The area of opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan grew to about 224 thousand hectares in 2020. The total farm gate value of opium production in the country in that year was estimated to be about 350 million U.S. dollars.
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UNODC. (May 3, 2021). Area of opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan from 2010 to 2020 (in 1,000 hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258514/afghanistan-opium-poppy-cultivation-area/
UNODC. "Area of opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan from 2010 to 2020 (in 1,000 hectares)." Chart. May 3, 2021. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258514/afghanistan-opium-poppy-cultivation-area/
UNODC. (2021). Area of opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan from 2010 to 2020 (in 1,000 hectares). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258514/afghanistan-opium-poppy-cultivation-area/
UNODC. "Area of Opium Poppy Cultivation in Afghanistan from 2010 to 2020 (in 1,000 Hectares)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258514/afghanistan-opium-poppy-cultivation-area/
UNODC, Area of opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan from 2010 to 2020 (in 1,000 hectares) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258514/afghanistan-opium-poppy-cultivation-area/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Area of opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan from 2010 to 2020 (in 1,000 hectares) [Graph], UNODC, May 3, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258514/afghanistan-opium-poppy-cultivation-area/