WORLD DRUG REPORT 2025

Key figures at a glance

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) World Drug Report 2025 provides an overview of the current trends on global drug markets and includes the latest information on drug use, production, and trafficking. Below, find some key figures from the report, and explore more findings in the full World Drug Report here.

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<p>Encapsulation method for the disposal of cocaine in Guatemala with UNODC support.</p>
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Encapsulation method for the disposal of cocaine in Guatemala with UNODC support.

Poppy field in Myanmar

Poppy field in Myanmar

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Captagon tablet

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316 million people used drugs (excluding alcohol and tobacco) in 2023, a historic high.

Sampling of drugs for testing at UNODC lab

Sampling of drugs for testing at UNODC lab

Chemical precursor seizure in Chile

Chemical precursor seizure in Chile

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With 244 million users, cannabis remains the most widely used drug, followed by opioids (61 million), amphetamines (30.7 million), cocaine (25 million) and ecstasy (21million).

The illicit drug trade generates hundreds of billions of dollars per year, though estimates vary. Though resilient, organized criminal networks can be disrupted – find out possible responses in the World Drug Report.

<p style="text-align: right;"><span class="blue science-text"><sub>Photo: Adobe Stock / Happy Author</sub><br /></span></p>

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Production, seizures, and use of cocaine all hit new highs in 2023.

Seizures of amphetamines and methamphetamines
also reached a record high in 2023,
accounting for almost half of all global seizures of synthetic drugs.

_{Cocaine set to be destroyed in Bolivia}

The cost of failing to tackle drug use disorders is steep –
over half a million deaths and 28 million healthy years of life lost
due to disability and premature deaths (DALY) in 2021.

Just one in 12 people with drug use disorders received any treatment in 2023.

_{A man undergoing a blood test at the Ozone Foundation in Thailand. UN News/Daniel Dickinson.}

Seizures of amphetamines and methamphetamines
also reached a record high in 2023,
accounting for almost half of all global seizures of synthetic drugs.

_{A drug seizure in Bolivia being prepared for disposal}

Drug cultivation, trafficking, and use –
as well as policy responses to the world drug problem –
can all impact the environment.
Potential consequences of drugs can be deforestation
and other land-use change as well as air, land and water pollution.

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Explore more in the
World Drug Report 2025.