Coca cultivation in Colombia increased 27 percent in 2007
Source: “The unstoppable crop,” The Economist, June 21, 2008, page 50.
530 to 710 tonnes of cocaine enter the US through Mexico each year
Source: The Economist, “Marching as to war,” February 2, 2008.
Cocaine market in Bolivia
According to the 2006 United Nations World Drug Report, the market value of coca produced in Bolivia based on farm-gate prices was $180 million in 2005.
Source: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, “2007 World Drug Report,” June 2007, pg. 223-240.
Financial value of cocaine produced in Colombia
According to the 2006 United Nations World Drug Report, the market value of coca produced in Colombia based on farm-gate prices was $843 million in 2005.
Source: United Nations, “2006 World Drug Report,” Office on Drugs and Crime, June 2006, pg.240.
Cocaine Market Value: $70.45 Billion
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime estimates the total value of the global cocaine market to be valued at $70.45 billion.
Estimated number of cocaine users worldwide: 14.3 million.
Source: United Nations, ” 2005 World Drug Report,” Office on Drugs and Crime, June 2005, pg. 130.
6,000 youths in Spain using cocaine on daily basis
6,000 youths between the age of 14 to 18 are reportedly using cocaine on a daily basis.
Source: 2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, “Europe and Central Asia: Spain,” United States Department of State, March 2007.
475,000 people use cocaine in Spain
Spain has one of the highest levels of cocaine use in the world, with an estimated 475,000 people using the drug.
Source: BBC, “Cocaine traces ‘on Spanish euros’,” BBC News, December 25, 2006.
14.7 tons of cocaine seized in Peru in 2006
In 2006, 718 cocaine factories and 14.7 tons of partially processed cocaine were seized by police in Peru.
Source: “Cocaine labs should be bombed: Peru’s president,” Reuters, April 2, 2007.
90 percent of cocaine entering US from Mexico
The Economist magazine stated that Mexico “is now the gateway for up to 90% of cocaine entering the United States, as well as ever increasing amounts of marijuana and methamphetamines.”
Source: “A Survey of Mexico: Policing the Police,” The Economist, November 18, 2006, pg. 14.
6.6 percent of Italy’s population used cocaine
6.6 percent of citizens between the ages of 15 to 64 have used cocaine once in their life, and 2.1 percent of the population last used cocaine in 2005.
Source: EMCDDA, “Italy Country Data Sheet.”
