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THC in cannabis sold (Europe)

European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA) · 2002 to 2024

Cannabis has grown stronger, and potency is one of the arguments in every debate about the law. The European Union Drugs Agency collects the mean THC content of herb and resin tested at retail level, mostly from seized samples.[1] Across 28 countries the median is about 11%; the strongest recent herb or resin is reported from Finland, Spain and Estonia, at 15–17%.

Samples and laboratory methods differ between countries, so a country is best compared with itself over time.[1] The chart of THC per euro sets potency against the street price. Where a country sets a limit for legal products, it is in the profile’s hemp and CBD section; the plant’s chemistry is explained in the atlas under CBD and indica and sativa.

Published by
EUDA — Statistical Bulletin 2026, price, purity and potency, THC content of cannabis herb and resin at retail level, mean (tables PPP-01-1-1-1-2-3 and PPP-01-1-1-1-1-3)
Data
herb potency table, spreadsheet
File here
euda-cannabis-potency.csv
See also
The interactive map · The chart · The files and their checksums
of 220 places covered
28
years in the file
2002–2024
the median country
12.7%
places with several years
27

THC potency (Europe), on the map

The stronger the blue, the more THC in the cannabis herb sold. Countries without a reported figure since 2020 are hatched. Select a country for its profile.

Under 6%6–9%9–12%12–15%15% or moreNo herb potency reported to the EUDA since 2020

EUDA Statistical Bulletin 2026: mean THC content of cannabis herb at retail level, latest year since 2020. Not part of the score.

Highest · THC potency (Europe)

  1. Finland17%2024
  2. Spain15.5%2024
  3. Estonia15%2024

Lowest · THC potency (Europe)

  1. Romania0.37%2022
  2. Cyprus2.93%2024
  3. Netherlands5.59%2024

Country by country

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

Further figures
AustriaEurope12.67%THC in herb24.21% in resin · 20242024
BelgiumEurope14%THC in herb19% in resin · 20242024
BulgariaEurope13.96%THC in herb20242024
CroatiaEurope9.6%THC in herb17.1% in resin · 20242024
CyprusEurope2.93%THC in herb20242024
CzechiaEurope11.5%THC in herb24% in resin · 20242024
DenmarkEuropeTHC in herb30.1% in resin · 20242024
EstoniaEurope15%THC in herb26% in resin · 20242024
FinlandEurope17%THC in herb20242024
FranceEurope14.3%THC in herb29.6% in resin · 20242024
GermanyEurope8.3%THC in herb6.7% in resin · 20062006
HungaryEurope10.5%THC in herb23.1% in resin · 20242024
IrelandEurope7.9%THC in herb2.63% in resin · 20102010
ItalyEurope14.16%THC in herb29.07% in resin · 20242024
LatviaEurope2.2%THC in herb3.8% in resin · 20032003
LuxembourgEurope14.53%THC in herb28.12% in resin · 20242024
MaltaEurope8.1%THC in herb16% in resin · 20242024
NetherlandsEurope5.59%THC in herb23.02% in resin · 20242024
NorwayEurope15%THC in herb26% in resin · 20242024
PolandEurope14.09%THC in herb20242024
PortugalEurope9.9%THC in herb27.6% in resin · 20242024
RomaniaEurope0.37%THC in herb20222022
SlovakiaEurope11.4%THC in herb25.8% in resin · 20242024
SloveniaEurope8.1%THC in herb7.3% in resin · 20242024
SpainEurope15.5%THC in herb31.24% in resin · 20242024
SwedenEurope13%THC in herb25% in resin · 20242024
TürkiyeAsia6.78%THC in herb10.45% in resin · 20242024
United KingdomEurope8.4%THC in herb5.9% in resin · 20082008

What is counted, and how the file was made

The mean THC content, in per cent, of cannabis herb and resin tested at retail level, mostly from seized samples, as each country reports it to the EUDA. Where a country reports several studies in a year, their means are averaged. Samples, methods and what counts as herb differ between countries, so compare a country with itself over time.

The EUDA's site refuses scripted downloads, so both tables were read in a browser on 21 October 2026 from its data service, sent compressed and saved unchanged; each file's SHA-256 matches the browser's copy. scripts/extract-euda.py (potency) turns them into one row per country and year.

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

References

  1. EUDA — European Drug Report statistical bulletin 2026, price, purity and potency
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