In 2021, 5,200 tons of cannabis herb were seized worldwide. This is a increase of almost 500 tons from the previous year. The amount of seized cannabis herb peaked in 2007, when 6,700 tons were seized, and fluctuated since, but overall declined since 2010.
Worldwide seizure of cannabis herb from 1997 to 2021
(in tons)
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UNODC. (June 26, 2023). Worldwide seizure of cannabis herb from 1997 to 2021 (in tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/264854/worldwide-amount-of-marijuana-seized-since-1997/
UNODC. "Worldwide seizure of cannabis herb from 1997 to 2021 (in tons)." Chart. June 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264854/worldwide-amount-of-marijuana-seized-since-1997/
UNODC. (2023). Worldwide seizure of cannabis herb from 1997 to 2021 (in tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264854/worldwide-amount-of-marijuana-seized-since-1997/
UNODC. "Worldwide Seizure of Cannabis Herb from 1997 to 2021 (in Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264854/worldwide-amount-of-marijuana-seized-since-1997/
UNODC, Worldwide seizure of cannabis herb from 1997 to 2021 (in tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264854/worldwide-amount-of-marijuana-seized-since-1997/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Worldwide seizure of cannabis herb from 1997 to 2021 (in tons) [Graph], UNODC, June 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/264854/worldwide-amount-of-marijuana-seized-since-1997/
