Seizures in the country doubled from 2012 to 2013, before decreasing to around 33.8 tons in 2014, which is still above the 2012 level. According to estimates for 2014, only 30 per cent of the cocaine seized in Brazil was destined for external markets. Colombia saw an increase of 44 per cent in the area of estimated coca bush cultivation in 2014, and thus became once again the country with the largest area of coca cultivation in the world. The area of cultivation grew from 48,000 ha in 2013 to 69,000 ha in 2014, and potential cocaine production has seen an even greater increase of 52.7 per cent, rising from 290 tons in 2013 to 442 tons in 2014.