Table 6.
Glyphosate use on herbicide-tolerant (HT) crops and all crops
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton | 8.6 | 11.8 | 9.5 |
| North America | 5.64 | 6.99 | 6.32 |
| Rest of world | 3.00 | 4.8 | 3.1 |
| Maize | 47.7 | 65.6 | 70.2 |
| North America | 26.1 | 28.5 | 31.0 |
| Rest of World | 21.63 | 37.1 | 39.2 |
| Soybeans | 223.7 | 239.1 | 265.1 |
| North America | 41.9 | 42.0 | 43.6 |
| Rest of world | 181.7 | 197.1 | 221.5 |
| Canola | 13.7 | 16.5 | 18.6 |
| North America | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Rest of world | 13.3 | 16.2 | 18.1 |
| Global use on HT crops | 293.7 | 333.0 | 363.4 |
| Global use on All crops | 578.1 | 616.8 | 648.6 |
| Percent use on HT crops (%) | 51 | 54 | 56 |
Data are millions of kilograms of glyphosate active ingredient
National Agriculture Statistic Service, International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications, and Meyer and Cederburg (2010). See Additional file 1: Table S23 for details