TABLE 1.
Global area of genetically modified (GM) crops in 2018 (ISAAA, 2018).
| Country | Area planted (Million hectares) | GM crops |
| USA | 75 | Maize, soybean, cotton, canola, sugar beet, alfalfa, papaya, squash, potato, apple |
| Brazil | 50.2 | Soybean, maize, cotton, sugarcane |
| Argentina | 23.9 | Soybean, maize, cotton |
| Canada | 12.7 | Canola, maize, soybean, sugar beet, alfalfa, apple |
| India | 11.6 | Cotton |
| Paraguay | 3.8 | Soybean, maize, cotton |
| China | 2.9 | Cotton, papaya |
| Pakistan | 2.8 | Cotton |
| South Africa | 2.7 | Maize, soybean, cotton |
| Uruguay | 1.3 | Soybean, maize |
| Bolivia | 1.3 | Soybean |
| Other countries | 0.9 | – |
| Total | 191.7 |