However, at 6,380 tons, total global opium production was still some 20 per cent lower than the peak in 2014, and close to the average reported in recent years. Based on the “new” conversion ratios, total cocaine production in 2015 was 1,125 tons, representing an overall increase of 25 per cent over the period 2013-2015, and thus a return to its 2008 level. These two types of analysis show slightly different patterns.