In 2022, there were some 37 thousand kilograms of morphine consumed in total. Differences around the world in consumption levels of morphine for pain treatment are due to economic, knowledge, and regulatory factors. This statistic displays the consumption of major opium alkaloids and their derivatives worldwide from 2014 to 2022.
Consumption of major opium alkaloids and their derivatives worldwide from 2014 to 2022
(in kilograms)
Data before 2018 was taken from previous reports. * An opiate currently controlled under the 1971 Convention. ** The consumption figures also include quantities used in manufacture of preparations listed in Schedule III of the 1961 Convention.
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