The phrase "area under coca" is not correct and lacks clarity in written English.
It may be intended to refer to a geographical or agricultural context, but it is ambiguous without additional context.
Example: "The area under coca cultivation has increased significantly in recent years."
Alternatives: "coca cultivation area" or "land used for coca".
In Putumayo alone, the area under coca cultivation skyrocketed 78%.
By the late nineties, the area under coca cultivation had quadrupled.
But guesses about the total area under coca have also been revised upwards.
The area under coca cultivation in Colombia rose 44% in 2014 to 69,000 hectares or 175,000 acres, according to the latest report from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, which monitors the crops by satellite.
The area under coca cultivation rose 44% in 2014 to 69,000 hectares or 175,000 acres, according to a report released on Thursday by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, which monitors the crops by satellite.
But it has been a relative failure when it comes to coca.According to a survey by the United Nations released this week, the area under coca in the three main producing countries increased by 16% last year to the highest figure since 2001 (see chart).
The agency cited a 6.8 percent increase in areas under coca cultivation in 2009 compared with 2008, part of broader expansion of coca growing in Peru in recent years.
There was a 16 percent decline in areas under coca cultivation in Colombia for the same time period, and an increase of 1 percent in Bolivia.
Overall, yes, according to the plan's proponents: in his piece, Whitaker asserted that the area under cultivation for illegal coca production was reduced by half between 2007 and 2013.
The global area under cultivation for both poppy and coca has declined over the past decade, although improving yields mean opium production has reached record levels while cocaine remains steady.
Since 2000, land under coca has almost halved.
