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Cannabis use by country. Definition, graph and map.
 

Lifestyle Statistics > Cannabis use (most recent) by country


Showing latest available data.
Rank   Countries  Amount 
# 1   New Zealand: 22.23% 
# 2   Australia: 17.93% 
# 3   United States: 12.3% 
# 4   United Kingdom: 9% 
# 5   Switzerland: 8.5% 
# 6   Ireland: 7.91% 
# 7   Spain: 7.58% 
# 8   Canada: 7.41% 
# 9   Netherlands: 5.24% 
# 10   Belgium: 5.01% 
# 11   France: 4.7% 
# 12   Italy: 4.6% 
# 13   Greece: 4.39% 
# 14   Germany: 4.1% 
# 15   Denmark: 4.02% 
# 16   Norway: 3.82% 
# 17   Portugal: 3.68% 
# 18   Czech Republic: 3.58% 
# 19   Poland: 3.38% 
# 20   Austria: 3.01% 
# 21   Finland: 2.49% 
# 22   Luxembourg: 1.94% 
# 23   Hungary: 1.19% 
# 24   Mexico: 1.13% 
# 25   Sweden: 0.98% 
# 26   Japan: 0.05% 
Weighted average: 5.8%  



DEFINITION: Percentage share of people who have used cannabis, generally including people 15 and above. Different nations have, however, focussed their studies on different age groups. United States and Netherlands: data for years 12 and above. Greece: Data for ages 12 to 64. Australia: data for ages 14 and above. United Kingdom: data for ages 16 to 59. Germany: data for ages 18-59. Denmark and France: data for ages 18 to 69. Data for 1998 or 1999 in most cases. Germany, Poland, and Spain: data for 1997. Austria: data for 1996. Denmark, France and Ireland: data for 1995.

SOURCE: OECD via NationMaster

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