Table 3 Glyphosate active ingredient applied to major crop in the U.S., 1990–2014
From: Trends in glyphosate herbicide use in the United States and globally
1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Soybeans | 2,663,000 | 7,628,350 | 43,870,826 | 72,043,130 | 107,697,606 | 122,473,987 |
Corn | 880,066 | 2,620,860 | 4,779,306 | 25,587,085 | 69,494,324 | 68,949,452 |
Cotton, upland | 192,429 | 1,013,052 | 10,145,096 | 16,308,461 | 17,815,794 | 17,421,787 |
Wheat, winter | 331,758 | 239,051 | 1,702,193 | 5,045,592 | 13,922,880 | 12,353,488 |
Alfalfa | 381,525 | 402,666 | 422,334 | 469,539 | 479,184 | 8,853,600 |
Wheat, spring (excl. durum) | 90,659 | 416,744 | 1,892,420 | 2,203,603 | 4,128,957 | 4,217,788 |
Sorghum | 236,305 | 751,913 | 1,540,931 | 2,652,943 | 3,924,301 | 4,178,573 |
Sugar beets | 36,130 | 59,012 | 87,439 | 118,139 | 2,226,610 | 2,763,075 |
Canola | 0 | 0 | 552,632 | 647,368 | 1,284,317 | 219,392 |
Oranges | 885,201 | 1,149,594 | 1,487,882 | 1,898,798 | 1,631,050 | 1,683,156 |
Wheat, spring durum | 75,308 | 199,483 | 450,635 | 444,785 | 1,190,234 | 1,201,807 |
Barley | 13,168 | 45,563 | 248,554 | 658,954 | 996,626 | 1,064,160 |
Other crops | 1,897,522 | 2,733,922 | 3,736,751 | 4,249,288 | 4,648,224 | 4,526,043 |
Total crops | 7,683,070 | 17,260,209 | 70,916,999 | 132,327,684 | 229,440,109 | 249,906,307 |