Global Status

Distribution of Transgenic Crops, by Crop

Year 2004 saw the continuing dominance of biotech soybean occupying 60% of the global area of biotech crops; the entire biotech soybean hectarage is herbicide tolerant. Biotech soybean retained its position in 2004 as the biotech crop occupying the largest area. Globally, biotech soybean occupied 48.4 million hectares in 2004, with biotech maize growing fast in second place at 19.3 million hectares, biotech cotton in third place at 9.0 million hectares, and finally canola at 4.3 million hectares.

Global Area of Biotech Crops, 1996 to 2004: By Crop (Million Hectares
Country
 
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
(mha)
Soybean
0.5
5.1
14.5
21.6
25.8
33.3
36.5
41.4
48.4
Maize
0.3
3.2
8.3
11.1
10.3
9.8
12.4
15.5
19.3
Cotton
0.8
1.4
2.5
3.7
5.3
6.8
6.8
7.2
9.0
Canola
0.1
1.2
2.4
3.4
2.8
2.7
3.0
3.6
4.3
Squash
--
--
0.0
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
Papaya
--
--
0.0
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
Potato
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
<0.1
--
--
--
Total
1.7
11
27.8
39.9
44.2
52.6
58.7
67.7
81.0
Source: Clive James, 2004.
 

Related Topics:

  1. Global Area of Biotech Crops
  2. Distribution of Biotech Crops in Industrial and Developing Countries
  3. Distribution of Biotech Crops, by Country
  4. Distribution of Biotech Crops, by Crop
  5. Distribution of Biotech Crops, by Trait
  6. Dominant Biotech Crops
  7. Global Adoption of Biotech Soybean, Maize, Cotton and Canola
  8. The Global Value of the Biotech Crop Market

Summary Report on the Global Status of Biotech/GM Crops - [View the 2004 report]

Transgenic Crops - [Click Here]

Extensive Study on Bt Cotton - [Click Here]

Download the complete copy of the ISAAA Briefs on Global Status/Review of GM Crops - [Click Here]

SciDev.Net's dossier on GM crops - [Click here]

Global Status of Approved Genetically Modified Plants -  [Click here]
Home :: Global Status :: CBT Update :: Info Resource :: Events :: BICs :: Directory :: About Us :: Editorial Policy

Copyright © 2006. CropBiotech Net.