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).

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. The largest producer of opiates in the world is Afghanistan to a total of 93% of the world's market.[3]

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

Rank	Country or Entity	Annual prevalence (percent)	Year	Sources and notes
1	Iran	3.31	2015	[4]
2	Afghanistan	2.65	2009	[1]
3	Russia	1.64	2007	[1]
4	Maldives	1.34	2012	[4]
5	Ukraine	1.16	2006	[1]
6	Macau	1.1	2003	[2]
7	United States of America	1.04	2016	[4]
8	Kazakhstan	1.03	2015	[4]
9	Pakistan	1.00	2012	[4]
10	Malaysia	0.94	2009	[1]
11	Uzbekistan	0.93	2015	[4]
12	Mauritius	0.91	2007	[1]
13	Kyrgyzstan	0.89	2015	[4]
14	Estonia	0.81	2004	[1]
15	Myanmar	0.8	2010	[1]
16	Belarus	0.76	2016	[4]
17	United Kingdom	0.73	2012	[5]
18	Georgia	0.72	2010	[4]
19	Ireland	0.72	2006	[4]
20	Nigeria	0.7	2008	[1]
21	Luxembourg	0.59	2007	[4]
22	Malta	0.59	2015	[4]
23	Vietnam	0.53	2011	[4]
24	Italy	0.52	2014	[4]
25	Tajikistan	0.52	2015	[4]
26	Denmark	0.52	2009	[4]
27	France	0.52	2011	[4]
28	Bulgaria	0.5	2011	[4]
29	North Macedonia	0.5	2004	[2]
30	Austria	0.5	2002	[2]
31	Latvia	0.49	2016	[4]
32	Portugal	0.49	2012	[4]
33	Slovenia	0.49	2012	[4]
34	Albania	0.45	2007	[4]
35	Switzerland	0.43	2015	[4]
36	South Africa	0.41	2008	[4]
37	Zambia	0.4	2003	[2] (UNODC estimates)
38	Canada	0.4	2000	[2] " (Ontario, 18+)"
39	Belgium	0.4	1997	[2]
40	Nepal	0.4	1996	[2]
41	Czech Republic	0.4	2003	[2]
42	India	0.4	2001	[2]
43	Israel	0.40	2016	[4] (18-65)
44	Laos	0.37	2008	[4]
45	Bangladesh	0.37	2003	[4]
46	Croatia	0.35	2012	[4]
47	Turkmenistan	0.32	2007	[4]
48	Angola	0.3	2001	[2] (UNODC estimates)
49	Taiwan	0.3	2002	[2] (UNODC estimates)
50	Bahrain	0.3	1998	[2]
51	Iceland	0.3	1998	[2] (UNODC estimates)
52	Sri Lanka	0.30	2016	[4]
53	Chile	0.3	2010	[2] (12-64)
54	Norway	0.27	2013	[4]
55	Cyprus	0.25	2015	[4]
56	Lithuania	0.24	2007	[4]
57	Greece	0.23	2015	[4]
58	Germany	0.22	2014	[4]
59	Kenya	0.22	2012	[4]
60	Spain	0.21	2014	[4]
61	Thailand	0.20	2007	[4]
62	Australia	0.20	2016	[4]
63	Armenia	0.2	2007	[4]
64	Somalia	0.2	2004	[2]
65	Bahamas	0.2	2003	[2] (UNODC estimates)
66	Democratic Republic of the Congo	0.2	2004	[2]
67	Azerbaijan	0.2	2000	[2]
68	Chad	0.2	1995	[2]
69	Liberia	0.2	2004	[2]
70	Sierra Leone	0.2	1997	[2]
71	South Korea	0.2	2004	[2]
72	Hong Kong	0.2	2004	[2]
73	Indonesia	0.2	2002	[2] (UNODC estimates)
74	China	0.2	2003	[2]
75	Guatemala	0.2		[2] (UNODC estimates)
76	Panama	0.2		[2] (Tentative estimates)
77	Lebanon	0.2	2003	[2]
78	Kuwait	0.2	2004	[2] (UNODC estimates)
79	Jordan	0.2	2001	[2]
80	Uruguay	0.2	2003	[2] (UNODC estimates)
81	Poland	0.2	2002	[2]
82	Romania	0.17	2016	[4]
83	Netherlands	0.13	2012	[4]
84	Slovakia	0.13	2008	[4]
85	Hungary	0.13	2015	[4] (18-64)
86	El Salvador	0.11	2005	[4]
87	Barbados	0.11	2006	[4]
88	Brazil	0.1	2016	[4]
89	New Zealand	0.10	2008	[4]
89	Argentina	0.1	2004	[2]
90	Colombia	0.1	2004	[2] (UNODC estimates)
91	Rwanda	0.1	2004	[2]
92	Dominican Republic	0.1	2001	[2] (12-70) (UNODC estimates)
93	Algeria	0.1	2004	[2] (UNODC estimates)
94	Libya	0.1	2004	[2] (UNODC estimates)
95	Thailand	0.1	2003	[2]
96	Ghana	0.1	2004	[2]
97	Republic of the Congo	0.1	2004	[2]
98	Central African Republic	0.1	2004	[2]
99	Niger	0.1	2004	[2]
100	Japan	0.1	2002	[2]
101	Costa Rica	0.1		[2] (UNODC estimates)
102	Honduras	0.1	1995	[2]
103	Mexico	0.1	2002	[2]
104	Venezuela	0.1	2003	[2] (UNODC estimates)
105	Ecuador	0.1	1999	[2] (UNODC estimates)
106	Finland	0.1	2002	[2]
107	Sweden	0.1	2001	[2]
108	Oman	0.09	1999	[2]
109	Yemen	0.09	1999	[2] (Tentative estimates)
110	Moldova	0.07	2000	[2]
111	Ethiopia	0.05		[2] (Tentative estimates)
112	Uganda	0.05	2004	[2]
113	Antigua and Barbuda	0.05	2000	[2]
114	Turkey	0.05	2003	[2]
115	Bolivia	0.07	2004	[4]
116	Zimbabwe	0.04	2004	[2]
117	Tunisia	0.03	2003	[2]
118	Namibia	0.03	2000	[2]
119	Senegal	0.08	2006	[4]
120	Suriname	0.02	1998	[2]
121	Tanzania	0.02	1998	[2]
122	Morocco	0.02	2004	[2]
123	United Arab Emirates	0.02	2004	[2] (UNODC estimates)
124	Syria	0.02	2005	[2]
126	Cote d'Ivoire	0.01	1997	[2]
127	Brunei Darussalam	0.01	1998	[2]
128	Saudi Arabia	0.01	2000	[2]
129	Qatar	0.01	1996	[2]
130	Singapore	0.004	2004	[2]