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List of countries by prevalence of cocaine use

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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 12–64, unless otherwise indicated, 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.

Tables

· Nations
United States
United States
Country or Entity
United States
Prevalence (%)
2.7
Year
2017
Notes
(Age 15-64)
England and Wales
England and Wales
Country or Entity
England and Wales
Prevalence (%)
2.67
Year
2017
Notes
(Age 16–59)
Albania
Albania
Country or Entity
Albania
Prevalence (%)
2.5
Year
2014
Notes
(Age 15-64)
Australia
Australia
Country or Entity
Australia
Prevalence (%)
2.5
Year
2016
Notes
(Age 14+)
Scotland
Scotland
Country or Entity
Scotland
Prevalence (%)
2.34
Year
2014
Notes
(Age 16–64)
Spain
Spain
Country or Entity
Spain
Prevalence (%)
2.4
Year
2022
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Netherlands
Netherlands
Country or Entity
Netherlands
Prevalence (%)
2.5
Year
2021
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Country or Entity
Northern Ireland
Prevalence (%)
1.8
Year
2014
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Montenegro
Montenegro
Country or Entity
Montenegro
Prevalence (%)
1.8
Year
2017
Notes
(Age 15-64)
Uruguay
Uruguay
Country or Entity
Uruguay
Prevalence (%)
1.8
Year
2014
Notes
(Age 15–65)
Argentina
Argentina
Country or Entity
Argentina
Prevalence (%)
1.67
Year
2017
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Denmark
Denmark
Country or Entity
Denmark
Prevalence (%)
1.5
Year
2021
Notes
(Age 15–64)
France
France
Country or Entity
France
Prevalence (%)
1.6
Year
2017
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Ireland
Ireland
Country or Entity
Ireland
Prevalence (%)
2.3
Year
2019
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Canada
Canada
Country or Entity
Canada
Prevalence (%)
1.47
Year
2015
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Poland
Poland
Country or Entity
Poland
Prevalence (%)
0.3
Year
2018
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Chile
Chile
Country or Entity
Chile
Prevalence (%)
1.38
Year
2016
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Country or Entity
Costa Rica
Prevalence (%)
1.33
Year
2015
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Bermuda
Bermuda
Country or Entity
Bermuda
Prevalence (%)
1.3
Year
2009
Notes
(Age 16–65)
Italy
Italy
Country or Entity
Italy
Prevalence (%)
1.21
Year
2017
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Norway
Norway
Country or Entity
Norway
Prevalence (%)
1.5
Year
2021
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Iceland
Iceland
Country or Entity
Iceland
Prevalence (%)
1.06
Year
2015
Notes
(Age 15–64)
South Africa
South Africa
Country or Entity
South Africa
Prevalence (%)
1.02
Year
2011
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Brazil
Brazil
Country or Entity
Brazil
Prevalence (%)
1
Year
2016
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Jamaica
Jamaica
Country or Entity
Jamaica
Prevalence (%)
0.98
Year
2010
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Grenada
Grenada
Country or Entity
Grenada
Prevalence (%)
0.9
Year
2003
Notes
(UNODC estimates)
Haiti
Haiti
Country or Entity
Haiti
Prevalence (%)
0.88
Year
2010
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Honduras
Honduras
Country or Entity
Honduras
Prevalence (%)
0.87
Year
2005
Notes
(Age 12–35)
Belize
Belize
Country or Entity
Belize
Prevalence (%)
0.85
Year
2005
Notes
(Age 12–65) BBC
Switzerland
Switzerland
Country or Entity
Switzerland
Prevalence (%)
0.81
Year
2016
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Croatia
Croatia
Country or Entity
Croatia
Prevalence (%)
1.8
Year
2019
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Mexico
Mexico
Country or Entity
Mexico
Prevalence (%)
0.8
Year
2016
Notes
(Age 12–65)
Colombia
Colombia
Country or Entity
Colombia
Prevalence (%)
0.7
Year
2013
Notes
(Age 12–65)
Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands
Country or Entity
Turks and Caicos Islands
Prevalence (%)
0.7
Year
2002
Notes
(UNODC estimates)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Country or Entity
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Prevalence (%)
0.7
Year
2002
Notes
(UNODC estimates)
Peru
Peru
Country or Entity
Peru
Prevalence (%)
0.7
Year
2010
Notes
(Age 12–65)
Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Country or Entity
Nicaragua
Prevalence (%)
0.69
Year
2006
Notes
(Age 12–65)
Venezuela
Venezuela
Country or Entity
Venezuela
Prevalence (%)
0.64
Year
2011
Notes
(Age 12–65)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Country or Entity
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Prevalence (%)
0.63
Year
2008
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands
Country or Entity
Cayman Islands
Prevalence (%)
0.6
Year
2000
Notes
(UNODC estimates)
Israel
Israel
Country or Entity
Israel
Prevalence (%)
0.6
Year
2016
Notes
(Age 18–65)
Estonia
Estonia
Country or Entity
Estonia
Prevalence (%)
1
Year
2018
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Germany
Germany
Country or Entity
Germany
Prevalence (%)
1.6
Year
2021
Notes
(Age 15–64)
New Zealand
New Zealand
Country or Entity
New Zealand
Prevalence (%)
0.6
Year
2008
Notes
(Age 16–64; cocaine/crack)
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia
Country or Entity
Saint Lucia
Prevalence (%)
0.6
Year
2010
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Sweden
Sweden
Country or Entity
Sweden
Prevalence (%)
1.3
Year
2021
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Belgium
Belgium
Country or Entity
Belgium
Prevalence (%)
1.4
Year
2018
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Finland
Finland
Country or Entity
Finland
Prevalence (%)
0.9
Year
2018
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Latvia
Latvia
Country or Entity
Latvia
Prevalence (%)
1.3
Year
2020
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Malta
Malta
Country or Entity
Malta
Prevalence (%)
0.5
Year
2013
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Slovenia
Slovenia
Country or Entity
Slovenia
Prevalence (%)
0.8
Year
2018
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Country or Entity
Trinidad and Tobago
Prevalence (%)
0.48
Year
2010
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Austria
Austria
Country or Entity
Austria
Prevalence (%)
1.5
Year
2022
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Barbados
Barbados
Country or Entity
Barbados
Prevalence (%)
0.4
Year
2006
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Greece
Greece
Country or Entity
Greece
Prevalence (%)
0.4
Year
2015
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Greenland
Greenland
Country or Entity
Greenland
Prevalence (%)
0.4
Year
2003
Notes
(UNODC estimates)
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
Country or Entity
Liechtenstein
Prevalence (%)
0.4
Year
1998
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Country or Entity
Luxembourg
Prevalence (%)
0.5
Year
2019
Notes
(Age 15–64)
El Salvador
El Salvador
Country or Entity
El Salvador
Prevalence (%)
0.37
Year
2014
Notes
(Age 12–65)
Bolivia
Bolivia
Country or Entity
Bolivia
Prevalence (%)
0.36
Year
2014
Notes
(Age 12–65)
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
Country or Entity
North Macedonia
Prevalence (%)
0.34
Year
2015
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
Country or Entity
Dominican Republic
Prevalence (%)
0.32
Year
2010
Notes
(Age 12–65)
Ukraine
Ukraine
Country or Entity
Ukraine
Prevalence (%)
0.32
Year
2015
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Hungary
Hungary
Country or Entity
Hungary
Prevalence (%)
0.3
Year
2019
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Country or Entity
Bulgaria
Prevalence (%)
0.6
Year
2020
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Country or Entity
Czech Republic
Prevalence (%)
0.9
Year
2020
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Country or Entity
Hong Kong
Prevalence (%)
0.25
Year
2008
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Paraguay
Paraguay
Country or Entity
Paraguay
Prevalence (%)
0.25
Year
2003
Notes
(Age 12–64)
Suriname
Suriname
Country or Entity
Suriname
Prevalence (%)
0.25
Year
2013
Notes
(Age 12–65)
Russia
Russia
Country or Entity
Russia
Prevalence (%)
0.23
Year
2007
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Guatemala
Guatemala
Country or Entity
Guatemala
Prevalence (%)
0.21
Year
2005
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
Country or Entity
Cape Verde
Prevalence (%)
0.2
Year
2012
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Portugal
Portugal
Country or Entity
Portugal
Prevalence (%)
0.2
Year
2017
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Romania
Romania
Country or Entity
Romania
Prevalence (%)
0.5
Year
2019
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Slovakia
Slovakia
Country or Entity
Slovakia
Prevalence (%)
0.1
Year
2019
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Zambia
Zambia
Country or Entity
Zambia
Prevalence (%)
0.2
Year
2000
Notes
(Tentative estimates)
Namibia
Namibia
Country or Entity
Namibia
Prevalence (%)
0.2
Year
1998
Cyprus
Cyprus
Country or Entity
Cyprus
Prevalence (%)
0.2
Year
2016
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Armenia
Armenia
Country or Entity
Armenia
Prevalence (%)
0.1
Year
2005
Notes
(Age 15–64)
India
India
Country or Entity
India
Prevalence (%)
0.1
Year
2018
Notes
(Age 10–75)
Lebanon
Lebanon
Country or Entity
Lebanon
Prevalence (%)
0.1
Year
2001
Notes
(UNODC estimates)
Lithuania
Lithuania
Country or Entity
Lithuania
Prevalence (%)
0.6
Year
2021
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Country or Entity
Zimbabwe
Prevalence (%)
0.1
Year
2000
Serbia
Serbia
Country or Entity
Serbia
Prevalence (%)
0.1
Year
2014
Notes
(Age 18–64)
Taiwan
Taiwan
Country or Entity
Taiwan
Prevalence (%)
0.1
Year
2005
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Kenya
Kenya
Country or Entity
Kenya
Prevalence (%)
0.1
Year
2016
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Panama
Panama
Country or Entity
Panama
Prevalence (%)
0.1
Year
2015
Notes
(Age 12–65)
Ecuador
Ecuador
Country or Entity
Ecuador
Prevalence (%)
0.08
Year
2013
Notes
(Age 12–65)
Philippines
Philippines
Country or Entity
Philippines
Prevalence (%)
0.07
Year
2016
Notes
(Age 10–69)
Belarus
Belarus
Country or Entity
Belarus
Prevalence (%)
0.06
Year
2007
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Morocco
Morocco
Country or Entity
Morocco
Prevalence (%)
0.05
Year
2004
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Thailand
Thailand
Country or Entity
Thailand
Prevalence (%)
0.05
Year
2007
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Turkey
Turkey
Country or Entity
Turkey
Prevalence (%)
0.05
Year
2017
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Maldives
Maldives
Country or Entity
Maldives
Prevalence (%)
0.04
Year
2012
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Kuwait
Kuwait
Country or Entity
Kuwait
Prevalence (%)
0.04
Year
2005
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Moldova
Moldova
Country or Entity
Moldova
Prevalence (%)
0.04
Year
2008
Notes
(Age 15–64)
South Korea
South Korea
Country or Entity
South Korea
Prevalence (%)
0.03
Year
2004
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Japan
Japan
Country or Entity
Japan
Prevalence (%)
0.03
Year
2017
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Egypt
Egypt
Country or Entity
Egypt
Prevalence (%)
0.02
Year
2006
Notes
(Age 15–64)
São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe
Country or Entity
São Tomé and Príncipe
Prevalence (%)
0.02
Year
1997
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Country or Entity
Sierra Leone
Prevalence (%)
0.02
Year
1996
Algeria
Algeria
Country or Entity
Algeria
Prevalence (%)
0.01
Year
2010
Notes
(Age 12+)
Angola
Angola
Country or Entity
Angola
Prevalence (%)
0.01
Year
1999
Indonesia
Indonesia
Country or Entity
Indonesia
Prevalence (%)
0.0
Year
2015
Notes
(Age 10–60)
Chad
Chad
Country or Entity
Chad
Prevalence (%)
0.01
Year
1995
Nigeria
Nigeria
Country or Entity
Nigeria
Prevalence (%)
0.093
Year
2017
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Iran
Iran
Country or Entity
Iran
Prevalence (%)
0.01
Year
2008
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Country or Entity
Afghanistan
Prevalence (%)
0.001
Year
2009
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Syria
Syria
Country or Entity
Syria
Prevalence (%)
0.001
Year
2005
Notes
(Age 15–64)
Singapore
Singapore
Country or Entity
Singapore
Prevalence (%)
0.0002
Year
2004
Country or Entity
Prevalence (%)
Year
Notes
United States
2.7
2017
(Age 15-64)
England and Wales
2.67
2017
(Age 16–59)
Albania
2.5
2014
(Age 15-64)
Australia
2.5
2016
(Age 14+)
Scotland
2.34
2014
(Age 16–64)
Spain
2.4
2022
(Age 15–64)
Netherlands
2.5
2021
(Age 15–64)
Northern Ireland
1.8
2014
(Age 15–64)
Montenegro
1.8
2017
(Age 15-64)
Uruguay
1.8
2014
(Age 15–65)
Argentina
1.67
2017
(Age 15–64)
Denmark
1.5
2021
(Age 15–64)
France
1.6
2017
(Age 15–64)
Ireland
2.3
2019
(Age 15–64)
Canada
1.47
2015
(Age 15–64)
Poland
0.3
2018
(Age 15–64)
Chile
1.38
2016
(Age 15–64)
Costa Rica
1.33
2015
(Age 15–64)
Bermuda
1.3
2009
(Age 16–65)
Italy
1.21
2017
(Age 15–64)
Norway
1.5
2021
(Age 15–64)
Iceland
1.06
2015
(Age 15–64)
South Africa
1.02
2011
(Age 15–64)
Brazil
1
2016
(Age 15–64)
Jamaica
0.98
2010
(Age 15–64)
Grenada
0.9
2003
(UNODC estimates)
Haiti
0.88
2010
(Age 15–64)
Honduras
0.87
2005
(Age 12–35)
Belize
0.85
2005
(Age 12–65) BBC
Switzerland
0.81
2016
(Age 15–64)
Croatia
1.8
2019
(Age 15–64)
Mexico
0.8
2016
(Age 12–65)
Colombia
0.7
2013
(Age 12–65)
Turks and Caicos Islands
0.7
2002
(UNODC estimates)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
0.7
2002
(UNODC estimates)
Peru
0.7
2010
(Age 12–65)
Nicaragua
0.69
2006
(Age 12–65)
Venezuela
0.64
2011
(Age 12–65)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
0.63
2008
(Age 15–64)
Cayman Islands
0.6
2000
(UNODC estimates)
Israel
0.6
2016
(Age 18–65)
Estonia
1
2018
(Age 15–64)
Germany
1.6
2021
(Age 15–64)
New Zealand
0.6
2008
(Age 16–64; cocaine/crack)
Saint Lucia
0.6
2010
(Age 15–64)
Sweden
1.3
2021
(Age 15–64)
Belgium
1.4
2018
(Age 15–64)
Finland
0.9
2018
(Age 15–64)
Latvia
1.3
2020
(Age 15–64)

References

  1. The X axis shows the amount of cocaine per capita measured in milligrams per 1,000 people per day, while the Y axis list
  2. "World Drug Report 2019"
    https://wdr.unodc.org/wdr2019/
  3. "Annual prevalence of use of drugs in 2017 (or latest year available) (interactive map)"
    https://wdr.unodc.org/wdr2019/en/prevalence_map.html
  4. European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction
    https://www.emcdda.europa.eu/publications/european-drug-report/2023/cocaine_en#level-4
  5. "World Drug Report 2006 (interactive map)"
    http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/data-and-analysis/WDR-2006.html
  6. Statistics Canada
    https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/231101/g-b002-eng.htm
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