The statistic shows the global amount of confiscated ecstasy in 2014, by major countries and regions. In that year, approximately 4,375 kilograms of ecstasy were seized in Australia. Thus, Australia was ranked first among the top countries worldwide. In 2014, the global amount of seized ecstasy was the highest since 2007.
Major countries and regions based on amount of confiscated ecstasy in 2014 (in kilograms)*
* Seizures of “ecstasy”-type substances. Weight in kilogram equivalents. This quantity reflects the bulk weight of “ecstasy”-type substances seizures, with no adjustment for purity. Seizures of “ecstasy”-type substances reported in tablets or similar units are converted using assumed bulk tablet weights between 200mg and 300mg,
depending on the region and based on information currently available to UNODC. The conversion factors are listed in methodology section of the Word Drug Report 2011. Seizures reported by volume are converted assuming 1 litre has a mass of 1 kg.
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UNODC. (June 28, 2016). Major countries and regions based on amount of confiscated ecstasy in 2014 (in kilograms)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/270082/leading-countries-by-amount-of-confiscated-ecstasy/
UNODC. "Major countries and regions based on amount of confiscated ecstasy in 2014 (in kilograms)*." Chart. June 28, 2016. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/270082/leading-countries-by-amount-of-confiscated-ecstasy/
UNODC. (2016). Major countries and regions based on amount of confiscated ecstasy in 2014 (in kilograms)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/270082/leading-countries-by-amount-of-confiscated-ecstasy/
UNODC. "Major Countries and Regions Based on Amount of Confiscated Ecstasy in 2014 (in Kilograms)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/270082/leading-countries-by-amount-of-confiscated-ecstasy/
UNODC, Major countries and regions based on amount of confiscated ecstasy in 2014 (in kilograms)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/270082/leading-countries-by-amount-of-confiscated-ecstasy/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Major countries and regions based on amount of confiscated ecstasy in 2014 (in kilograms)* [Graph], UNODC, June 28, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/270082/leading-countries-by-amount-of-confiscated-ecstasy/