Table 5.

GM HT cotton summary of active ingredient usage and associated EIQ changes 1996–2018.

Country	Change in active ingredient use (million kg)	% change in amount of active ingredient used	% change in EIQ indicator
US	−28.1	−7.8	−10.0
South Africa	+0.01	+0.6	−9.00
Australia	−5.8	−19.7	−25.8
Argentina	−5.6	−23.7	−28.5
Colombia	−0.04	−5.4	−4.7
Aggregate impact: all countries	−39.5	−9.6	−12.2

Notes:

Negative sign = reduction in usage or EIQ improvement. Positive sign = increase in usage or worse EIQ value

Other countries using GM HT cotton – Brazil and Mexico, not included due to lack of data