This statistic shows the area of cropland for opium poppy cultivation in 2017, by major countries. In that year, an area of 41,000 hectares was used for the cultivation of opium poppy in Myanmar.
Main countries for opium poppy cultivation based on acreage in 2017
(in hectares)
Listed are the main countries for which data were available.
* Includes countries with low levels of cultivation (with less than 400 hectares in at least two of the last three years) and countries with indirect evidence of illicit cultivation (eradication of opium
poppy) but no direct measurement.
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UNODC. (June 26, 2019). Main countries for opium poppy cultivation based on acreage in 2017 (in hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 01, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/264744/top-countries-for-oppium-cultivation-based-on-acreage/
UNODC. "Main countries for opium poppy cultivation based on acreage in 2017 (in hectares)." Chart. June 26, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 01, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264744/top-countries-for-oppium-cultivation-based-on-acreage/
UNODC. (2019). Main countries for opium poppy cultivation based on acreage in 2017 (in hectares). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 01, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264744/top-countries-for-oppium-cultivation-based-on-acreage/
UNODC. "Main Countries for Opium Poppy Cultivation Based on Acreage in 2017 (in Hectares)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264744/top-countries-for-oppium-cultivation-based-on-acreage/
UNODC, Main countries for opium poppy cultivation based on acreage in 2017 (in hectares) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264744/top-countries-for-oppium-cultivation-based-on-acreage/ (last visited April 01, 2020)
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