This statistic shows the key figures on Colombia's cocaine industry as of November 2017. At that point in time, Colombia's average cocaine output amounted to 910 metric tons per year. The average street price per gram of cocaine in Colombia was estimated at 3.5 U.S. dollars.
Key figures on the cocaine industry in Colombia as of November 2017
Annual cocaine output (in metric tons)
910
Cocaine seizure volume in 2017 (in metric tons)
362
Average street price per gram (in U.S. dollars)**
3.5
Average income per peasant from cocaine sales per year (in U.S. dollars)*
1,180
Estimated coca crop area in 2016 (in thousand hectares)*
188
Growth of coca cultivation in 2016 compared to 2015 (in %)*
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The Guardian, & Havocscope. (November 9, 2017). Key figures on the cocaine industry in Colombia as of November 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 07, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/780842/colombia-key-figures-cocaine-industry/
The Guardian, und Havocscope. "Key figures on the cocaine industry in Colombia as of November 2017." Chart. November 9, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 07, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/780842/colombia-key-figures-cocaine-industry/
The Guardian, Havocscope. (2017). Key figures on the cocaine industry in Colombia as of November 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 07, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/780842/colombia-key-figures-cocaine-industry/
The Guardian, and Havocscope. "Key Figures on The Cocaine Industry in Colombia as of November 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Nov 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/780842/colombia-key-figures-cocaine-industry/
The Guardian & Havocscope, Key figures on the cocaine industry in Colombia as of November 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/780842/colombia-key-figures-cocaine-industry/ (last visited April 07, 2020)
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