Myanmar’s opium cultivation reaches ten-year peak

Myanmar’s opium cultivation reaches ten-year peak

Bangkok (Thailand), 3 December 2025 – Myanmar’s opium poppy cultivation is at a ten-year peak, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has reported in its latest opium survey, which comes at a critical time for the country.

The report, titled “Myanmar Opium Survey 2025: Cultivation, Production and Implications”, analyses data collected in Myanmar during the fourth growing season since the military takeover. Showing a 17 per cent increase in poppy cultivation compared to the previous year -from 45,200 to 53,100 hectares- it reflects the uncertainty the country faces after years of conflict and socio-economic instability. It also reaffirms Myanmar’s role as the world’s known main source of illicit opium, following the continued decline of cultivation in Afghanistan. (UN - UNODC Regional Office for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, 03.12.2025)

https://www.unodc.org/roseap/en/myanmar/2025/12/myanmar-opium-survey-report-launch/story.html