Is khat legal in Sweden?
Illegal
Khat was prohibited in Sweden in 1989.
Sweden is one of 26 countries classified “Illegal” for khat — 87% of the 30 with data. (Also searched as qat.)
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Khat
- Last checked
- 7 July 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Norway
- Illegal Khat is illegal in Norway, classified as a narcotic drug with possession and sale prohibited.
- Finland
- Illegal Khat is classified as an illegal drug in Finland, with possession and use prohibited.
- Denmark
- Illegal Khat is illegal in Denmark, with possession and use prohibited since 1993.
- Poland
- Illegal Khat is illegal to sell and possess in Poland.
- Germany
- Illegal Khat is illegal in Germany, with possession and sale prohibited as a non-trafficable substance.
- Netherlands
- Illegal Khat is banned in the Netherlands, with use and sale prohibited after 2012.
Other laws in Sweden
- Cannabis
- Legal (Medical)
- Drinking Age
- 18–20
- Psilocybin Mushrooms
- Illegal
- Salvia Divinorum
- Illegal
- E-Cigarettes
- Regulated
A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.