Is khat legal in Belgium?
Illegal
Khat has been illegal in Belgium since 2006.
Belgium is one of 24 countries classified “Illegal” for khat — 83% of the 29 with data. (Also searched as qat.)
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Khat
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Netherlands
- Illegal The Dutch government announced a ban on khat in 2012, classifying its active ingredients as hard drugs.
- France
- Illegal Khat has been prohibited in France as a stimulant since 1957.
- Germany
- Illegal Possession, sale, and purchase of fresh khat are illegal in Germany.
- Switzerland
- Illegal Khat is illegal and classified as a narcotic drug in Switzerland.
- United Kingdom
- Illegal Khat was made illegal in the United Kingdom on 24 June 2014.
- Denmark
- Illegal Khat has been illegal in Denmark since 1993.
Other laws in Belgium
- Cannabis
- Decriminalized
- Drinking Age
- 16–17
- 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.