*Figure was calculated by ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ assuming a total of 100 percentage points.
Various sources refers to different sections of the Colombian government which contributed to the study, including the Ministry of Justice, Ministry of National Defense, the national police, the Colombian drugs observatory, amongst others.
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Colombia: share of illicit coca cultivation area 2018, by department
In Colombia, the area of illegal coca cultivation amounted to more than *** thousand hectares in 2018. The department of Nariño accounted for * of the area that year, while Norte de Santander represented ** percent. The departments of Córdoba, Guaviare, Meta, and Chocó combined represented less than *** percent of the total.
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UNODC. (August 31, 2019). Leading departments in area of illicit coca cultivation in Colombia in 2018, by participation share [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/874774/main-regions-illicit-coca-cultivation-colombia-participation-share/
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