The southern region of Afghanistan had the largest average yield of opium poppy in 2020 at about 41 kilograms per hectare. The total farm gate value of opium production in the country in that year was estimated to be about 350 million U.S. dollars.
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UNODC. (May 3, 2021). Average yield of opium poppy in Afghanistan in 2020, by region (in kilograms per hectare) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258522/afghanistan-opium-poppy-yield-by-region/
UNODC. "Average yield of opium poppy in Afghanistan in 2020, by region (in kilograms per hectare)." Chart. May 3, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258522/afghanistan-opium-poppy-yield-by-region/
UNODC. (2021). Average yield of opium poppy in Afghanistan in 2020, by region (in kilograms per hectare). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258522/afghanistan-opium-poppy-yield-by-region/
UNODC. "Average Yield of Opium Poppy in Afghanistan in 2020, by Region (in Kilograms per Hectare)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258522/afghanistan-opium-poppy-yield-by-region/
UNODC, Average yield of opium poppy in Afghanistan in 2020, by region (in kilograms per hectare) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258522/afghanistan-opium-poppy-yield-by-region/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Average yield of opium poppy in Afghanistan in 2020, by region (in kilograms per hectare) [Graph], UNODC, May 3, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258522/afghanistan-opium-poppy-yield-by-region/