Drug seizures in the European Union in 2021
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This resource is part of the European Drug Report 2023, the EMCDDA's annual overview of the drug situation in Europe.
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List of tables
- Table 1 (Number of reported drug seizures, breakdown by drug, 2021)
- Table 2 (Drug seizures in the European Union — number of drug seizures, indexed trends)
- Table 3 (Drug seizures in the European Union — quantity of drugs seized, indexed trends)
- Table 4 (Drug seizures in the European Union — number of seizures in 2021)
- Table 5 (Drug seizures in the European Union — quantity seized in 2021)
- Table 6 (Drug law offences — possession/use offences, indexed trends)
- Table 7 (Drug law offences — supply offences, indexed trends)
- Table 8 (Drug law offences — number of offences, possession/use and supply)
Substance | Percentage |
---|---|
Herbal cannabis | 39 |
Cannabis resin | 32.8 |
Cannabis plants | 1.9 |
Cocaine and crack | 11.2 |
Heroin | 3 |
Amphetamine | 3.5 |
Methamphetamine | 1.2 |
MDMA | 1.6 |
Other substances | 5.7 |
Countries | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cannabis resin | 100 | 92 | 92 | 88 | 88 | 93 | 92 | 94 | 101 | 27 | 63 |
Herbal cannabis | 100 | 118 | 121 | 130 | 120 | 112 | 119 | 109 | 112 | 94 | 94 |
Cocaine | 100 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 102 | 107 | 117 | 124 | 133 | 92 | 97 |
Heroin | 100 | 86 | 83 | 82 | 91 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 62 | 59 | 60 |
Amphetamine | 100 | 112 | 104 | 116 | 118 | 114 | 76 | 86 | 90 | 92 | 82 |
Methamphetamine | 100 | 108 | 106 | 131 | 150 | 178 | 178 | 180 | 200 | 191 | 221 |
MDMA | 100 | 127 | 156 | 200 | 247 | 241 | 215 | 243 | 285 | 178 | 142 |
Number seizures EU 27 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cannabis resin | 100 | 97 | 98 | 124 | 115 | 91 | 100 | 143 | 101 | 128 | 177 |
Herbal cannabis | 100 | 131 | 144 | 156 | 105 | 180 | 284 | 223 | 184 | 221 | 360 |
Cocaine | 100 | 115 | 105 | 98 | 132 | 132 | 229 | 294 | 341 | 359 | 516 |
Heroin | 100 | 99 | 95 | 174 | 90 | 82 | 109 | 221 | 204 | 103 | 226 |
Amphetamine | 100 | 85 | 96 | 95 | 120 | 124 | 105 | 96 | 349 | 468 | 142 |
Methamphetamine | 100 | 66 | 100 | 103 | 103 | 95 | 125 | 96 | 694 | 433 | 235 |
MDMA | 100 | 92 | 48 | 85 | 83 | 133 | 289 | 229 | 288 | 246 | 223 |
Drug | Methamphetamine | MDMA | Heroin | Amphetamine | Cocaine | Cannabis resin | Herbal cannabis |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of seizures | 7196 | 10110 | 18709 | 21816 | 67832 | 201631 | 240289 |
Drug | Methamphetamine | MDMA | Amphetamine | Heroin | Herbal cannabis | Cocaine | Cannabis resin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quantity seized | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 256 | 303 | 816 |
Drug | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cannabis | 100 | 103 | 109 | 116 | 116 | 120 | 136 | 139 | 140 | 126 | 126 |
Heroin | 100 | 76 | 72 | 74 | 78 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 68 | 64 | 69 |
Cocaine | 100 | 101 | 98 | 106 | 105 | 107 | 129 | 139 | 154 | 141 | 151 |
Amphetamines | 100 | 93 | 108 | 131 | 137 | 118 | 128 | 132 | 126 | 103 | 122 |
MDMA | 100 | 118 | 131 | 184 | 223 | 248 | 264 | 275 | 318 | 201 | 181 |
Drug | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cannabis | 100 | 101 | 104 | 153 | 145 | 150 | 150 | 136 | 142 | 133 | 138 |
Heroin | 100 | 90 | 81 | 101 | 93 | 90 | 81 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 78 |
Cocaine | 100 | 102 | 100 | 129 | 123 | 101 | 114 | 128 | 141 | 125 | 140 |
MDMA | 100 | 111 | 135 | 202 | 247 | 235 | 274 | 277 | 301 | 270 | 224 |
Drug | Possession/use | Supply |
---|---|---|
Cannabis | 566089 | 99547 |
Heroin | 23439 | 9882 |
Cocaine | 65856 | 30571 |
Amphetamines | 55830 | 8602 |
MDMA | 9188 | 4453 |
Other substances | 26033 | 27085 |
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