Germplasm Flow

Updated 28-11-2025

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 117,199
Provider Countries 69
Recipient Countries 189
Sent to Contracting Parties 106,709
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 10,490
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 4,823
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 7,107,343  
Annex 1 crops 6,745,847 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 361,496 5%
PGRFA under development 1,604,120  
Sent to Contracting Parties 6,232,589
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 874,210
Non Art.15 Providers 999,149
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap57,59049%
Signed20,62717%
Shrink-wrap38,98233%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual60,45351%
Organization53,73745%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 28893  
Registered last year 23,682  
Registered this year 5,211  
Individuals 26,278 91%
Legal entities 2,615 9%
Number of Providers 595  
Number of Recipients 24,241  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,555
Asia19,141
Europe50,473
Latin America and the Caribbean25,451
Near East2,978
North America2,059
Southwest Pacific542
SMTA received by region
Africa13,412
Asia25,314
Europe53,957
Latin America and the Caribbean10,645
Near East7,365
North America5,344
Southwest Pacific1,162
PGRFA sent by region
Africa1,009,693
Asia1,352,588
Europe1,025,712
Latin America and the Caribbean3,088,706
Near East482,486
North America130,949
Southwest Pacific17,209
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,299,456
Asia2,081,558
Europe1,488,458
Latin America and the Caribbean927,812
Near East740,823
North America478,128
Southwest Pacific91,108

List of countries by region