GM Crops in 2021

The area of GM crops increased 3.7% to 195.5 million hectares in 2021.

GM Crops by Area - canola 5.1%, cotton 12.1%, soybean 49.1%, maize 32.8%, other 0.9%.

Soybean represents almost 50% of the global GM area.

Sugarcane was the latest crop to be commercialised using GM technology.

GM maize traits and stacks have gained 358 cultivation approvals, more than double that of cotton.

Number of cultivation approvals globally - maize 358, cotton 167, soybean 150, potato 81, canola 47, tomato 37, alfalfa 13.

The USA holds the largest GM crop area.

Top 10 countries by area (Ha m.) - USA 75.5, Brazil 57.2, Argentina 23.4, India 11.8, Canada 11.7, Paraguay 3.0, South Africa 2.9, China 2.9, Pakistan 1.9, Bolivia 1.4