Germplasm Flow

Updated 07-12-2025

This pages makes publicly available aggregated data and statistics reported to the Data Store of the International Treaty to help to understand germplasm flow within the Multilateral System as a contribution to the ongoing enhancement processes and the Global Information System on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.
SMTA
Total 117,271
Provider Countries 69
Recipient Countries 189
Sent to Contracting Parties 106,776
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 10,495
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 4,825
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 7,110,157  
Annex 1 crops 6,748,479 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 361,678 5%
PGRFA under development 1,606,031  
Sent to Contracting Parties 6,235,267
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 874,346
Non Art.15 Providers 999,548
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap57,59949%
Signed20,63517%
Shrink-wrap39,03733%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual60,51651%
Organization53,74645%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 28914  
Registered last year 23,682  
Registered this year 5,232  
Individuals 26,296 91%
Legal entities 2,618 9%
Number of Providers 596  
Number of Recipients 24,306  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,556
Asia19,205
Europe50,478
Latin America and the Caribbean25,451
Near East2,978
North America2,059
Southwest Pacific544
SMTA received by region
Africa13,416
Asia25,375
Europe53,962
Latin America and the Caribbean10,645
Near East7,366
North America5,344
Southwest Pacific1,163
PGRFA sent by region
Africa1,009,699
Asia1,355,008
Europe1,026,073
Latin America and the Caribbean3,088,706
Near East482,486
North America130,949
Southwest Pacific17,236
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,299,597
Asia2,083,924
Europe1,488,731
Latin America and the Caribbean927,812
Near East740,831
North America478,128
Southwest Pacific91,134

List of countries by region