In 2009, International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications (ISAAA) reported that global biotech acreage grew to 330 million acres (134 million hectares) versus 309 million acres (125 million hectares) in 2008. This was a 22 million acre (9 million hectare) increase, an increase of seven percent. In 2009, biotech crops were grown in 25 countries.

The ISAAA report provides detailed biotech crop adoption statistics around the world. ISAAA has been tracking global biotech crop adoption trends since the technology’s inception in 1996.