Adoption of genetically engineered cotton in the United States, by trait, 2000–23

Percent of planted acres

Stacked area graph with 3 groups (and total) and 24 points per line.

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

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. The sum of biotech varieties may not add to total "All GE upland cotton varieties" because of rounding.

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