This statistic reflects the total acreage of genetically modified crops of the leading countries from 2015 to 2018. In 2018, the United States planted 75 million hectares of biotech crops. Their biotech crops include maize, soybean, cotton, canola, sugar beet, alfalfa, papaya, squash and potato.
Acreage of genetically modified crops worldwide from 2015 to 2018, by leading country (in million hectares)*
Figures prior to 2018 were taken from previous global biotech summaries of the ISAAA.
The publication date does not provide an exact publication date. The given date is the date accessed.
* Biotech mega-countries growing 50,000 hectares, or more, of biotech crops.
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ISAAA. (June 14, 2019). Acreage of genetically modified crops worldwide from 2015 to 2018, by leading country (in million hectares)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 29, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/263294/acreage-of-genetically-modified-crops-by-country-since-2003/
ISAAA. "Acreage of genetically modified crops worldwide from 2015 to 2018, by leading country (in million hectares)*." Chart. June 14, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 29, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/263294/acreage-of-genetically-modified-crops-by-country-since-2003/
ISAAA. (2019). Acreage of genetically modified crops worldwide from 2015 to 2018, by leading country (in million hectares)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 29, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/263294/acreage-of-genetically-modified-crops-by-country-since-2003/
ISAAA. "Acreage of Genetically Modified Crops Worldwide from 2015 to 2018, by Leading Country (in Million Hectares)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/263294/acreage-of-genetically-modified-crops-by-country-since-2003/
ISAAA, Acreage of genetically modified crops worldwide from 2015 to 2018, by leading country (in million hectares)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/263294/acreage-of-genetically-modified-crops-by-country-since-2003/ (last visited February 29, 2020)
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