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
Characteristic
Characteristic
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 July 01, 2022, 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 July 01, 2022. 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: July 01, 2022. 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/
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