The south-western region of Afghanistan had the largest share of opium poppy production in 2020 at about 4.5 thousand tons. 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). Production of opium poppy in Afghanistan in 2020, by region (in tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258520/afghanistan-opium-poppy-production-by-region/
UNODC. "Production of opium poppy in Afghanistan in 2020, by region (in tons)." Chart. May 3, 2021. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258520/afghanistan-opium-poppy-production-by-region/
UNODC. (2021). Production of opium poppy in Afghanistan in 2020, by region (in tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258520/afghanistan-opium-poppy-production-by-region/
UNODC. "Production of Opium Poppy in Afghanistan in 2020, by Region (in Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258520/afghanistan-opium-poppy-production-by-region/
UNODC, Production of opium poppy in Afghanistan in 2020, by region (in tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258520/afghanistan-opium-poppy-production-by-region/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Production of opium poppy in Afghanistan in 2020, by region (in tons) [Graph], UNODC, May 3, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258520/afghanistan-opium-poppy-production-by-region/