Global illegal cultivation area for coca plants 2021

This statistic shows the global area for the illegal cultivation of coca bush from 1994 to 2021. In 2021, approximately 315 thousand hectares of coca were grown worldwide.

Global acreage for illicit cultivation of coca bush from 1994 to 2021 (in 1,000 hectares)*

Characteristic	Area in thousand hectares
1994	201.4
1995	214.8
1996	209.7
1997	194
1998	190.8
1999	220.6
2000	221.3
2001	210.9
2002	170.3
2003	153.8
2004	158
2005	159.6
2006	156.9
2007	181.6
2008	167.6
2009	163.8
2010	154.2
2011**	155.6
2012	133.7
2013	120.8
2014	132.3
2015	156.5
2016	213
2017	245.4
2018	246.2
2019	234.2
2020	234.2
2021	315.2

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Release date

November 2023

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

1994 to 2021

Supplementary notes

* The coca plant is grown in Bolivia, Colombia and Peru. For the calculation of the total area, the estimated net area under coca bush cultivation at the reference date of 31 December is presented for Peru in addition to the area under coca bush cultivation in Peru as seen on satellite imagery. The reference date of 31 December is also used for the estimated area under coca bush cultivation in Colombia. The estimates presented for the Plurinational State of Bolivia represent the area under coca bush cultivation as seen on satellite imagery.
**The global coca cultivation figure was calculated using the area as interpreted on satellite imagery for Peru.
Release date reflects date source was accessed.

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