UNODC reports 10-year high in Myanmar poppy cultivation, 17% year-on-year increase
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The U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime's 2025 Myanmar opium survey shows poppy cultivation at a decade high with a reported 17% rise from the previous year, signaling a resurgence of opium economies in parts of Myanmar according to the U.N. briefing.
The U.N. highlighted today that the 2025 Myanmar opium survey, published by the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), found poppy cultivation at a 10-year high and a 17% increase compared with the previous year. The U.N. spokesperson said the findings "reaffirm Myanmar's role as the world's main source of illicit opium" amid ongoing changes in cultivation patterns since Afghanistan's decline.
The briefing noted the survey covers data collected during the fourth growing season since the military takeover and described the expansion of cultivation as indicative of how the opium economy has reestablished itself and may point to further growth in the future. The U.N. did not announce new policy measures in response to the report during this briefing.
