Germplasm Flow

Updated 28-08-2025

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 116,777
Provider Countries 69
Recipient Countries 189
Sent to Contracting Parties 106,328
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 10,449
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 4,788
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 7,082,343  
Annex 1 crops 6,724,650 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 357,693 5%
PGRFA under development 1,595,446  
Sent to Contracting Parties 6,213,601
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 868,260
Non Art.15 Providers 994,722
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap57,53649%
Signed20,52417%
Shrink-wrap38,71733%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual60,15151%
Organization53,61745%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 28694  
Registered last year 23,682  
Registered this year 5,012  
Individuals 26,151 91%
Legal entities 2,543 9%
Number of Providers 593  
Number of Recipients 23,890  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,514
Asia18,870
Europe50,442
Latin America and the Caribbean25,388
Near East2,978
North America2,059
Southwest Pacific526
SMTA received by region
Africa13,346
Asia25,093
Europe53,898
Latin America and the Caribbean10,611
Near East7,363
North America5,320
Southwest Pacific1,146
PGRFA sent by region
Africa1,006,173
Asia1,334,790
Europe1,025,107
Latin America and the Caribbean3,085,911
Near East482,486
North America130,949
Southwest Pacific16,927
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,294,290
Asia2,067,641
Europe1,486,153
Latin America and the Caribbean926,806
Near East740,780
North America475,767
Southwest Pacific90,906

List of countries by region