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1996 Columbia Statistical Tables

TABLES for CY					1996	1995	1994	1993	1992	1991	1990	1989	1988	1987	1986	1985
COCA*
	Potentially harvestable			[ha]	67,200	50,900	44,700	39,700	37,100	37,500	40,100	42,400	34,000	22,500	24,240	13,500
	Eradication			[ha]		8,750	4,910	793	959	972	900	640	230	460	760	2,000
	Estimated cultivation			[ha]	67,200	59,650	49,610	40,493	38,059	38,472	41,000	43,040	34,230	22,960	25,000	15,500
	Leaf
		Potentially harvestable		[mt]	40,800	40,800	35,800	31,700	29,600	30,000	32,100	33,900	27,200
OPIUM
	Potentially harvestable			[ha]	6,300	6,540	20,000	20,000	20,000	1,344	-	-	-	unknown
	Eradication			[ha]	-	-	4,676	9,821	12,858	1,156	-	-	-	unknown
	Estimated cultivation			[ha]	6,300	6,540	24,676	29,821	32,858	2,500	-	-	-	unknown
CANNABIS**
	Harvestable Cultivation			[ha]	5,000	4,980	4,986	5,000	2,000	2,000	1,500	2,270	4,188	5,085	2,800	2,000
	Eradication			[ha]	-	20	14	50	49	0	500	130	5,012	8,000	9,700	6,000
	Cultivation			[ha]	5,000	5,000	5,000	5,050	2,049	2,000	2,000	2,400	9,200	13,085	12,500	8,000
	Theoretical Potential Yield			[mt]	4,150	4,133	4,138	4,125	1,650	1,650	1,650	2,800	7,776	5,595	3,080	2,200
	Seized in country			[mt]	0	0	200	549	206	329	664	708	923	1,290	1,370	1,010
Labs Destroyed
	Cocaine				861	396	560	401	224	239	269	452	831	1,357	550	653
	Morphine/Heroin				9	11	9	10	7	5	-	-	-	-
Seizures
		Heroin/Morphine Base		[mt]	0.183	0.419	0.181	0.261	0.05
		Opium		[mt]	0.036	0.078	0.128	0.261	0.43
		Cannabis		[mt]	235	166	200	549	206	329	664	708	923	1,290	1,370	1,010
		Base and Basuco		[mt]	17.50	19.50	32.00	10.40	5.81	9.28	5.80
		Cocaine HCl		[mt]	23.50	21.50	30.00	21.76	31.92	77.07	47.27
		Total HCL/Base Seized		[mt]	41.00	41.00	62.00	32.16	37.73	86.35	53.07	37.30	23.00	6	4	9
Domestic Consumption
	Cocaine (rough estimate)			[mt]	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
	Marijuana (rough estimate)			[mt]	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Arrests /a
	Nationals			persons	1,482	1,646			-	-		3,574	5,565	5,020	4,685
	Foreigners			persons	79	99			-	-	-	33	31	39	40
Total Arrests				persons	1,561	1,745	2,154	2,562	1,700	1,170	6,150	3,607	5,569	5,059	4,725

* The estimated leaf-to-HCl conversion ratio is 500:1. No yield study has been undertaken.

** Reported cannabis cultivation has not been confirmed by USG survey.

*** Seizure data show combined CNP and military figures. Arrest/seizure figures for 1995 from CNP only.

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