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Drug trafficking flows

The main routes of cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine trafficking between world regions, mapped by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime from drug seizures reported for 2021 to 2024.

Cocaine seized in Europe, 2014 to 2024

Stacked columns of cocaine seized from 2014 to 2024, eight coloured bands and year labels, with no country names on the image

Tonnes, from the bottom of each column

  • Spain
  • France
  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
  • Portugal
  • Italy
  • Türkiye
  • Other countries

Cocaine seized in the 27 EU countries, Norway and Türkiye, 2014 to 2024, in tonnes, by country.

Chart: Fix Planet, drawn from European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA) data, European Drug Report 2026, table EDR26-Cocaine-6. Reuse permitted with acknowledgement (compatible with CC BY 4.0).

Crime 2026 UNODC

What it is

The World Drug Report 2026 from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) comes with a statistical annex that includes three world maps of the main trafficking flows of methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin. Each map summarises drug seizures reported for 2021 to 2024. Companion maps show the main departure or transit countries and the main destination countries for each drug, and annex tables cover cultivation, manufacture, seizures, prices and purity.

Why it matters

The maps show how drugs travel from producing regions through transit hubs to consumer markets. Europe is one example: the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA) reports that EU countries seized 330 tonnes of cocaine in 2024, after a record 419 tonnes in 2023, with Spain (124 tonnes) and France (53.5 tonnes) reporting the largest amounts.

How to read it

The width of each route reflects the total amount seized on it, rated from very low to very high. Routes come from what UN Member States report in their annual questionnaires, in reports of individual seizures and in other official documents. Arrows point in the direction of trafficking: a route starts where a shipment departed or was last seen and ends where it was consumed or headed next, so the start of an arrow can lie in a different country from the one where the drug was produced. UNODC describes the routes as broadly indicative; smaller secondary routes may be missing.

Limits

Seizures depend on where and how intensively authorities search, so heavily policed routes can look larger. The preview chart covers the 27 EU countries, Norway and Türkiye; the UNODC maps cover the whole world.

Sources

License

Chart: Fix Planet, drawn from European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA) data, European Drug Report 2026, table EDR26-Cocaine-6. Reuse permitted with acknowledgement (compatible with CC BY 4.0).

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