World Drug Report 2006 - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
World Drug Report 2006 - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
World Drug Report 2006 - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
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3.1. Producti<strong>on</strong>: Opium/heroin<br />
Lao PDR, opium poppy cultivati<strong>on</strong> (ha), 1990-2005<br />
40,000<br />
30,000<br />
Hectares<br />
20,000<br />
10,000<br />
0<br />
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005<br />
Cultivati<strong>on</strong> 30,580 29,625 19,190 26,040 18,520 19,650 21,601 24,082 26,837 22,543 19,052 17,255 14,000 12,000 6,600 1,800<br />
Lao PDR, potential opium producti<strong>on</strong> (metric t<strong>on</strong>s), 1990-2005<br />
250<br />
200<br />
Metric t<strong>on</strong>s<br />
150<br />
100<br />
50<br />
0<br />
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005<br />
Producti<strong>on</strong> 202 196 127 169 120 128 140 147 124 124 167 134 112 120 43 14<br />
Lao PDR, Evoluti<strong>on</strong> of the value of opium producti<strong>on</strong>, 2002-2005<br />
Year 2002 2003 2004 2005<br />
Price per kg of opium (KIP) 1,600,000 1,824,000 2,280,000 5,461,000<br />
KIP/$ Exchange rate 10,166 10,590 10,441 10,370<br />
Price per kg of opium ($) $160 $172 $218 $521<br />
Value of Producti<strong>on</strong> ($ milli<strong>on</strong>) 18 21 9.4 7.4<br />
Variati<strong>on</strong> - 17% -55% -21%<br />
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