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Myanmar Overtakes Afghanistan in Opium Production 2022-23

Myanmar has become the world's largest opium producer, surpassing Afghanistan, due to a sharp fall in Afghan cultivation following the Taliban ban and a rise in Myanmar's output linked to conflict and economic collapse.

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What country produces the most opium

Myanmar is now reported by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to be the world’s largest opium producer, overtaking Afghanistan after a sharp fall in Afghan cultivation following the Taliban ban ...