The area illegally cultivated with coca crops in the Colombian department of Cauca amounted to around 17.1 thousand hectares in 2018, an increase of seven percent in comparison to the previous year. Since 2013, the area cultivated with coca in the department has been consistently increasing. Cauca was the department with the fourth largest illegally cultivated coca area in Colombia.
Land area used for the illicit cultivation of coca in Cauca, Colombia from 2012 to 2018
(in 1,000 hectares)
Various sources refers to different sections of the Colombian government which contributed to the study, including the Ministry of Justice, Ministry of National Defense, the national police, the Colombian drugs observatory, amongst others.
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UNODC. (August 31, 2019). Land area used for the illicit cultivation of coca in Cauca, Colombia from 2012 to 2018 (in 1,000 hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1042577/colombia-illegal-coca-cultivation-cauca/
UNODC. "Land area used for the illicit cultivation of coca in Cauca, Colombia from 2012 to 2018 (in 1,000 hectares)." Chart. August 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1042577/colombia-illegal-coca-cultivation-cauca/
UNODC. (2019). Land area used for the illicit cultivation of coca in Cauca, Colombia from 2012 to 2018 (in 1,000 hectares). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1042577/colombia-illegal-coca-cultivation-cauca/
UNODC. "Land Area Used for The Illicit Cultivation of Coca in Cauca, Colombia from 2012 to 2018 (in 1,000 Hectares)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1042577/colombia-illegal-coca-cultivation-cauca/
UNODC, Land area used for the illicit cultivation of coca in Cauca, Colombia from 2012 to 2018 (in 1,000 hectares) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1042577/colombia-illegal-coca-cultivation-cauca/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Land area used for the illicit cultivation of coca in Cauca, Colombia from 2012 to 2018 (in 1,000 hectares) [Graph], UNODC, August 31, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1042577/colombia-illegal-coca-cultivation-cauca/
