This statistic shows the worldwide seizure of opium from 1997 to 2017. In 2007, a total of 510 metric tons of opium were seized worldwide. In 2017, this figure stood at around 693 metric tons.
Worldwide quantity of opium seized from 1997 to 2017
(in metric tons)
Figures for the years prior to the year 2017 were taken from previous editions of this report.
The 2004-2013 values of this statistic were taken from the statistical annex of the World Drug Report 2015.
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UNODC. (June 26, 2019). Worldwide quantity of opium seized from 1997 to 2017 (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/264747/worldwide-quantity-of-opium-seized/
UNODC. "Worldwide quantity of opium seized from 1997 to 2017 (in metric tons)." Chart. June 26, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264747/worldwide-quantity-of-opium-seized/
UNODC. (2019). Worldwide quantity of opium seized from 1997 to 2017 (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264747/worldwide-quantity-of-opium-seized/
UNODC. "Worldwide Quantity of Opium Seized from 1997 to 2017 (in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264747/worldwide-quantity-of-opium-seized/
UNODC, Worldwide quantity of opium seized from 1997 to 2017 (in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264747/worldwide-quantity-of-opium-seized/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Worldwide quantity of opium seized from 1997 to 2017 (in metric tons) [Graph], UNODC, June 26, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/264747/worldwide-quantity-of-opium-seized/