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Estimated World Requirements of Narcotic Drugs for 2009

Totals of estimates of annual medical and scientific requirements for narcotic drugs listed in Schedules I and II of the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, as amended by the 1972 Protocol Amending the Single Convention. These estimates have been confirmed by the International Narcotics Control Board and have henceforth legal value. The totals of the estimates enable parties to determine the maximum quantity of drugs that a State may acquire under the 1961 Convention through import and/or manufacture.

Country (Territory) Name & Code ( TXT) -  Drug Code ( TXT

Estimate 2009 ( PDF ) and   ( TXT)

(Updated on 2 January 2009)


Estimated World Requirements of Narcotic Drugs for 2008

Totals of estimates of annual medical and scientific requirements for narcotic drugs listed in Schedules I and II of the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, as amended by the 1972 Protocol Amending the Single Convention. These estimates have been confirmed by the International Narcotics Control Board and have henceforth legal value. The totals of the estimates enable parties to determine the maximum quantity of drugs that a State may acquire under the 1961 Convention through import and/or manufacture.

Supplement 11/November 2008 ( PDF ) and   ( TXT)

(Updated on 3 December 2008)


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