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Percentage of genetically modified crops in the United States by type 2018

Percentage of genetically modified crops in the U.S. in 1997 and 2018, by type (as percent of total acreage)

The data displays the proportion of crops that were genetically modified in the U.S. in 1997 and 2018, by type, as a percent of the total acreage of each crop. In 2018, some 9% of U.S. cotton crops were herbicide tolerant (HT cotton).

Soybeans HT (herbicide tolerant)	17	94
Cotton Bt (stacked traits)	15	82
Cotton HT (herbicide tolerant)	11	9
Corn Bt (stacked traits)	8	80
Corn HT (herbicide tolerant)	4	10

Percentage of genetically modified crops in the United States by type 2018

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