Table 3.

GM HT cotton summary of active ingredient usage 1997–2020: by adopting country.

Country	Change in active ingredient use (million kg)	%
USA	−25.7	−6.5
South Africa	+0.01	+0.5
Australia	−6.5	−20.5
Argentina	−6.1	−26.3
Colombia	−0.3	−5.1
Aggregate impact: all countries	−38.6	−8.4

Notes: 1. Negative sign = reduction in usage. Positive sign = increase in usage, 2. Other countries using GM HT cotton – Brazil and Mexico, not included due to lack of data