List of countries by prevalence of opiates use

This is a list of countries, and some territories, by the annual prevalence of opiates use as percentage of the population aged 15–64, unless otherwise indicated.

Methodology

The primary source of information are the World Drug Report 2011 (WDR 2011) and the World Drug Report 2006 (WDR 2006),^[1][2] published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The indicator is the "annual prevalence" rate which is shown as the percentage of the youth and adult population who have consumed the drugs at least once in the past year. In 2009, the largest producer of opiates in the world was Afghanistan, with 93% of the world's market.^[3]

The list does not include opioids,classified as a different drug under the World Drug Report 2011 list, which is considered "opiates and prescription opioids."

Nations

Country or Entity	Annual prevalence (percent)	Year	Sources and notes
Afghanistan	3.65	2015	[1]
Iran	3.31	2015	[4]
Russia	1.64	2007	[1]
Maldives	1.34	2012	[4]
Ukraine	1.16	2006	[1]
Macau	1.1	2003	[2]
United States of America	1.04	2016	[4]
Kazakhstan	1.03	2015	[4]
Pakistan	1.00	2012	[4]
Malaysia	0.94	2009	[1]
Uzbekistan	0.93	2015	[4]
Mauritius	0.91	2007	[1]
Kyrgyzstan	0.89	2015	[4]
Estonia	0.81	2004	[1]
Myanmar	0.8	2010	[1]
Belarus	0.76	2016	[4]
United Kingdom	0.73	2012	[5]
Georgia	0.72	2010	[4]
Ireland	0.72	2006	[4]
Nigeria	0.7	2008	[1]
Luxembourg	0.59	2007	[4]
Malta	0.59	2015	[4]
Vietnam	0.53	2011	[4]
Italy	0.52	2014	[4]
Tajikistan	0.52	2015	[4]
Denmark	0.52	2009	[4]
France	0.52	2011	[4]
Bulgaria	0.5	2011	[4]
North Macedonia	0.5	2004	[2]
Austria	0.5	2002	[2]
Latvia	0.49	2016	[4]
Portugal	0.49	2012	[4]
Slovenia	0.49	2012	[4]
Albania	0.45	2007	[4]
Switzerland	0.43	2015	[4]
South Africa	0.41	2008	[4]
Zambia	0.4	2003	[2] (UNODC estimates)
Canada	0.4	2000	[2] " (Ontario, 18+)"
Belgium	0.4	1997	[2]
Nepal	0.4	1996	[2]
Czech Republic	0.4	2003	[2]
India	0.4	2001	[2]
Israel	0.40	2016	[4] (18-65)
Laos	0.37	2008	[4]
Bangladesh	0.37	2003	[4]
Croatia	0.35	2012	[4]
Turkmenistan	0.32	2007	[4]
Angola	0.3	2001	[2] (UNODC estimates)
Taiwan	0.3	2002	[2] (UNODC estimates)
Bahrain	0.3	1998	[2]
Iceland	0.3	1998	[2] (UNODC estimates)
Sri Lanka	0.30	2016	[4]
Chile	0.3	2010	[2] (12-64)
Norway	0.27	2013	[4]
Cyprus	0.25	2015	[4]
Lithuania	0.24	2007	[4]
Greece	0.23	2015	[4]
Germany	0.22	2014	[4]
Kenya	0.22	2012	[4]
Spain	0.21	2014	[4]
Thailand	0.20	2007	[4]
Australia	0.20	2016	[4]
Armenia	0.2	2007	[4]
Somalia	0.2	2004	[2]
Bahamas	0.2	2003	[2] (UNODC estimates)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	0.2	2004	[2]
Azerbaijan	0.2	2000	[2]
Chad	0.2	1995	[2]
Liberia	0.2	2004	[2]
Sierra Leone	0.2	1997	[2]
South Korea	0.2	2004	[2]
Hong Kong	0.2	2004	[2]
Indonesia	0.2	2002	[2] (UNODC estimates)
China	0.2	2003	[2]
Guatemala	0.2		[2] (UNODC estimates)
Panama	0.2		[2] (Tentative estimates)
Lebanon	0.2	2003	[2]
Kuwait	0.2	2004	[2] (UNODC estimates)
Jordan	0.2	2001	[2]
Uruguay	0.2	2003	[2] (UNODC estimates)
Poland	0.2	2002	[2]
Romania	0.17	2016	[4]
Netherlands	0.13	2012	[4]
Slovakia	0.13	2008	[4]
Hungary	0.13	2015	[4] (18-64)
El Salvador	0.11	2005	[4]
Barbados	0.11	2006	[4]
Brazil	0.1	2016	[4]
New Zealand	0.10	2008	[4]
Argentina	0.1	2004	[2]
Colombia	0.1	2004	[2] (UNODC estimates)
Rwanda	0.1	2004	[2]
Dominican Republic	0.1	2001	[2] (12-70) (UNODC estimates)
Algeria	0.1	2004	[2] (UNODC estimates)
Libya	0.1	2004	[2] (UNODC estimates)
Thailand	0.1	2003	[2]
Ghana	0.1	2004	[2]
Republic of the Congo	0.1	2004	[2]
Central African Republic	0.1	2004	[2]
Niger	0.1	2004	[2]
Japan	0.1	2002	[2]
Costa Rica	0.1		[2] (UNODC estimates)
Honduras	0.1	1995	[2]
Mexico	0.1	2002	[2]
Venezuela	0.1	2003	[2] (UNODC estimates)
Ecuador	0.1	1999	[2] (UNODC estimates)
Finland	0.1	2002	[2]
Sweden	0.1	2001	[2]
Oman	0.09	1999	[2]
Yemen	0.09	1999	[2] (Tentative estimates)
Moldova	0.07	2000	[2]
Ethiopia	0.05		[2] (Tentative estimates)
Uganda	0.05	2004	[2]
Antigua and Barbuda	0.05	2000	[2]
Turkey	0.05	2003	[2]
Bolivia	0.07	2004	[4]
Zimbabwe	0.04	2004	[2]
Tunisia	0.03	2003	[2]
Namibia	0.03	2000	[2]
Senegal	0.08	2006	[4]
Suriname	0.02	1998	[2]
Tanzania	0.02	1998	[2]
Morocco	0.02	2004	[2]
United Arab Emirates	0.02	2004	[2] (UNODC estimates)
Syria	0.02	2005	[2]
Cote d'Ivoire	0.01	1997	[2]
Brunei Darussalam	0.01	1998	[2]
Saudi Arabia	0.01	2000	[2]
Qatar	0.01	1996	[2]
Singapore	0.004	2004	[2]

See also

• Opium in Iran, highest per capita usage
• List of countries by prevalence of cocaine use
• List of countries by prevalence of cannabis use