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Market Overview

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime estimates the total value of the global opium and heroin market to be valued at $64.82 billion.

Number of users worldwide: 11.1 million.

Market Value:
$64.82 Billion

Source: United Nations, " 2005 World Drug Report," Office on Drugs and Crime, June 2005, pg. 132, http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/world_drug_report.html (accessed: October 4, 2005).

Market price and users of Heroin

Regions

Heroin Users

Average Price
(per gram)

Africa

910,000

$34.25

Asia Pacific

5,430,000*

$132.26

Central and South America

300,000

$41.60

Europe

3,340,000

$78.14

Middle East

NA*

$28.10

North America

1,240,000

$178.30

*-The United Nations includes the Middle East region into the Asia figures.

Opium Production

Country

Opium Poppy Production Levels

Total Value

Afghanistan

165,000 Hectares

$3.1 Billion

Burma/Myanmar

32,800 Hectares

$87 Million

Sources:

1. Opium / Heroin Market Value Figure: United Nations, " 2005 World Drug Report," Office on Drugs and Crime, June 2005, pg. 132, http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/world_drug_report.html (accessed: October 4, 2005).

2. Number of heroin users: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, "2007 World Drug Report," June 2007, pg. 223-240, http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/world_drug_report.html.

3. Breakdown of Heroin Users: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, "2006 World Drug Report," June 2006, pg 75, http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/world_drug_report.html (last accessed: September 18, 2006).