Coca Cultivation is on the Rise in Latin American Countries

Global illicit cultivation of coca bush, measured in hectares

Global illicit cultivation of coca bush, measured in hectares in Columbia, Peru, and Bolivia. Overall cultivation has risen in recent years.

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Since 2011, the net area under coca bush cultivation was estimated for Peru and Colombia, while the estimate presented for the Bolivia represents the area under coca cultivation as interpreted on satellite imagery.

Source: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)Get the data