Distribution of U.S. biotech corn acres 2006-2023

Published by
M. Shahbandeh,
Jul 10, 2024

This statistic shows the overall change in biotech corn acreage in the United States from 2006 to 2023, broken down by type. In 2023, some 82 percent of corn planted in the United States was stacked biotech corn.

Distribution of U.S. biotech and non-biotech corn acreage from 2006 to 2023, by type

CharacteristicStacked Herbicide resistantInsect resistantNon-biotech
2023** 82% 9% 3% -
2022 81% 9% 3% 7%
2021 81% 9% 3% 7%
2020* 79% 10% 3% 8%
2019 80% 9% 3% 8%
2018 80% 10% 2% 8%
2017 77% 12% 3% 8%
2016 76% 13% 3% 8%
2015 77% 12% 4% 8%
2014 76% 13% 4% 7%
2013 71% 14% 5% 10%
2012 52% 21% 15% 12%
2011 49% 23% 16% 12%
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Release date

July 2024

Region

United States

Survey time period

2006 to 2023

Supplementary notes

*Starting in 2020, herbicide resistant was relabeled as herbicide tolerant.
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