Upwind Report

Glyphosate use in Emanuel County, Georgia

Estimated farm glyphosate use in Emanuel County, Georgia was 46 to 48 pounds per square mile of county land in 2019, higher than 50% of US counties.

Map of Emanuel County, Georgia and nearby counties, coloring each county's cropland by estimated farm glyphosate use per square mile of county land in the 2019 high estimate. Darker colors mean more use.

2019 numbers

Per square mile of county land46 to 48lbTop 50% in the US
US
1,526th of 3,060
Georgia
50th of 159
Per square mile of cropland154 to 160lb

Ranks are by use per square mile of county land, on the 2019 high estimate, among US counties with a value. Counties with the same value share a rank.

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Since 2000

Up from 26 in 2000 to 48 in 2019. Pounds per square mile of county land, high estimate.

Every year's numbers
Glyphosate per square mile of county land by year, in pounds
YearLowHigh
20002426
20014242
20027171
20036668
20046060
20053840
20065050
20074143
20086571
20092424
20103941
20117478
20125862
20136868
20148888
20154446
20164849
20174848
20184953
20194648
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About these numbers

The main number is the county's estimated farm glyphosate use for the year divided by all of its land, water left out. A county with a little farmland can use a lot per square mile of cropland and still have far less in total than a county with more farmland, so the whole-county number is the one the map colors, ranks and compares.

These are county estimates, not records. They don't show which fields were sprayed or how much any one field got.

USGS makes a low and a high estimate, which fill in use that farms didn't report in different ways.

Per square mile of cropland is the same total spread evenly over the county's cropland only, so it's higher than the whole-county number wherever only part of Emanuel County, Georgia is farmland.

Numbers are in pounds per square mile. The source gives kilograms per square kilometer, and 1 kg per km² is about 5.7 pounds per square mile.

Source: Hengl & Brungard from USGS county estimates, 2000–2019 (CC BY 4.0). Land area: US Census Bureau, 2020.

This page shows estimated farm use only. It says nothing about health and is not medical advice.