Cannabis use statistics - countries compared - Lifestyle data on NationMaster

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.

Lifestyle Statistics > Cannabis use (most recent) by country

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Rank

Countries

Amount

# 1

New Zealand:

22.23%

# 2

Australia:

17.93%

# 3

United States:

12.3%

# 4

United Kingdom:

# 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

Lifestyle Statistics > Cannabis use (most recent) by country

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