As of December 2022, Colombia reported to have reached the erradications of around 70,000 hectares of coca crops in the country that year, around 30,000 ha less than the original objetive for that year. The prior year, however, the eradicated area fell to 103,257 hectares. An estimate of 170 thousand hectares of land area were used for illicit cultivation of coca in the South American country in 2018.
Eradicated area of coca crops in Colombia from 2018 to 2022
(in hectares)
* As of the first nine months of 2018.
**The source does not specify the exact area, stating that the government eradicated more than 100,000 and 130,000 ha of coca crops in 2019 and 2020, respectively.
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US Department of State. (March 2, 2023). Eradicated area of coca crops in Colombia from 2018 to 2022 (in hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/874208/colombia-coca-crop-eradication-area/
US Department of State. "Eradicated area of coca crops in Colombia from 2018 to 2022 (in hectares)." Chart. March 2, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/874208/colombia-coca-crop-eradication-area/
US Department of State. (2023). Eradicated area of coca crops in Colombia from 2018 to 2022 (in hectares). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/874208/colombia-coca-crop-eradication-area/
US Department of State. "Eradicated Area of Coca Crops in Colombia from 2018 to 2022 (in Hectares)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/874208/colombia-coca-crop-eradication-area/
US Department of State, Eradicated area of coca crops in Colombia from 2018 to 2022 (in hectares) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/874208/colombia-coca-crop-eradication-area/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Eradicated area of coca crops in Colombia from 2018 to 2022 (in hectares) [Graph], US Department of State, March 2, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/874208/colombia-coca-crop-eradication-area/