List of countries by prevalence of cocaine use
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This is a list of countries (and some territories) by the annual prevalence of cocaine
use
as percentage of the population aged 15-64 (unless otherwise indicated).
The primary source of information is the World Drug Report 2006 (WDR 2006) , 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.
Cocaine
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use
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as percentage of the population aged 15-64 (unless otherwise indicated).
The primary source of information is 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 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.
| Country or entity | Annual prevalence (percent) | Year | Sources and notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Kingdom of Scotland |
3.9 | 2010 | (16-59) |
 United States |
2.8 | 2004 | |
 Spain |
2.7 | 2003 | |
 El Salvador |
2.5 | 2004 | (UNODC estimates) |
  England and WalesEngland and Wales England and Wales is a jurisdiction within the United Kingdom. It consists of England and Wales, two of the four countries of the United Kingdom... |
2.4 | 2003 | (16-59) |
 Canada |
2.3 | 2004 | |
 Bolivia |
1.8 | 2005a | (12-50) |
 Chile |
1.8 | 2004 | |
 Aruba |
1.3 | 1997 | (UNODC estimates) |
 Panama |
1.2 | 2003 | (12-65) |
 Australia |
1.2 | 2004 | |
 Guatemala |
1.2 | 2003 | (UNODC estimates) |
 Italy |
1.2 | 2003 | (15-54) |
 Switzerland |
1.1 | 2003 | (UNODC estimates) |
 Iceland |
1.1 | 2003 | (UNODC estimates) |
 Republic of Ireland |
1.1 | 2002 | |
 Venezuela |
1.1 | 2001 | (UNODC estimates) |
 Netherlands |
1.1 | 2001 | |
 Ghana |
1.1 | 1998 | |
 Germany |
1 | 2003 | (18-59) |
 Nicaragua |
1 | 2003 | (UNODC estimates) |
 Barbados |
1 | 2002 | (UNODC estimates) |
 Saint Lucia |
1 | 2002 | (UNODC estimates) |
 Jamaica |
0.9 | 2001 | (UNODC estimates) |
 Ecuador |
0.9 | 1995 | |
 Dominican Republic |
0.9 | 2000 | (12-70) |
 Belgium |
0.9 | 2004 | |
 Austria |
0.9 | 2004 | |
 Grenada |
0.9 | 2003 | (UNODC estimates) |
 Luxembourg |
0.9 | 2003 | (UNODC estimates) |
 Honduras |
0.9 | 2005 | (12-35) |
 Norway |
0.8 | 2004 | |
 Colombia |
0.8 | 2003 | (18-65) |
 South Africa |
0.8 | 2003 | (UNODC estimates) |
 The Bahamas |
0.8 | 2001 | (UNODC estimates) |
 Denmark |
0.8 | 2000 | (16-64) |
 Paraguay |
0.7 | 2003 | (12-65) |
 Belize |
0.7 | 2002 | (UNODC estimates) |
 Peru |
0.7 | 2002 | |
 Turks and Caicos Islands |
0.7 | 2002 | (UNODC estimates) |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
0.7 | 2002 | (UNODC estimates) |
 Cyprus |
0.7 | 2003 | (15-65) |
 Cayman Islands |
0.6 | 2000 | (UNODC estimates) |
 Estonia |
0.6 | 2003 | |
 Slovakia |
0.5 | 2004 | |
 Suriname |
0.5 | 2002 | (UNODC estimates) |
 New Zealand |
0.5 | 2001 | (UNODC estimates) |
 Nigeria |
0.5 | 1999 | |
 Greenland |
0.4 | 2003 | (UNODC estimates) |
 Costa Rica |
0.4 | 2000 | (12-70) |
| 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... |
0.4 | 2003 | |
 Liechtenstein |
0.4 | 1998 | |
 Hungary |
0.4 | 2003 | (18-54) |
 Mexico |
0.4 | 2002 | (12-65) |
 Brazil |
0.4 | 2001 | (12-64) |
 Haiti |
0.3 | 2000 | (UNODC estimates) |
 Lithuania |
0.3 | 2004 | |
 Kingdom of Bulgaria |
0.3 | 2003 | (UNODC estimates) |
 Slovenia |
0.3 | 2003 | (UNODC estimates) |
 Early Modern France |
0.3 | 2002 | |
 Uruguay |
0.3 | 2001 | |
 Portugal |
0.3 | 2001 | |
 Malta |
0.3 | 2001 | (18-65) |
 Israel |
0.3 | 2001 | (18-40) |
 Argentina |
0.3 | 2004 | (16-64) |
 Finland |
0.3 | 2004 | (15-64) |
 Independent State of Croatia |
0.2 | 1999 | |
 Sweden |
0.2 | 2003 | (UNODC estimates) |
 Latvia |
0.2 | 2003 | |
 Zambia |
0.2 | 2000 | (Tentative estimates) |
 Namibia |
0.2 | 1998 | |
 Russia |
0.1 | 2003 | (UNODC estimates) |
 Antigua and Barbuda |
0.1 | 2000 | |
 Kingdom of Romania |
0.1 | 2004 | |
 Greece |
0.1 | 2004 | |
 Ukraine |
0.1 | 2003 | (UNODC estimates) |
 Czech Republic |
0.1 | 2003 | (UNODC estimates) |
 Lebanon |
0.1 | 2001 | (UNODC estimates) |
 Zimbabwe |
0.1 | 2000 | |
 Poland |
0.1 | 2002 | (16-99) |
 Kenya |
0.1 | (Tentative estimates) | |
 Jordan |
0.1 | (Tentative estimates) | |
 Albania |
0.07 | 2004 | (UNODC estimates) |
 Morocco |
0.05 | 2003 | (UNODC estimates) |
 Turkey |
0.04 | 2003 | (UNODC estimates) |
 Japan |
0.03 | 2003 | (UNODC estimates) |
 São Tomé and Príncipe |
0.02 | 1997 | |
 Belarus |
0.02 | 2003 | (UNODC estimates) |
 Republic of MacedoniaRepublic of Macedonia Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991... |
0.02 | 2000 | (Tentative estimates) |
 Sierra Leone |
0.02 | 1996 | |
 Angola |
0.01 | 1999 | |
 Thailand |
0.01 | 2003 | |
 Chad |
0.01 | 1995 | |
 Indonesia |
0.01 | (Tentative estimates) | |
 Hong Kong |
0.002 | 2004 | (11+) |
 Singapore |
0.0002 | 2004 |