Germplasm Flow

Updated 23-06-2026

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 119,962
Provider Countries 70
Recipient Countries 189
Sent to Contracting Parties 109,408
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 10,554
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 4,923
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 7,174,295  
Annex 1 crops 6,804,299 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 369,996 5%
PGRFA under development 1,630,403  
Sent to Contracting Parties 6,292,332
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 881,419
Non Art.15 Providers 1,025,597
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap59,57449%
Signed21,01717%
Shrink-wrap39,37132%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual62,61052%
Organization54,34345%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 32,313  
Registered last year 28,949  
Registered this year 3,364  
Individuals 29,499 91%
Legal entities 2,814 9%
Number of Providers 709  
Number of Recipients 25,985  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,677
Asia19,512
Europe52,556
Latin America and the Caribbean25,483
Near East3,106
North America2,063
Southwest Pacific565
SMTA received by region
Africa13,553
Asia25,692
Europe56,088
Latin America and the Caribbean10,662
Near East7,405
North America5,371
Southwest Pacific1,191
PGRFA sent by region
Africa1,019,355
Asia1,364,173
Europe1,047,853
Latin America and the Caribbean3,090,520
Near East503,774
North America131,012
Southwest Pacific17,608
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,313,051
Asia2,097,830
Europe1,515,416
Latin America and the Caribbean929,324
Near East746,905
North America479,520
Southwest Pacific92,249

List of countries by region