Annual cannabis use by country
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- See also: Adult lifetime cannabis use by countryAdult lifetime cannabis use by countryAdult 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...
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| 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
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Further reading
- World Drug Report (WDR). Multi-year archive. United Nations Office on Drugs and CrimeUnited Nations Office on Drugs and CrimeThe 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...
. - World Drug Report 2011.
- These Are The European Nations That Smoke The Most Pot. By Nick Jardine. 18 October 2011. Business InsiderBusiness InsiderBusiness 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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