Germplasm Flow

Updated 18-04-2025

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 115,225
Provider Countries 67
Recipient Countries 189
Sent to Contracting Parties 104,882
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 10,343
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 4,686
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 7,014,502  
Annex 1 crops 6,666,071 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 348,431 5%
PGRFA under development 1,578,018  
Sent to Contracting Parties 6,160,312
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 853,718
Non Art.15 Providers 961,085
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap56,86149%
Signed20,09417%
Shrink-wrap38,27033%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual59,56151%
Organization52,65545%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 28193  
Registered last year 23,682  
Registered this year 4,511  
Individuals 25,772 91%
Legal entities 2,421 9%
Number of Providers 555  
Number of Recipients 23,334  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,457
Asia18,702
Europe49,661
Latin America and the Caribbean25,145
Near East2,804
North America1,958
Southwest Pacific498
SMTA received by region
Africa13,240
Asia24,834
Europe53,088
Latin America and the Caribbean10,447
Near East7,301
North America5,196
Southwest Pacific1,119
PGRFA sent by region
Africa1,004,322
Asia1,332,077
Europe1,001,007
Latin America and the Caribbean3,068,630
Near East464,819
North America128,142
Southwest Pacific15,505
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,288,146
Asia2,050,967
Europe1,466,189
Latin America and the Caribbean912,608
Near East734,043
North America472,827
Southwest Pacific89,722

List of countries by region