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

Percent of planted upland cotton acres

Area chart with 25 groups and 4 items per group.

Group 1, 2000.
Item 1, Bt only 15.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 20.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 26.
Item 4, All GE upland cotton varieties 61.
Group 2, 2001.
Item 1, Bt only 13.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 24.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 32.
Item 4, All GE upland cotton varieties 69.
Group 3, 2002.
Item 1, Bt only 13.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 22.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 36.
Item 4, All GE upland cotton varieties 71.
Group 4, 2003.
Item 1, Bt only 14.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 27.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 32.
Item 4, All GE upland cotton varieties 73.
Group 5, 2004.
Item 1, Bt only 16.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 30.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 30.
Item 4, All GE upland cotton varieties 76.
Group 6, 2005.
Item 1, Bt only 18.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 34.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 27.
Item 4, All GE upland cotton varieties 79.
Group 7, 2006.
Item 1, Bt only 18.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 39.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 26.
Item 4, All GE upland cotton varieties 83.
Group 8, 2007.
Item 1, Bt only 17.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 42.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 28.
Item 4, All GE upland cotton varieties 87.
Group 9, 2008.
Item 1, Bt only 18.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 45.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 23.
Item 4, All GE upland cotton varieties 86.
Group 10, 2009.
Item 1, Bt only 17.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 48.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 23.
Item 4, All GE upland cotton varieties 88.
Group 11, 2010.
Item 1, Bt only 15.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 58.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 20.
Item 4, All GE upland cotton varieties 93.
Group 12, 2011.
Item 1, Bt only 17.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 58.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 15.
Item 4, All GE upland cotton varieties 90.
Group 13, 2012.
Item 1, Bt only 14.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 63.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 17.
Item 4, All GE upland cotton varieties 94.
Group 14, 201.
Item 1, Bt only 8.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 67.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 15.
Item 4, All GE upland cotton varieties 90.
Group 15, 2014.
Item 1, Bt only 5.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 79.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 12.
Item 4, All GE upland cotton varieties 96.
Group 16, 2015.
Item 1, Bt only 5.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 79.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 10.
Item 4, All GE upland cotton varieties 94.
Group 17, 2016.
Item 1, Bt only 4.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 80.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 9.
Item 4, All GE upland cotton varieties 93.
Group 18, 2017.
Item 1, Bt only 5.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 80.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 11.
Item 4, All GE upland cotton varieties 96.
Group 19, 2018.
Item 1, Bt only 3.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 82.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 9.
Item 4, All GE upland cotton varieties 94.
Group 20, 2019.
Item 1, Bt only 3.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 89.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 6.
Item 4, All GE upland cotton varieties 98.
Group 21, 2020.
Item 1, Bt only 5.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 83.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 8.
Item 4, All GE upland cotton varieties 96.
Group 22, 2021.
Item 1, Bt only 3.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 88.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 6.
Item 4, All GE upland cotton varieties 97.
Group 23, 2022.
Item 1, Bt only 3.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 86.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 6.
Item 4, All GE upland cotton varieties 95.
Group 24, 2023.
Item 1, Bt only 3.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 86.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 8.
Item 4, All GE upland cotton varieties 97.
Group 25, 2024.
Item 1, Bt only 3.
Item 2, Stacked (HT and Bt) 87.
Item 3, Herbicide tolerant (HT) only 6.
Item 4, All GE upland cotton varieties 96.

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.