Across the analyzed European countries, the street prices of cocaine presented a wide variety in 2022, ranging from roughly 31 to almost 100 euros per gram. Portugal had the lowest average street price, with 31.69 euros per gram. Meanwhile, Slovakia was the country with the highest price, with one gram of cocaine being sold for 98.75 euros.
Consumption of cocaine in Europe
As of 2023, around three percent of the population in the Netherlands has used cocaine within the past 12 months, more than any other country in Europe. This was followed by 2.4 and 2.3 percent of the inhabitants in Spain and Ireland, respectively.
Cocaine users in treatment
In 2022, Spain had the highest number of individuals who entered treatment for cocaine addiction in Europe, at over 20.7 thousand patients. It was followed by Italy and France, with 14.1 and 4.2 thousand individuals entering treatment, respectively. Sniffing was the main route of administration for over two thirds of the individuals entering treatment for cocaine use across Europe.
Average street price of cocaine in Europe in 2022, by country
(in euros per gram)
*2020 cocaine street prices were used due to lack of updated data.
Different sources have been used to compute data on prices and the comparability between countries is not always known.
The term cocaine here refers to cocaine hydrochloride (powdered cocaine).
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EMCDDA. (June 11, 2024). Average street price of cocaine in Europe in 2022, by country (in euros per gram) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446734/street-price-of-cocaine-in-europe-by-country/
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