minus-squareDMCMNFIBFFF@lemmy.worldtoTechnology@lemmy.ml•China Is Doing About 30 Times More Agricultural Drone Work Than The U.S.linkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days ago China entered 2026 with about 309,000 plant-protection drones, and those aircraft performed roughly 203 million hectare-treatments during 2025 203 million hectare-treatments ÷ 309,000 plant-protection drones ≈ 1 drone per 6.5 sq km linkfedilink
203 million hectare-treatments ÷ 309,000 plant-protection drones ≈ 1 drone per 6.5 sq km