Adoption of genetically engineered corn in the United States, by trait, 2000–24

Percent of planted corn acres

Area chart with 25 groups and 4 items per group.

Group 1, 2000.
Item 1, Bt only 18.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 1.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 6.
Item 4, All GE corn varieties 25.
Group 2, 2001.
Item 1, Bt only 18.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 1.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 7.
Item 4, All GE corn varieties 26.
Group 3, 2002.
Item 1, Bt only 22.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 2.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 9.
Item 4, All GE corn varieties 34.
Group 4, 2003.
Item 1, Bt only 25.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 4.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 11.
Item 4, All GE corn varieties 40.
Group 5, 2004.
Item 1, Bt only 27.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 6.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 14.
Item 4, All GE corn varieties 47.
Group 6, 2005.
Item 1, Bt only 26.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 9.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 17.
Item 4, All GE corn varieties 52.
Group 7, 2006.
Item 1, Bt only 25.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 15.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 21.
Item 4, All GE corn varieties 61.
Group 8, 2007.
Item 1, Bt only 21.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 28.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 24.
Item 4, All GE corn varieties 73.
Group 9, 2008.
Item 1, Bt only 17.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 40.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 23.
Item 4, All GE corn varieties 80.
Group 10, 2009.
Item 1, Bt only 17.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 46.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 22.
Item 4, All GE corn varieties 85.
Group 11, 2010.
Item 1, Bt only 16.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 47.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 23.
Item 4, All GE corn varieties 86.
Group 12, 2011.
Item 1, Bt only 16.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 49.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 23.
Item 4, All GE corn varieties 88.
Group 13, 2012.
Item 1, Bt only 15.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 52.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 21.
Item 4, All GE corn varieties 88.
Group 14, 201.
Item 1, Bt only 5.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 71.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 14.
Item 4, All GE corn varieties 90.
Group 15, 2014.
Item 1, Bt only 4.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 76.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 13.
Item 4, All GE corn varieties 93.
Group 16, 2015.
Item 1, Bt only 4.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 77.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 12.
Item 4, All GE corn varieties 92.
Group 17, 2016.
Item 1, Bt only 3.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 76.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 13.
Item 4, All GE corn varieties 92.
Group 18, 2017.
Item 1, Bt only 3.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 77.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 12.
Item 4, All GE corn varieties 92.
Group 19, 2018.
Item 1, Bt only 2.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 80.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 10.
Item 4, All GE corn varieties 92.
Group 20, 2019.
Item 1, Bt only 3.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 80.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 9.
Item 4, All GE corn varieties 92.
Group 21, 2020.
Item 1, Bt only 3.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 79.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 10.
Item 4, All GE corn varieties 92.
Group 22, 2021.
Item 1, Bt only 3.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 81.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 9.
Item 4, All GE corn varieties 93.
Group 23, 2022.
Item 1, Bt only 3.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 81.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 9.
Item 4, All GE corn varieties 93.
Group 24, 2023.
Item 1, Bt only 3.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 82.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 9.
Item 4, All GE corn varieties 93.
Group 25, 2024.
Item 1, Bt only 3.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 83.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 7.
Item 4, All GE corn varieties 94.

Note: HT indicates herbicide-tolerant varieties; Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) indicates insect-resistant varieties (containing genes from the soil bacterium Bt). Stacked varieties include those with both HT and Bt traits.

Source: USDA, Economic Research Service using data from USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, annual June Agricultural Survey, various years.