Opium Poppy Cultivation Estimation in Afghanistan in 2021

Nangarhar Province

Methodology : 6 different Sentinel Images between 1 April and 15 May 2021

Sample size : 660 Randomly selected fields (30 Randomly selected per District)

Total Opium poppy cultivation : 11,985 hectares

Total Opium Production : 480 tons

Total potential heroin production: 68 tons (65-70 % purity)

District level Opium Poppy Cultivation Estimations (in hectares)

Achin : 947 ha Khogyani: 1,456 ha

Batikot : 21 ha Kot: 62 ha

Behsud: 633 ha Kuzkunar: 1,822 ha

Charpahar : 924 ha Lalpur: 1,295 ha

Dar-e-Nur: 332 ha Muhmandara: 279 ha

Dehbala : 145 ha Nazyan : 484 ha

Durbaba : 4 ha Pahieregam: 776 ha

Goshta: 460 ha Rodat: 359 ha

Hesarak : 700 ha Sherzad : 208 ha

Jalalabad: 181 ha Shinwar: 211 ha

Kama : 274 ha Sukhroad : 414 ha

Almost 45% of the farmers who planted opium poppy in 2020 also planted opium poppy in 2021

Almost 26% of the farmers who planted Wheat in 2020 , planted opium poppy in 2021

Almost 15% of the farmers who planted Other crops in 2020 , planted opium poppy in 2021