Historique
Rapport
2025
Titre de série :
Afghanistan opium survey
Auteur(s) :
ONUDC / UNODC (Office des Nations Unies contre la drogue et le crime / United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime)
Année
2025
Page(s) :
56 p.
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Éditeur(s) :
Vienna : UNODC
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAR (Marchés / Markets)
Thésaurus géographique
AFGHANISTAN
Thésaurus mots-clés
OPIUM
;
AGRICULTURE
;
PRODUCTION
;
EVOLUTION
;
GEOGRAPHIE
;
ERADICATION
;
ENQUETE
;
ECONOMIE
;
METHAMPHETAMINE
;
SAISIE
;
MILIEU RURAL
;
MARCHE DE LA DROGUE
;
PAVOT
Résumé :
During the 2025 season, most farmers continued to adhere to the ban on opium poppy cultivation, which is in its third year of enforcement. The total area under opium poppy cultivation in 2025 was estimated at 10,200 hectares, 20% lower than in 2024 (12,800 hectares) and a fraction of the pre-ban levels recorded in 2022, when an estimated 232,000 hectares were cultivated nationwide.
Potential opium production 2025 declined at a rate greater than that of cultivation, dropping by 32% compared to 2024, to an estimated 296 tons. The sharper decline in production is linked to reported crop failures and drought conditions that stressed the plants, particularly in Badakhshan, the main producing province. The estimated 296 tons of opium could be converted into approximately 22-34 tons of export-quality heroin. This is lower than the 32-50 tons produced in 2023, and significantly below the 350-580 tons estimated in 2022.
The De facto Authorities of Afghanistan reported that over 4,000 hectares of opium poppy were eradicated in 2025, although UNODC could not technically verify this number. While lower than the 16,000 hectares reported in 2024, this still corresponds to about 40% of the estimated cultivation area. According to the data, 87% of eradication occurred before satellite imagery was acquired, meaning that UNODC's 2025 estimates of opium poppy cultivation do not include these eradicated fields. Eradication efforts occasionally sparked violent resistance, particularly in the northeast, where protests led to unrest and casualties. [Extract from the key findings]
Potential opium production 2025 declined at a rate greater than that of cultivation, dropping by 32% compared to 2024, to an estimated 296 tons. The sharper decline in production is linked to reported crop failures and drought conditions that stressed the plants, particularly in Badakhshan, the main producing province. The estimated 296 tons of opium could be converted into approximately 22-34 tons of export-quality heroin. This is lower than the 32-50 tons produced in 2023, and significantly below the 350-580 tons estimated in 2022.
The De facto Authorities of Afghanistan reported that over 4,000 hectares of opium poppy were eradicated in 2025, although UNODC could not technically verify this number. While lower than the 16,000 hectares reported in 2024, this still corresponds to about 40% of the estimated cultivation area. According to the data, 87% of eradication occurred before satellite imagery was acquired, meaning that UNODC's 2025 estimates of opium poppy cultivation do not include these eradicated fields. Eradication efforts occasionally sparked violent resistance, particularly in the northeast, where protests led to unrest and casualties. [Extract from the key findings]