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Table 42. Amount of Opium Poppy Cultivated and Eradicated, Calendar Years 1990–2000 (Hectares)

Year	Afghanistan	Pakistan	Burma	Laos	Thailand	Colombia	Guatemala	Mexico¹
Cultivated
1990	12,370	8,405	150,100	30,580	3,435	—	1,930	10,100
1991	17,190	8,645	160,000	29,625	3,000	2,316	1,721	10,130
1992	19,470	9,147	154,915	25,610	3,630	32,858	1,200	10,170
1993	21,080	7,136	166,404	26,040	2,880	29,821	864	11,780
1994	29,180	7,733	149,945	18,520	2,110	23,906	200	12,415
1995	38,740	6,950	154,070	19,650	2,330	10,300	125	13,500
1996	37,950	4,267	163,100	25,250	3,050	12,328	12	13,000
1997	39,150	4,754	165,651	28,150	2,700	13,572	10	12,000
1998	41,720	5,224	146,494	—	2,065	—	15	15,000
1999	51,500	2,767	99,300	—	1,643	—	1	11,500
2000	64,510	2,219	108,700	—	1,647	—	1	9,500
Eradicated
1990	—	185	—	0	720	—	1,085	4,650
1991	—	440	1,012	0	1,200	1,156	576	6,545
1992	—	977	1,215	0	1,580	12,858	470	11,583
1993	—	856	604	0	0	9,821	426	13,015
1994	—	463	3,345	0	0	3,906	150	11,036
1995	—	0	0	0	580	3,760	86	15,389
1996	—	867	0	0	880	6,028	12	14,671
1997	—	654	10,501	0	1,050	6,972	3	17,732
1998	—	2,194	16,194	—	715	—	12	17,449
1999	—	1,197	9,800	—	808	—	1	15,469
2000	—	1,704	0	—	757	9,254	1	15,300

— Data not available.

¹The eradication figures shown for 1992–2000 are derived from data supplied by Mexican authorities to INCSR. The effective eradication figure is an estimate of the actual amount of crop destroyed—factoring in replanting, repeated spraying of one area, and other factors.

Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (1988–2001). Data for 1992–2000 are from the March 2001 report.

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