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Afghanistan. APRIL 2021 Afghanistan Opium Survey 2020 - Cultivation and Production ‒ Executive Summary

Afghanistan. APRIL 2021 Afghanistan Opium Survey 2020 - Cultivation and Production ‒ Executive Summary

The total area under opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan was estimated at 224,000 hectares (202,000 - 246,000) in 2020, which represents an increase of 37% or 61,000 hectares when compared to 2019. (UNODC, Wien, April 2021)

https://www.unodc.org/documents/crop-monitoring/Afghanistan/20210503_Executive_summary_Opium_Survey_2020_SMALL.pdf