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Australian cannabis data: Import, export, production and stock

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This page contains information on cannabis-related activities regulated by the Office of Drug Control (ODC) on behalf of the Australian Government. This data is collected under the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 (PI Regulations), the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958 (PE Regulations), the Narcotic Drugs Act 1967 (ND Act), and the Narcotic Drugs Regulation 2016 (ND Regulation), as per the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961.

Australian Cannabis Data: Import, Export, Production, and Stock

Table 1 shows the total quantity of cannabis imported into Australia under the PI Regulations. This data is separated by country and calendar year.

Table 1: Total quantity of cannabis imported (kilograms)

Year

2021

2022

2023

Canada

5,792

21,201

34,005

Columbia

168

51

467

Czechia

10

-

-

Denmark

195

868

1,743

Germany

9

858

339

Israel

420

141

440

Jamaica

129

119

85

Lesotho

119

5

70

North Macedonia

95

33

1,137

Netherlands

36

21

28

New Zealand

51

144

306

Portugal

58

839

1,442

South Africa

60

600

1,804

Slovenia

2

-

-

Thailand

-

-

11

United Kingdom

26

7

107

Uruguay

-

-

120

United States of America

3

-

-

TOTAL

7,173

24,887

42,104

Table 2 shows the total quantity of cannabis exported out of Australia under the PE Regulations. This data is separated by country and calendar year.

Table 2: Total quantity of cannabis exported (kilograms)

Year

2021

2022

2023

Czechia

-

-

0.1

France

-

1

-

Germany

1,290

935

839

New Zealand

5

167

587

United Kingdom

131

407

640

Total

1,426

1,510

2,066

Table 3 shows the quantity of cannabis produced in Australia by calendar year under the ND Act.

Table 3: Total quantity of cannabis produced in Australia (kilograms)

Year

Total

2021

16,700

2022

24,900

2023

26,593

Table 4 shows the stock of cannabis held in Australia at the end of each calendar year under the ND Act. Recorded as dry weight expressed as kilograms with 10% moisture content (or equivalent).

Table 4: Total quantity of cannabis stock held (kilograms) at 31 December of each year

Year

Domestically Cultivated

Imported

2021

17,700

*

2022

15,400

*

2023

14,787

23,293

*data not available.

Note: All data is current as of 30 June 2024. Data for 2024 will not be available until the 3rd quarter of 2025.

Definitions

Cannabis: means the flowering or fruiting tops of the cannabis plant (excluding the seeds and leaves when not accompanied by the tops) from which the resin has not been extracted, by whatever name they may be designated.

Export: the physical transfer of drugs from Australia to another country.

Import: the physical transfer of drugs from another country to Australia.

Produced: the amount of cannabis separated from the plants from which they are obtained.

Stock: the amount of cannabis an entity has on hand, including from their own cultivation and production activities, cannabis purchased from another domestic source or imported, and cannabis retained for manufacture activities.

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