 |  | | Production of opiate raw materials,a consumption of opiates and balance between the two, 1985-1999 | | (Area harvested in hectares; production, consumption and balance in tonnes of morphine equivalent) |
| Item | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999b | | Australia | | Area harvested | 4 851 | 3 994 | 3 274 | 3 462 | 5 011 | 5 581 | 7 155 | 8 030 | 6 026 | 6 735 | 8 139 | 8 360 | 9 520 | 11 491 | 13 596 | | Production | 49.4 | 38.5 | 31.8 | 38.5 | 38.8 | 43.0 | 67.5 | 89.8 | 66.9 | 66.0 | 55.6 | 69.0 | 64.1 | 93.8 | 114.9 | | France | | Area harvested | 4 029 | 3 200 | 3 300 | 3 113 | 2 644 | 2 656 | 3 598 | 3 648 | 4 158 | 4 431 | 4 918 | 5 677 | 6 881 | 7 884 | 7 407 | | Production | 20.7 | 15.7 | 16.6 | 21.4 | 13.4 | 19.5 | 30.2 | 21.8 | 28.8 | 32.9 | 48.9 | 47.3 | 52.0 | 76.2 | 65.7 | | India | | Area harvested | 25 153 | 23 811 | 22 823 | 19 858 | 15 019 | 14 253 | 14 145 | 14 361 | 11 907 | 12 694 | 22 798 | 22 596 | 24 591 | 10 098 | 28 800 | | Production | 86.8 | 75.1 | 76.8 | 63.8 | 53.9 | 48.0 | 43.1 | 54.3 | 38.1 | 46.8 | 80.7 | 83.7 | 100.3 | 26.6 | 112.3 | | Spain | | Area harvested | 4 042 | 3 458 | 3 252 | 2 935 | 2 151 | 1 464 | 4 200 | 3 084 | 3 930 | 2 539 | 3 622 | 1 180 | 1 002 | 1 640 | 3 000 | | Production | 11.2 | 5.6 | 12.3 | 10.8 | 5.7 | 8.0 | 24.2 | 12.8 | 9.0 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 7.1 | 7.7 | | Turkey | | Area harvested | 4 902 | 5 404 | 6 137 | 18 260 | 8 378 | 9 025 | 27 030 | 16 393 | 6 930 | 25 321 | 60 051 | 11 942 | 29 681 | 49 207 | 31 818 | | Production | 9.2 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 24.7 | 7.2 | 13.3 | 57.9 | 18.7 | 7.8 | 41.1 | 75.2 | 16.1 | 38.3 | 69.3 | 44.1 | | Other countries | | Area harvested | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | | Production | 34.6 | 27.1 | 30.3 | 36.9 | 18.4 | 38.0 | 31.2 | 14.9 | 13.2 | 21.5 | 25.5 | 16.9 | 6.1 | 16.2 | 16.0 | | Total | | Area harvested | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | | Production (1) | 211.9 | 170.4 | 177 | 196.1 | 137.4 | 169.8 | 254.1 | 212.3 | 163.8 | 213.5 | 290.1 | 237.4 | 262.7 | 289.2 | 360.7 | | | Total consumption (2) | 202.1 | 203.1 | 206.8 | 200.8 | 204.1 | 196.0 | 217.6 | 212.3 | 236.5 | 225.5 | 231.8 | 243.9 | 232.5 | 240.0 | 240.0 | | | Balance ((1) minus (2)) | 9.8 | -32.7 | -29.8 | -4.7 | -66.7 | -26.2 | 36.5 | - | -72.7 | -12.0 | 52.3 | -6.5 | 30.2 | 49.2 | 120.7 |
| Note: Two dots (..) indicate that data are not available or are not separately reported. A dash (-) indicates that the amount is nil or negligible. | | a Opium or concentrate of poppy straw. | | b Figures for 1999 (in the shaded area) are International Narcotics Control Board projections. |
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