Cannabis Freedom Index

Datasets Use · not part of the score

Cannabis use

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) · national surveys from 1995 to 2024

How many people use cannabis is the first thing most readers ask, and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime collects the answer from governments’ national surveys: the share of people who used cannabis in the past year.[1] This site applies each share to a population of the same ages, which gives the number of users on the map and the chart of use. All 220 places have a figure, and 93 have more than one survey, so many profiles can show use over time.

The surveys are not made to be compared. They ask different age groups, in different years, and some include children, so a high share may only mean a younger or a more recent survey.[1] Where a country has no survey, a regional median stands in, and it is marked as an estimate. For how people actually get cannabis in each country, see the recreational use and black market sections; for schoolchildren, see use at 15 and 16.

Published by
UNODC — World Drug Report 2026, statistical annex, table 1.2 Prevalence of drug use in the general population, national data
Data
table 1.2, spreadsheet
File here
unodc-cannabis-use.csv
See also
The interactive map · The chart · The files and their checksums
of 220 places covered
220
years in the file
national surveys from 1995 to 2024
places with several years
93

Cannabis use, on the map

The stronger the blue, the higher the figure, by fifths of the places covered. Select a country for its profile.

Lowest fifthSecond fifthMiddle fifthFourth fifthHighest fifthNot in the dataset

Country by country

Each place's latest figure, as on its profile. Select a heading to sort.

Further figures
AbkhaziaAsia4.6%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)7,200 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
AfghanistanAsia3.8%of people aged 15+ages 15+ · survey 2015 · 960,000 people · UNODC 20262015
AlbaniaEurope5.6%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2014 · 87,000 people · UNODC 20262014
AlgeriaAfrica0.59%of people aged 12+ages 12+ · survey 2010 · 210,000 people · UNODC 20262010
AndorraEurope14.6%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)survey 2008 · 8,700 people · earlier figure, not in UNODC 20262008
AngolaAfrica2.1%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)survey 1999 · 430,000 people · earlier figure, not in UNODC 20261999
Antigua and BarbudaNorth America10.6%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)survey 2005 · 7,000 people · earlier figure, not in UNODC 20262005
ArgentinaSouth America10.3%of people aged 16–75ages 16–75 · survey 2022 · 3,400,000 people · UNODC 20262022
ArmeniaAsia3.5%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2003 · 72,000 people · UNODC 20262003
ArubaNorth America7.1%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)5,100 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
AustraliaOceania11.5%of people aged 14+ages 14+ · survey 2022/23 · 2,700,000 people · UNODC 20262023
AustriaEurope6.3%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2020 · 380,000 people · UNODC 20262020
AzerbaijanAsia3.5%of people aged 15–65ages 15–65 · survey 2004 · 250,000 people · UNODC 20262004
BahamasNorth America3.1%of people aged 12–65ages 12–65 · survey 2017 · 9,400 people · UNODC 20262017
BahrainAsia2%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)25,000 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
BangladeshAsia3.1%of people aged 7+ages 7+ · survey 2018 · 4,700,000 people · UNODC 20262018
BarbadosNorth America8.3%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2006 · 15,000 people · UNODC 20262006
BelarusEurope1.07%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2007 · 64,000 people · UNODC 20262007
BelgiumEurope7%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2018 · 530,000 people · UNODC 20262018
BelizeNorth America8.45%of people aged 12–65ages 12–65 · survey 2005 · 27,000 people · UNODC 20262005
BeninAfrica3.07%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)250,000 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
BermudaNorth America10.9%of people aged 16–65ages 16–65 · survey 2009 · 4,500 people · UNODC 20262009
BhutanAsia4.2%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2009 · 24,000 people · UNODC 20262009
BoliviaSouth America1.1%of people aged 12–65ages 12–65 · survey 2023 · 98,000 people · UNODC 20262023
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope1.6%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2011 · 32,000 people · UNODC 20262011
BotswanaAfrica3.07%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)50,000 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
BrazilSouth America6%of people aged 14+ages 14+ · survey 2023 · 10,000,000 people · UNODC 20262023
British Virgin IslandsNorth America7.1%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)2,100 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
BruneiAsia0.02%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)survey 1996 · 67 people · earlier figure, not in UNODC 20261996
BulgariaEurope6.7%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2024 · 270,000 people · UNODC 20262024
Burkina FasoAfrica2.9%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2006 · 390,000 people · UNODC 20262006
BurundiAfrica3.07%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)240,000 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
Cabo VerdeAfrica2.4%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2012 · 8,600 people · UNODC 20262012
CambodiaAsia3.5%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2003 · 400,000 people · UNODC 20262003
CameroonAfrica3.07%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)510,000 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
CanadaNorth America32.4%of people aged 15+ages 15+ · survey 2023 · 11,000,000 people · UNODC 20262023
Cayman IslandsNorth America7.1%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)4,000 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
Central African RepublicAfrica3.07%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)83,000 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
ChadAfrica0.9%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)survey 1995 · 98,000 people · earlier figure, not in UNODC 20261995
ChileSouth America10.64%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2024 · 1,500,000 people · UNODC 20262024
ChinaAsia0.04%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)survey 2015 · 390,000 people · earlier figure, not in UNODC 20262015
ColombiaSouth America2.68%of people aged 12–65ages 12–65 · survey 2019 · 1,100,000 people · UNODC 20262019
ComorosAfrica2.9%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)survey 2002 · 15,000 people · earlier figure, not in UNODC 20262002
CongoAfrica3.07%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)110,000 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
Costa RicaNorth America6.76%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2022 · 240,000 people · UNODC 20262022
Côte d'IvoireAfrica3.24%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2017 · 600,000 people · UNODC 20262017
CroatiaEurope8.8%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2023 · 210,000 people · UNODC 20262023
CubaNorth America7.1%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)530,000 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
CuraçaoNorth America7.1%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)7,600 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
CyprusEurope6%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2022 · 57,000 people · UNODC 20262022
CzechiaEurope9.4%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2023 · 650,000 people · UNODC 20262023
DenmarkEurope6.6%of people aged 16–64ages 16–64 · survey 2023 · 250,000 people · UNODC 20262023
DjiboutiAfrica3.07%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)24,000 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
DominicaNorth America10.8%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)survey 2006 · 4,900 people · earlier figure, not in UNODC 20262006
Dominican RepublicNorth America0.68%of people aged 12–65ages 12–65 · survey 2010 · 56,000 people · UNODC 20262010
DR CongoAfrica3.07%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)1,800,000 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
EcuadorSouth America0.67%of people aged 12–65ages 12–65 · survey 2013 · 90,000 people · UNODC 20262013
EgyptAfrica3.9%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2019 · 2,900,000 people · UNODC 20262019
El SalvadorNorth America2.03%of people aged 12–65ages 12–65 · survey 2014 · 94,000 people · UNODC 20262014
Equatorial GuineaAfrica3.07%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)35,000 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
EritreaAfrica3.07%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)64,000 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
EstoniaEurope5.6%of people aged 16–64ages 16–64 · survey 2023 · 47,000 people · UNODC 20262023
EswatiniAfrica3.07%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)24,000 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
EthiopiaAfrica2.6%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)survey 1999 · 2,000,000 people · earlier figure, not in UNODC 20261999
Faroe IslandsEurope5.75%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)2,000 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
FijiOceania5.08%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2004 · 32,000 people · UNODC 20262004
FinlandEurope9%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2022 · 310,000 people · UNODC 20262022
FranceEurope10.8%of people aged 18–64ages 18–64 · survey 2023 · 4,300,000 people · UNODC 20262023
French PolynesiaOceania11.5%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)23,000 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
GabonAfrica3.07%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)47,000 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
GambiaAfrica3.07%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)49,000 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
GeorgiaAsia4.6%of people aged 18–64ages 18–64 · survey 2022 · 110,000 people · UNODC 20262022
GermanyEurope8.8%of people aged 18–64ages 18–64 · survey 2021 · 4,400,000 people · UNODC 20262021
GhanaAfrica21.5%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)survey 1998 · 4,600,000 people · earlier figure, not in UNODC 20261998
GibraltarEurope5.75%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)1,500 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
GreeceEurope2.8%of people aged 18–64ages 18–64 · survey 2015 · 170,000 people · UNODC 20262015
GreenlandNorth America30%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)survey 2018 · 12,000 people · earlier figure, not in UNODC 20262018
GrenadaNorth America10.8%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)survey 2005 · 8,700 people · earlier figure, not in UNODC 20262005
GuamOceania11.5%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)12,000 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
GuatemalaNorth America3.48%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2014 · 420,000 people · UNODC 20262014
GuernseyEurope5.75%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)2,400 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
GuineaAfrica3.07%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)260,000 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
Guinea-BissauAfrica3.07%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)40,000 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
GuyanaSouth America4.6%of people aged 12–65ages 12–65 · survey 2016 · 27,000 people · UNODC 20262016
HaitiNorth America2.5%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2018 · 190,000 people · UNODC 20262018
HondurasNorth America0.83%of people aged 12–65ages 12–65 · survey 2005 · 65,000 people · UNODC 20262005
Hong KongAsia2%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)99,000 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
HungaryEurope2.6%of people aged 18–64ages 18–64 · survey 2023 · 150,000 people · UNODC 20262023
IcelandEurope5.8%of people aged 18–64ages 18–64 · survey 2017 · 14,000 people · UNODC 20262017
IndiaAsia2.83%of people aged 10–75ages 10–75 · survey 2018 · 34,000,000 people · UNODC 20262018
IndonesiaAsia1.44%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2019 · 2,800,000 people · UNODC 20262019
IranAsia0.58%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2015 · 370,000 people · UNODC 20262015
IraqAsia2%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)570,000 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
IrelandEurope7.4%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2023 · 270,000 people · UNODC 20262023
Isle of ManEurope5.75%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)3,000 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
IsraelAsia14%of people aged 18–86ages 18–86 · survey 2020 · 940,000 people · UNODC 20262020
ItalyEurope10.8%of people aged 18–64ages 18–64 · survey 2022 · 3,800,000 people · UNODC 20262022
JamaicaNorth America19.2%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2023 · 400,000 people · UNODC 20262023
JapanAsia0.23%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2023 · 170,000 people · UNODC 20262023
JerseyEurope5.75%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)3,900 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
JordanAsia2.1%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)survey 2001 · 160,000 people · earlier figure, not in UNODC 20262001
KazakhstanAsia2.4%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2012 · 310,000 people · UNODC 20262012
KenyaAfrica2.1%of people aged 15–65ages 15–65 · survey 2022 · 740,000 people · UNODC 20262022
KiribatiOceania11.5%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)9,600 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
KosovoEurope1.3%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2019 · 14,000 people · UNODC 20262019
KuwaitAsia3.1%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2005 · 120,000 people · UNODC 20262005
KyrgyzstanAsia6.4%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)survey 2001 · 290,000 people · earlier figure, not in UNODC 20262001
LaosAsia0.88%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2008 · 45,000 people · UNODC 20262008
LatviaEurope3.9%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2020 · 45,000 people · UNODC 20262020
LebanonAsia2%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2009 · 75,000 people · UNODC 20262009
LesothoAfrica3.07%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)45,000 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
LiberiaAfrica7.52%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2017 · 250,000 people · UNODC 20262017
LibyaAfrica0.05%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)survey 1998 · 2,500 people · earlier figure, not in UNODC 20261998
LiechtensteinEurope8.6%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)survey 2005 · 2,300 people · earlier figure, not in UNODC 20262005
LithuaniaEurope4.3%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2021 · 80,000 people · UNODC 20262021
LuxembourgEurope5.4%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2019 · 25,000 people · UNODC 20262019
MacauAsia0.26%of people aged 12–92ages 12–92 · survey 2019–2021 · 1,600 people · UNODC 20262021
MadagascarAfrica9.1%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2004 · 1,700,000 people · UNODC 20262004
MalawiAfrica3.07%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)390,000 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
MalaysiaAsia1.4%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2020/21 · 360,000 people · UNODC 20262021
MaldivesAsia2.55%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2012 · 10,000 people · UNODC 20262012
MaliAfrica7.8%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)survey 1995 · 1,000,000 people · earlier figure, not in UNODC 20261995
MaltaEurope0.9%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2013 · 3,500 people · UNODC 20262013
Marshall IslandsOceania5.5%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)survey 2007 · 1,200 people · earlier figure, not in UNODC 20262007
MauritaniaAfrica3.07%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)89,000 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
MauritiusAfrica1.08%of people aged 15–54ages 15–54 · survey 2009 · 7,900 people · UNODC 20262009
MexicoNorth America2.1%of people aged 12–65ages 12–65 · survey 2016 · 2,000,000 people · UNODC 20262016
MicronesiaOceania11.5%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)8,100 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
MoldovaEurope0.7%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2010 · 11,000 people · UNODC 20262010
MonacoEurope10.47%of people aged 18–64ages 18–64 · survey 2017 · 1,900 people · UNODC 20262017
MongoliaAsia2%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)45,000 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
MontenegroEurope4.6%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2017 · 18,000 people · UNODC 20262017
MoroccoAfrica10.47%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2017 · 2,700,000 people · UNODC 20262017
MozambiqueAfrica3.07%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)580,000 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
MyanmarAsia0.94%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2005 · 350,000 people · UNODC 20262005
NamibiaAfrica3.9%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)survey 2000 · 72,000 people · earlier figure, not in UNODC 20262000
NauruOceania11.5%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)830 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
NepalAsia0.71%of people aged 15–50ages 15–50 · survey 2019 · 120,000 people · UNODC 20262019
NetherlandsEurope8.9%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2024 · 1,000,000 people · UNODC 20262024
New ZealandOceania14.1%of people aged 15+ages 15+ · survey 2024/25 · 620,000 people · UNODC 20262025
NicaraguaNorth America1.07%of people aged 12–65ages 12–65 · survey 2006 · 54,000 people · UNODC 20262006
NigerAfrica3.07%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)440,000 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
NigeriaAfrica10.76%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2017 · 14,000,000 people · UNODC 20262017
North KoreaAsia2%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)360,000 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
North MacedoniaEurope6.6%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2017 · 78,000 people · UNODC 20262017
Northern CyprusEurope6%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)16,000 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
Northern Mariana IslandsOceania11.5%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)3,400 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
NorwayEurope6.9%of people aged 16–64ages 16–64 · survey 2024 · 250,000 people · UNODC 20262024
OmanAsia0.1%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)survey 1999 · 4,000 people · earlier figure, not in UNODC 20261999
PakistanAsia3.6%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2012 · 5,500,000 people · UNODC 20262012
PalauOceania24.2%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)survey 2007 · 3,000 people · earlier figure, not in UNODC 20262007
PalestineAsia2%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)63,000 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
PanamaNorth America0.77%of people aged 12–65ages 12–65 · survey 2015 · 25,000 people · UNODC 20262015
Papua New GuineaOceania29.5%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)survey 1995 · 2,000,000 people · earlier figure, not in UNODC 20261995
ParaguaySouth America1.6%of people aged 12–65ages 12–65 · survey 2005 · 80,000 people · UNODC 20262005
PeruSouth America1.62%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2017 · 370,000 people · UNODC 20262017
PhilippinesAsia1.49%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2019 · 1,200,000 people · UNODC 20262019
PolandEurope5.7%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2023 · 1,300,000 people · UNODC 20262023
PortugalEurope2.8%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2022 · 190,000 people · UNODC 20262022
Puerto RicoNorth America4.88%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2005 · 99,000 people · UNODC 20262005
QatarAsia0.1%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)survey 1996 · 2,500 people · earlier figure, not in UNODC 20261996
RéunionAfrica3.07%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
RomaniaEurope2.4%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2024 · 290,000 people · UNODC 20262024
RussiaEurope3.49%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2007 · 3,300,000 people · UNODC 20262007
RwandaAfrica3.07%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)260,000 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
Saint Kitts and NevisNorth America11.7%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)survey 2006 · 3,800 people · earlier figure, not in UNODC 20262006
Saint LuciaNorth America8.87%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2010 · 12,000 people · UNODC 20262010
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesNorth America7.1%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)survey 2006 · 4,700 people · earlier figure, not in UNODC 20262006
SamoaOceania11.5%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)14,000 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
San MarinoEurope5.75%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)1,300 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
São Tomé and PríncipeAfrica3.07%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)4,300 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
Saudi ArabiaAsia0.3%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2006 · 81,000 people · UNODC 20262006
SenegalAfrica2.8%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)survey 1999 · 310,000 people · earlier figure, not in UNODC 20261999
SerbiaEurope2.2%of people aged 18–64ages 18–64 · survey 2023 · 86,000 people · UNODC 20262023
SeychellesAfrica3.07%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)2,700 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
Sierra LeoneAfrica6.48%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2017 · 340,000 people · UNODC 20262017
SingaporeAsia0.81%of people aged 15–65ages 15–65 · survey 2021/22 · 37,000 people · UNODC 20262022
Sint MaartenNorth America7.1%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)2,200 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
SlovakiaEurope5.4%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2023 · 190,000 people · UNODC 20262023
SloveniaEurope5.4%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2023 · 73,000 people · UNODC 20262023
Solomon IslandsOceania11.5%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)58,000 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
SomaliaAfrica2.5%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)survey 2002 · 250,000 people · earlier figure, not in UNODC 20262002
SomalilandAfrica2.5%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)72,000 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
South AfricaAfrica11.22%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2017 · 4,900,000 people · UNODC 20262017
South KoreaAsia0.29%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2004 · 100,000 people · UNODC 20262004
South SudanAfrica3.07%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)220,000 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
SpainEurope12.6%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2024 · 4,100,000 people · UNODC 20262024
Sri LankaAsia1.98%of people aged 14+ages 14+ · survey 2019 · 340,000 people · UNODC 20262019
SudanAfrica3.07%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)890,000 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
SurinameSouth America3.4%of people aged 12–65ages 12–65 · survey 2013 · 16,000 people · UNODC 20262013
SwedenEurope3.3%of people aged 16–64ages 16–64 · survey 2024 · 210,000 people · UNODC 20262024
SwitzerlandEurope7.6%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2022 · 450,000 people · UNODC 20262022
SyriaAsia2%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)survey 2002 · 340,000 people · earlier figure, not in UNODC 20262002
TaiwanAsia0.3%of people aged 12–64ages 12–64 · survey 2005 · UNODC 20262005
TajikistanAsia3.4%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)survey 1998 · 220,000 people · earlier figure, not in UNODC 20261998
TanzaniaAfrica0.2%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)survey 1999 · 77,000 people · earlier figure, not in UNODC 20261999
ThailandAsia3.25%of people aged 12–65ages 12–65 · survey 2024 · 1,700,000 people · UNODC 20262024
Timor-LesteAsia2%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)17,000 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
TogoAfrica1%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2009 · 48,000 people · UNODC 20262009
TongaOceania11.5%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)6,900 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
TransnistriaEurope0.7%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)2,100 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
Trinidad and TobagoNorth America4.79%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2017 · 46,000 people · UNODC 20262017
TunisiaAfrica5.35%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2017 · 440,000 people · UNODC 20262017
TürkiyeAsia1.11%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2018 · 650,000 people · UNODC 20262018
TurkmenistanAsia2%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)97,000 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
TuvaluOceania11.5%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)650 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
UgandaAfrica3.07%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)860,000 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
UkraineEurope2.13%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2015 · 560,000 people · UNODC 20262015
United Arab EmiratesAsia5.35%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2006 · 510,000 people · UNODC 20262006
United KingdomEurope6.5%of people aged 16–59ages 16–59 · survey 2024 · 2,500,000 people · UNODC 20262024
United StatesNorth America26.38%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2023 · 58,000,000 people · UNODC 20262023
UruguaySouth America12.3%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2024 · 270,000 people · UNODC 20262024
US Virgin IslandsNorth America7.1%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)4,500 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
UzbekistanAsia4.2%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2003 · 970,000 people · UNODC 20262003
VanuatuOceania0.1%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)survey 1997 · 190 people · earlier figure, not in UNODC 20261997
VenezuelaSouth America1.41%of people aged 12–65ages 12–65 · survey 2022 · 290,000 people · UNODC 20262022
VietnamAsia0.3%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)survey 2002 · 210,000 people · earlier figure, not in UNODC 20262002
YemenAsia2%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)470,000 people · computed here: the median of surveyed countries in the region, or the figure of the country a territory is part of—
ZambiaAfrica9.5%of people aged 15–64ages 15–64 · survey 2004 · 1,200,000 people · UNODC 20262004
ZimbabweAfrica6.9%of people aged 15–64 (assumed)survey 2000 · 660,000 people · earlier figure, not in UNODC 20262000

What is counted, and how the file was made

The share of people in the survey age band who used cannabis in the past year, from each country's most recent national survey as reported to UNODC, and the number of people that share stands for today. The count uses a population of the same age band as the survey. Most surveys ask people aged 15 to 64; where a survey used another age band, the band is given with the figure. Every country and territory on the site has a row. Ages and survey years vary, and some surveys include children. Rates are not age-standardised; do not compare countries directly.

Rebuilt on 23 October 2026 by scripts/extract-unodc.py from UNODC's spreadsheet, which is published here unchanged: sheet "Cannabis", the best estimate of the latest survey for each country (a survey period such as 2022/23 counts as its last year). The United Kingdom is represented by England and Wales. Where the table has no figure, `source` says what was used instead: "earlier" keeps the figure this site had before, taken from Wikipedia's list of older UNODC figures; "estimate" is the median of the measured countries in the same region, computed here, not a regional total published by UNODC. A disputed territory with no survey takes instead the figure of the country it is internationally regarded as part of (`estimate_from`), whose survey covered nearly the same people, applied to its own population aged 15 to 64: its total from datasets/population.csv times that country's share of those ages. Corrected on 25 October 2026: the World Bank's regional and income aggregates had been taken for Northern Cyprus (XN) and Transnistria (XT), which gave them some two billion people. `users` applies the share to a population of the survey's own age band, from the World Bank's five-year age groups (male and female summed, latest year). A band that cuts through a group is split evenly across those ages and marked `users_approximate`. A survey with no recorded age, and a regional median, use the population aged 15 to 64 (SP.POP.1564.TO). Where that population is missing, the row has no user count. The sum of these country counts is not UNODC's separate estimate of 256 million cannabis users worldwide in 2024.

The file belongs to UNODC and keeps its terms; cite the publisher when you use it.

References

  1. UNODC — World Drug Report 2026, statistical annexarchived
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