Colombia's potential cocaine output fell to 972 tonnes in 2021, from 994 tonnes in the previous year, the U.S. White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) said on Thursday, adding the size of coca crops, the drug's chief ingredient, also declined.
The area taken up by coca cultivation last year fell to 234,000 hectares (578,227 acres), the ONDCP said in a statement, down from 245,000 hectares in 2020.
