Country	Area of trait (‘000 ha)	Maximum area treated for stalk boring pests: pre-GM IR (‘000 ha)	Average ai use GM crop (kg/ha)	Average ai use if conventional (kg/ha)	Average field EIQ/ha GM crop	Average field EIQ/ha if conventional	Aggregate change in ai use (‘000 kg)	Aggregate change in field EIQ/ha units (millions)
US	26,470	3,268	0.23	0.58	12.8	22.8	−1,144	−32.7
Canada	999	61	0.04	0.64	4.8	24.8	−39	−1.0
Argentina	2,595	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Philippines	645	Very low – assumed zero	0	0	0	0	0	0
South Africa	2,388	1,768	0	0.08	0	3.8	−165	−6.0
Spain	108	43.9	0.36	1.32	0.9	26.9	−36.8	−0.99
Uruguay	71	Assumed to be zero: as Argentina	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brazil	12,383	7,562	0 targeted at stalk boring pests	0.36 targeted at stalk boring pests	0 targeting stalk boring pests	21.5	−2,692	−162
Colombia	68	48	0 targeted at stalk boring pests	0.56 targeted at stalk boring pests	0 targeting stalk boring pests	15.9	−27	−0.76

Notes:

1. Other countries: Honduras, Paraguay and EU countries: not examined due to lack of data (Honduras and Paraguay) or very small area planted (EU countries other than Spain)

2. Baseline amount of insecticide active ingredient shown in Canada refers only to insecticides used primarily to control stalk boring pests