National Drug Control Strategy: 2002

DRUG AVAILABILITY

Table 36. Estimated Worldwide Potential Net Production of Opium, 1987�2000 (Metric Tons)

Year	Afghan- istan	India	Iran¹	Paki- stan	Total Southwest Asia	Burma	China	Laos	Thailand	Viet- nam	Total Southeast Asia	Colom- bia	Leb- anon²	Guate- mala	Mexico	Sub- total	Total All Regions
1987	600	�	300	205	1,105	835	�	225	24	�	1,084	�	�	3	50	53	2,242
1988	750	�	�	205	955	1,280	�	255	25		1,560	�	�	8	67	75	2,590
1989	585	�	�	130	715	2,430	�	380	50	�	2,860	�	45	12	66	123	3,698
1990	415	�	�	165	580	2,255	�	275	40	�	2,570	�	32	13	62	107	3,257
1991	570	�	�	180	750	2,350	�	265	35	�	2,650	�	34	11	41	86	3,486
1992	640	�	�	175	815	2,280	�	230	24	�	2,534	�	�	�	40	40	3,389
1993	685	�	�	140	825	2,575	�	180	42	�	2,797	�	4	�	49	53	3,675
1994	950	90	�	160	1,200	2,030	25	85	17	�	2,157	�	�	�	60	60	3,417
1995	1,250	77	�	155	1,482	2,340	19	180	25	�	2,564	65	1	�	53	119	4,165
1996	2,174	47	�	75	2,296	2,560	�	200	30	25	2,815	63	1	�	54	118	4,285
1997	2,184	30	�	85	2,299	2,365	�	210	25	45	2,645	66	�	�	46	112	5,056
1998	2,340	�	�	66	2,406	1,750	�	140	16	20	1,926	61	�	�	60	121	4,453
1999	2,861	�	�	37	2,898	1,090	�	140	6	11	1,247	75	�	�	43	118	4,263
2000	3,656	�	�	11	3,667	1,085	�	210	6	15	1,316	�	�	�	21	21	5,004

� Data not available.

¹Although there is no solid information on Iranian opium production, the U.S. Government estimates that Iran potentially may produce between 35 and 75 metric tons of opium gum annually.
²There was no information for 1992 production. For 1994, a vigorous eradication campaign reduced potential production to insignificant levels.

Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (1988�2001).

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Last Updated: July 9, 2002