swissinfo.ch. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Youth crime: more drug use, less dealing". Swissinfo.ch. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  4. ^ 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 bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz "Annual prevalence of use of drugs in 2017 (or latest year available) (interactive map)". United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Cocaine – the current situation in Europe (European Drug Report 2023): Prevalence and patterns of cocaine use". European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "World Drug Report 2006 (interactive map)". United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. 2006.
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