Production of opiate raw materials,^a consumption of opiates and balance between the two, 1983-1997
(Area harvested in hectares; production, consumption and balance in tonnes of morphine equivalent)

Item	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997b
Australia Area harvested Production	5 273 41.4	5 738 42.3	4 851 49.4	3 994 38.5	3 274 31.8	3 462 38.5	5 011 38.8	5 581 43.0	7 155 67.5	8 030 89.8	6 026 66.9	6 735 66.0	8 139 55.6	8 360 79.2	10 810b 104.6b
France Area harvested Production	3 731 12.7	3 705 23.2	4 029 20.7	3 200 15.7	3 300 16.6	3 113 21.4	2 644 13.4	2 656 19.5	3 598 30.2	3 648 21.8	4 158 28.8	4 431 32.9	4 918 48.9	5 677 40.8	6 306b 49.4b
India Area harvested Production	31 359 113.8	18 620 53.4	25 153 86.8	23 811 75.1	22 823 76.8	19 858 63.8	15 019 53.9	14 253 48.0	14 145 43.1	14 361 54.3	11 907 38.1	12 694 46.8	22 798 80.7	22 598 84.9	28 800b 100.8b
Spain Area harvested Production	3 311 11.4	4 567 17.3	4 042 11.2	3 458 5.6	3 252 12.3	2 935 10.8	2 151 5.7	1 464 8.0	4 200 24.2	3 084 12.8	3 930 9.0	2 539 5.2	3 622 4.2	1 180 4.3	3 571b 8.6b
Turkey Area harvested Production	7 002 11.5	12 569 20.8	4 902 9.2	5 404 8.4	6 137 9.2	18 260 24.7	8 378 7.2	9 025 13.3	27 030 57.9	16 393 18.7	6 930 7.8	25 321 41.1	60 051 75.2	11 942 19.8	28 455b 40.9b
Other countries Area harvested Production	.. 23.9	.. 28.8	.. 34.6	.. 27.1	.. 30.3	.. 36.9	.. 18.4	.. 38.0	.. 31.2	.. 14.9	.. 13.2	.. 21.5	.. 25.5	.. 25.5b	.. 25.5b
Total Area harvested Production (1)	.. 214.7	.. 185.8	.. 211.9	.. 170.4	.. 177.0	.. 196.1	.. 137.4	.. 169.8	.. 254.1	.. 212.3	.. 163.8	.. 213.5	.. 290.1	.. 254.5b	.. 329.8b
Total consumption (2)	191.9	194.0	202.1	203.1	206.8	200.8	204.1	197.3	217.6	208.4	236.7	225.6	236.0	240.0b	240.0b
Balance ((1) minus (2))	22.8	-8.2	9.8	-32.7	-29.8	-4.7	-66.7	-27.5	36.5	3.9	-72.9	-12.1	54.1	14.5b	89.8b

^a Opium or concentrate of poppy straw.
^b International Narcotics Control Board projections.

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