Cocaine seizures in Europe increased sixfold between 2013 and 2023.

Omissions

• The exact ratio is approximately 6.6–6.7-fold (419 t ÷ 63 t ≈ 6.65), so the increase is closer to sevenfold than to exactly sixfold; 'sixfold' is a slightly conservative rounding.
• The figure refers to EU Member States as reported to EMCDDA/EUDA (the European Drugs Report uses 'Europe' for this EU coverage), so the geographic scope is the EU rather than the whole European continent.
• 2023 was a record year (419 tonnes), up from 323 tonnes in 2022; totals have been rising steadily since around 2016, with a dip in 2020–2021.

Sources

• PrimaryEUDA — European Drug Report 2025, Cocaine (current situation in Europe)In 2023, EU Member States reported 95 000 cocaine seizures, amounting to 419 tonnes (up from 323 tonnes in 2022); a record amount for the [EU].
• Secondarydrugsandalcohol.ie (Drugs and Alcohol Research Centre Ireland) — 'New report reveals the latest drug trends in Europe' (citing EMCDDA European Drug Report 2015)In 2013, around 78,000 seizures of cocaine were reported in the European Union, amounting to 63 tonnes. There was a significant increase in both seizures and [quantities seized].