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. 2017 Jul 3;7(3):219. doi: 10.1007/s13205-017-0809-3

Table 1.

The global area of production of GM crops in 2015.

Source: James 2015

Rank Country Area (mil. ha) GM crops
1 USA 70.9 Maize, soybean, cotton, canola, sugar beet, alfalfa, papaya, squash
2 Brazil 44.2 Maize, soybean, cotton
3 Argentina 24.5 Maize, soybean, cotton
4 India 11.6 Cotton
5 Canada 11 Canola, maize, soybean, sugar beet
6 China 3.7 Cotton, papaya, poplar, tomato, sweet pepper
7 Paraguay 3.6 Soybean, maize, cotton
8 Pakistan 2.9 Cotton
9 South Africa 2.3 Maize, soybean, cotton
10 Uruguay 1.4 Soybean, maize
11 Bolivia 1.1 Soybean
12 Philippines 0.7 Maize
13 Australia 0.7 Cotton, canola
14 Burkina Faso 0.4 Cotton
15 Myanmar 0.3 Cotton
16 Mexico 0.2 Cotton, soybean
17 Spain 0.1 Maize
18 Colombia 0.1 Cotton, maize
19 Sudan 0.1 Cotton
20 Honduras <0.1 Maize
21 Chile <0.1 Maize, soybean, canola
22 Portugal <0.1 Maize
23 Cuba <0.1 Maize
24 Czech Republic <0.1 Maize
25 Romania <0.1 Maize
26 Slovakia <0.1 Maize
27 Costa Rica <0.1 Cotton, soybean
28 Bangladesh <0.1 Brinjal, eggplant
Total 181.5