Despite its illegality, Bermuda has one of the highest uses of cannabis in the world, according to a recent article.

According to The Telegraph in Britain, statistics from United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime show that Bermuda is ranked eighth in the world when it comes to cannabis consumption, with 10.9 per cent of Bermudians using the drug.

However, the article also warned that data was not available for all countries, and some figures had been updated more recently than others.

The list placed Bermuda between New Zealand and Australia, where cannabis usage was estimated at 11.1 per cent and 10.2 per cent respectively.

Iceland topped the list, with 18.3 per cent of the population using the drug, followed by the United States, Nigeria, Canada, Chile and France.

The statistics also show more cannabis usage per person in Bermuda than in the Netherlands, Portugal and Uruguay, which have all taken lenient approaches with the controlled drug.