Permanent reduction in global tractor fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions resulting from the cultivation of GM IR cotton (1996–2018).

	Total cotton area in GM IR growing countries excluding Burkina Faso, India, Pakistan, Myanmar, Sudan and China (million ha)	GM IR area excluding Burkina Faso, India, Pakistan, Myanmar, Sudan and China (million ha)	Total spray runs saved (million ha)	Fuel saving (million liters)	CO2 emissions saved (million kg)
1996	6.64	0.86	3.45	2.90	7.73
1997	6.35	0.92	3.67	3.09	8.24
2000	7.29	2.43	9.72	8.17	21.81
2010	7.13	4.79	19.15	16.09	42.95
2015	5.00	4.22	16.89	14.19	37.88
2018	6.72	5.81	23.25	19.53	52.16
Total			308.15	258.85	691.12

Notes: assumptions: 4 applications per ha, 0.84 liters/ha of fuel per insecticide application