Of the 1.5 billion hectares of cultivated land worldwide, >7% was planted with transgenic crops last year. These crops were grown by >10 million farmers, 90% of whom are small farmers in economically emerging nations like China, India, the Philippines and South Africa. By far the majority were Bt or herbicide-resistant crops. Although the United States still accounted for more than half of transgenic farmland, 40% was sown in developing countries, where transgenic plantings grew by 21%; Europe still lags far behind.

Source: Cropnosis, International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications
Source: European Union, GMO Compass
Source: International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications
Source: International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications
Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service
Source: Economic Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture