Germplasm Flow

Updated 25-01-2026

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 117,314
Provider Countries 69
Recipient Countries 189
Sent to Contracting Parties 106,813
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 10,501
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 4,842
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 7,111,400  
Annex 1 crops 6,749,129 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 362,271 5%
PGRFA under development 1,606,045  
Sent to Contracting Parties 6,235,875
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 874,981
Non Art.15 Providers 1,000,414
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap57,62649%
Signed20,64317%
Shrink-wrap39,04533%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual60,54251%
Organization53,76345%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 28991  
Registered last year 28,949  
Registered this year 42  
Individuals 26,335 91%
Legal entities 2,656 9%
Number of Providers 597  
Number of Recipients 24,328  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,569
Asia19,211
Europe50,491
Latin America and the Caribbean25,458
Near East2,978
North America2,059
Southwest Pacific548
SMTA received by region
Africa13,429
Asia25,384
Europe53,978
Latin America and the Caribbean10,647
Near East7,366
North America5,344
Southwest Pacific1,166
PGRFA sent by region
Africa1,009,821
Asia1,355,450
Europe1,026,376
Latin America and the Caribbean3,088,962
Near East482,486
North America130,949
Southwest Pacific17,356
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,299,725
Asia2,084,601
Europe1,489,135
Latin America and the Caribbean927,825
Near East740,831
North America478,128
Southwest Pacific91,155

List of countries by region