The south-western region of Afghanistan had the largest share of opium poppy production in 2020 at about 71 percent. The total farm gate value of opium production in the country in that year was estimated to be about 350 million U.S. dollars.
Distribution of opium poppy production in Afghanistan in 2020, by region
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