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