- Health & Pharmaceuticals›
- Pharmaceutical Products & Market›
Global consumption of major synthetic opioids by type 2013-2016
Global consumption of major synthetic opioids by type 2013-2016
Consumption of major synthetic opioids worldwide from 2013 to 2016 (in kilograms)
by Matej Mikulic,
last edited
Jul 11, 2019
This statistic displays the consumption of major synthetic opioids worldwide from 2013 to 2017, by type. In 2013, there were 31.2 thousand kilograms of methadone consumed in total. As of 2017 that had increased to 32.1 thousand kilograms of methadone consumed globally.
Consumption of major synthetic opioids worldwide from 2013 to 2016 (in kilograms)
Loading statistic...
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dextropropoxyphene* | 50,630 | 851 | 1,155 | 515 | 772 |
| Diphenoxylate* | 12,421 | 6,260 | 6,298 | 6,645 | 6,679 |
| Methadone | 31,212 | 33,098 | 32,939 | 47,144 | 32,095 |
| Pethidine | 7,163 | 5,780 | 5,694 | 5,118 | 4,648 |
| Tilidine | 20,007 | 25,856 | 29,745 | 38,978 | 30,206 |
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dextropropoxyphene* | 50,630 | 851 | 1,155 | 515 | 772 |
| Diphenoxylate* | 12,421 | 6,260 | 6,298 | 6,645 | 6,679 |
| Methadone | 31,212 | 33,098 | 32,939 | 47,144 | 32,095 |
| Pethidine | 7,163 | 5,780 | 5,694 | 5,118 | 4,648 |
| Tilidine | 20,007 | 25,856 | 29,745 | 38,978 | 30,206 |
© Statista 2019
About this statistic
Source: INCB
Download
Settings
Share
Download started
Please be patient - this may take a moment
Please be patient - this may take a moment
Description
Source
More information
by Matej Mikulic,
last edited
Jul 11, 2019
This statistic displays the consumption of major synthetic opioids worldwide from 2013 to 2017, by type. In 2013, there were 31.2 thousand kilograms of methadone consumed in total. As of 2017 that had increased to 32.1 thousand kilograms of methadone consumed globally.
- Source
- INCB
- Show further sources information
- Show publisher information
- Release date
- December 2018
- Region
- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- 2013 to 2017
- Supplementary notes
- * The consumption figures also include quantities used in manufacture of preparations listed in Schedule III of the 1961 Convention.
Free access to basic statistics
Source
- Source
- INCB
- Show further sources information
- Show publisher information
- Release date
- December 2018
More information
- Region
- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- 2013 to 2017
- Supplementary notes
- * The consumption figures also include quantities used in manufacture of preparations listed in Schedule III of the 1961 Convention.
Other statistics on the topic
+State of Health
Number of worldwide users of cocaine by region 2011-2017
+State of Health
Number of cannabis users worldwide by region 2009-2017
Pharmaceutical Products & Market
Share of global fentanyl consumption in 2017, by country
+Pharmaceutical Products & Market
Share of global codeine consumption by country 2017
Statista Accounts:
Access All Statistics. Starting from $588 / Year
Basic Account
Get to know the platform
You only have access to basic statistics.
Premium Account
Your perfect start with Statista
- Instant access to 1m statistics
- Download in XLS, PDF & PNG format
- Detailed references
$49 / Month *
Corporate Account
Full access
Corporate solution including all features.
* All products require an annual contract.
Prices do not include sales tax.
Prices do not include sales tax.
Leading companies trust Statista:
Related Studies: Available to Download in PDF or PPTX Format
All Information
in one Presentation
Global drug use
- 100 page/s
- English
- pptx
- Detailed references
Everything On "Global drug use" in One Document: Edited and Divided into Handy Chapters. Including Detailed References.
Statista has been my savior on several occasions. The site is easy to maneuver and the data is in a format that can go right into a report or presentation.Marlene Greenfield
Vice President, Hearst Magazines
Statistics on "Global drug use"
- Users
The most important statistics
- Addicts and consumers of illegal drugs worldwide from 1990 to 2016 (in millions)Addicts and consumers of illegal drugs worldwide 1990-2016
- Prevalence of illegal drug use among the global population from 1990 to 2016*Illegal drug users - Global prevalence 1990-2016
- Percentage of illicit drug use in global population by drug type 2017Global population share of illicit drug use by drug 2017
- Number of illicit drug users in the world by drug type 2017* (in thousands)Number of global illicit drug users by drug 2017
- Estimated number of illicit drug users worldwide from 2011 to 2017, by drug (in millions)*Number of illicit drug users worldwide by drug 2011-2017
- Percentage of global drug users that have used either legal or illegal drugs within selected time periods as of 2017Global use of illegal and legal drug types as of 2017
- Percentage of drug users that have used select drugs within the past 12 months as of 2017Global use of select types of drugs within the past year as of 2017
- Percentage of global drug users that have used select drugs within their lifetime as of 2017Global lifetime drug use of select types of drugs as of 2017
- Cannabis
The most important statistics
- Estimated number of cannabis users worldwide from 2009 to 2017, by region (in millions)*Number of cannabis users worldwide by region 2009-2017
- Percentage of global cannabis users that used cannabis in select forms as of 2017, preferred vs. most common methodsMost common methods of cannabis use among global cannabis users as of 2017
- Percentage of cannabis users that used cannabis for a select number of days within the past 12 months as of 2016Cannabis users number of days cannabis was used in last 12 months 2016
- Percentage of cannabis users globally that aim to use less cannabis within the next year as of 2017Percentage of cannabis users that aim to reduce cannabis use as of 2017
- Opioids
The most important statistics
- Number of opiate consumers worldwide by continent from 2011 to 2017 (in millions)Opiate - number of consumers worldwide 2011-2017
- Number of opioid users worldwide from 2015 to 2017, by region (in millions)Number of worldwide users of opioids 2015 to 2017, by region
- Consumption of major synthetic opioids worldwide from 2013 to 2016 (in kilograms)Global consumption of major synthetic opioids by type 2013-2016
- Distribution of fentanyl consumption globally in 2017, by countryShare of global fentanyl consumption in 2017, by country
- Distribution of codeine consumption globally by country in 2017*Share of global codeine consumption by country 2017
- Distribution of morphine consumption globally by region in 2017Share of global morphine consumption by region 2017
- Other drugs
The most important statistics
- Estimated number of amphetamine users worldwide from 2011 to 2017, by region (in millions)*Amphetamine users worldwide by region 2011-2017
- Number of cocaine users worldwide from 2011 to 2017, by region (in millions)*Number of worldwide users of cocaine by region 2011-2017
- Estimated number of ecstasy consumers worldwide from 2011 to 2017, by region (in millions)*Ecstasy consumers worldwide by region 2011-2017
- Estimated number of ecstasy consumers worldwide from 2009 to 2017, by structured region*Ecstasy consumers worldwide by structured region 2009-2017
- New psychoactive substances
The most important statistics
- Number of new psychoactive substances worldwide from 2009 to 2017Number of new psychoactive drugs worldwide 2009 to 2017
- Distribution of new psychoactive substances worldwide as of 2016, by substance categoryShare of new psychoactive drugs worldwide 2016, by substance category
- Distribution of new psychoactive substances worldwide as of 2018, by psychoactive effectShare of new psychoactive drugs worldwide 2018, by psychoactive effect
- Deaths
The most important statistics
- Global estimated number of drug deaths from 2000 to 2015Estimated number of drug deaths worldwide from 2000 to 2015
- Distribution of global deaths resulting from drug use disorders in 2015, by ageShare of drug use disorder deaths globally in 2015, by age
- Distribution of leading causes of deaths attributable to drug use worldwide as of 2016Share of leading causes of drug-related deaths globally as of 2016
- Treatment
The most important statistics
- Distribution of people in treatment for drug abuse worldwide in 2015, by drug typeShare of people in treatment for drug use worldwide 2015, by drug type
- Percentage of drug users that have sought emergency medical treatment for select drugs as of 2017Global drug users seeking emergency medical treatment for select drug use as of 2017
- Percentage of drug users of select drugs that have sought emergency medical treatment as of 2017, by genderDrug users that sought emergency medical treatment for drug use as of 2017, by gender
- Percentage of cannabis users seeking emergency medical care following use of cannabis from 2013 to 2016Trend of cannabis users seeking emergency medical treatment 2013-2016
- Drug injection and HIV
The most important statistics
- Global estimated percentage of people who inject drugs in 2017, by region*Global prevalence of people who currently inject drugs by region 2017
- Global estimated number of people who inject drugs as of 2017, by regionGlobal number of people who inject drugs by region 2017
- Prevalence of HIV among drug users in 2017, by world region*Prevalence of HIV among drug users by world region 2017
- Number of drug users with HIV infections in 2017, by world region*Drug users infected with HIV by world region 2017
- Number of people globally who were injecting drugs while living with HIV, hepatitis C, or both as of 2017 (in millions)Number of people injecting drugs with HIV or hepatitis C worldwide in 2017
- Miscellaneous
The most important statistics
- Percentage of people that claimed select reasons were important for their psychedelic drug use over their lifetime as of 2016Motivations for the use of psychedelic drugs globally as of 2016
- Percentage of synthetic cannabinoid users that tried various preparations of this drug from 2015 to 2017Synthetic cannabinoid users that tried various preparations of this drug 2015-2017
- Percentage of synthetic cannabinoid users that sourced this drug from select sources as of 2016Sources of synthetic cannabinoids for purchase worldwide 2016
- Manufacture of opium alkaloids and their derivatives worldwide from 2013 to 2017, by type (in kilograms)Manufacture of global opium alkaloids and derivatives by type 2013-2017
- Manufacture of other synthetic opioids worldwide from 2013 to 2017, by type (in kilograms)Global manufacture of other synthetic opioids by type 2013-2017
Discover Statista
Need help with using Statista for your research?
Tutorials and first steps
Further Content: Statistics, Studies, and Topic Pages
Statistics
- Consumption of major synthetic opioids by type in the U.S. 2013-2017
- Reasons for consumption of opioids by U.S. adults by age group 2017
- Share of U.S. opioid consumers who consumed prescribed opioids 2017
- U.S. adults opinion on responsibility for high consumption of opioids 2017
- U.S. adults opinion on responsibility for high consumption of opioids by age 2017
- U.S. adults who took opioids in the last 2 years by age group 2017
- U.S. adults who took prescribed opioids by age group 2017
- Manufacture of global synthetic opioids by type 2013-2017
- Coca leaf utilization globally 2013-2017
- Rx opioids dosage and supply numbers U.S. 2006 vs 2017
- Opioid Rx rate in the U.S. 2017, by state and daily dosage
- Average daily MME dispensed per Rx U.S. 2014-2017
- Rx opioids dosage and supply rate U.S. 2006 vs 2017
- Average MME dispensed per prescription U.S. 2014-2017
- Number of opioid Rx prescriptions U.S. 2014-2017, by days of supply
- Opioid use disorder rate in commercially-insured persons U.S. 2016, by gender and age
- Recycled fibres - Indian consumption 2000-2009
- Per patient opioid Rx prescriptions U.S. 2014-2017
- Distribution of opioid abusers in the U.S. 2011-2015, by area income level
- Peanut consumption per capita in India 2012-2017
Statistics on "Global drug use"
- Addicts and consumers of illegal drugs worldwide from 1990 to 2016 (in millions)
- Prevalence of illegal drug use among the global population from 1990 to 2016*
- Percentage of illicit drug use in global population by drug type 2017
- Number of illicit drug users in the world by drug type 2017* (in thousands)
- Estimated number of illicit drug users worldwide from 2011 to 2017, by drug (in millions)*
- Percentage of global drug users that have used either legal or illegal drugs within selected time periods as of 2017
- Percentage of drug users that have used select drugs within the past 12 months as of 2017
- Percentage of global drug users that have used select drugs within their lifetime as of 2017
- Estimated number of cannabis users worldwide from 2009 to 2017, by region (in millions)*
- Percentage of global cannabis users that used cannabis in select forms as of 2017, preferred vs. most common methods
- Percentage of cannabis users that used cannabis for a select number of days within the past 12 months as of 2016
- Percentage of cannabis users globally that aim to use less cannabis within the next year as of 2017
- Number of opiate consumers worldwide by continent from 2011 to 2017 (in millions)
- Number of opioid users worldwide from 2015 to 2017, by region (in millions)
- Consumption of major synthetic opioids worldwide from 2013 to 2016 (in kilograms)
- Distribution of fentanyl consumption globally in 2017, by country
- Distribution of codeine consumption globally by country in 2017*
- Distribution of morphine consumption globally by region in 2017
- Estimated number of amphetamine users worldwide from 2011 to 2017, by region (in millions)*
- Number of cocaine users worldwide from 2011 to 2017, by region (in millions)*
- Estimated number of ecstasy consumers worldwide from 2011 to 2017, by region (in millions)*
- Estimated number of ecstasy consumers worldwide from 2009 to 2017, by structured region*
- Number of new psychoactive substances worldwide from 2009 to 2017
- Distribution of new psychoactive substances worldwide as of 2016, by substance category
- Distribution of new psychoactive substances worldwide as of 2018, by psychoactive effect
- Global estimated number of drug deaths from 2000 to 2015
- Distribution of global deaths resulting from drug use disorders in 2015, by age
- Distribution of leading causes of deaths attributable to drug use worldwide as of 2016
- Distribution of people in treatment for drug abuse worldwide in 2015, by drug type
- Percentage of drug users that have sought emergency medical treatment for select drugs as of 2017
- Percentage of drug users of select drugs that have sought emergency medical treatment as of 2017, by gender
- Percentage of cannabis users seeking emergency medical care following use of cannabis from 2013 to 2016
- Global estimated percentage of people who inject drugs in 2017, by region*
- Global estimated number of people who inject drugs as of 2017, by region
- Prevalence of HIV among drug users in 2017, by world region*
- Number of drug users with HIV infections in 2017, by world region*
- Number of people globally who were injecting drugs while living with HIV, hepatitis C, or both as of 2017 (in millions)
- Percentage of people that claimed select reasons were important for their psychedelic drug use over their lifetime as of 2016
- Percentage of synthetic cannabinoid users that tried various preparations of this drug from 2015 to 2017
- Percentage of synthetic cannabinoid users that sourced this drug from select sources as of 2016
- Manufacture of opium alkaloids and their derivatives worldwide from 2013 to 2017, by type (in kilograms)
- Manufacture of other synthetic opioids worldwide from 2013 to 2017, by type (in kilograms)
- Consumption of major synthetic opioids in the U.S. from 2013 to 2017, by type (in kilograms)
- Main reasons for consumption of opioids among U.S. adults as of 2017, by age group
- Percentage of U.S. opioid consumers who consumed prescribed opioids as of 2017
- Opinions on responsibility for high consumption of opioids in the U.S. as of 2017
- Opinions on responsibility for high opioid consumption in the U.S. as of 2017, by age group
- Percentage of U.S. adults who consumed opioids in the last 2 years as of 2017, by age group
- Percentage of U.S. adults who consumed prescribed opioids as of 2017, by age group*
- Manufacture of synthetic opioids worldwide from 2013 to 2017, by type (in kilograms)
- Total utilization of coca leaf worldwide from 2013 to 2017 (in kilograms)
- Dosage and supply key figures for prescribed opioids in the U.S. in 2006 and 2017
- Rate of opioid prescriptions in the U.S. in 2017, by state and daily dosage (per 100 persons)*
- Average daily morphine milligram equivalents (MME) dispensed per prescription in the U.S. from 2014 to 2017
- Opioid prescription rate by dosage and supply in the U.S. in 2006 and 2017 (per 100 persons)
- Average annual morphine milligram equivalents (MME) dispensed per prescription in the U.S. from 2014 to 2017
- Annual number of opioid prescriptions (Rx) in the U.S. 2014 to 2017, by days of supply per prescription
- Rate of opioid use disorder in commercially-insured persons in U.S. in 2016, by age and gender (per 1,000 members)
- Indian consumption of recycled fibres from 2000 to 2009 (in million metric tons)
- Annual number of opioid prescriptions per patient in the U.S. from 2014 to 2017
- Relative share of opioid abusers in the United States from 2011 to 2015, by area income level
- Consumption of peanuts per capita in India from 2012 to 2017 (in kilograms per year)
Statista Accounts:
Access All Statistics. Starting from $588 / Year
Related topics
About Statista
Statista offers dossiers and reports on over 170 industries. With Statista you are always able to make informed decisions and boost your work efficiency.
Internet & Telecommunications
- Social Media
- E-Commerce
- Online Video & Entertainment
- Advertising & Marketing
Consumer Goods & FMCG
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Cleaning Products
- Cosmetics & Personal Care
- Food & Nutrition
Retail & Trade
- Health & Hygiene
- International Trade
- Shopping Behavior
- Sports & Leisure
Travel, Tourism & Hospitality
- Business Travel
- Leisure Travel
- Accomodation
- Restaurants
Society
- Demographics
- Economy
- Education & Science
- Politics & Government
Transportation & Logistics
- Aviation
- Rail Transport
- Vehicles & Road Traffic
- Water Transport
Please log in to access our additional functions
Register in seconds and access exclusive features.
Basic Account
|
Instant Access
Premium Account
| ||
|---|---|---|---|
Our services
Click the question mark for further information | Free |
$49 per month*
| |
| Basic statistics | |||
| Premium statistics | |||
|
Graph download
| |||
| Download PDF | |||
|
Excel download
| |||
| Register | Purchase now | ||
*Duration: 12 months, billed annually, single license
Yes, let me download!
...and make my research life easier.
Exclusive Corporate feature
This feature is limited to our corporate solutions.
Please contact us to get started with full access to dossiers, forecasts, studies and international data.
Corporate Account
We use cookies to personalize contents and ads, offer social media features, and analyze access to our website. In your browser settings you can configure or disable this, respectively, and can delete any already placed cookies. For details, please see your browser’s Help section (by pressing F1). Please see our privacy statement for details about how we use data.