Illegal coca cultivation in the Central region Colombia

In 2018, the area illegally cultivated with coca in the Central region of Colombia reached more than 60 thousand hectares, the highest figure registered in the period displayed. This represents an increase of nearly seven-fold in comparison to 2013, when the illegally cultivated area in the region added up to almost nine thousand hectares. As of 2018, Central was the Colombian region with the second largest area of illegal coca cultivation.

Land area used for the illicit cultivation of coca in the Central region of Colombia from 2013 to 2018 (in 1,000 hectares)

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Release date

August 2019

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Region

Colombia

Survey time period

2013 to 2018

Supplementary notes

Various sources refers to different sections of the Colombian government which contributed to the study, including the Ministry of Justice, Ministry of National Defense, the national police, the Colombian drugs observatory, amongst others.

Data prior to 2017 was retrieved from earlier releases of the publication.
Figures have been rounded.

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