Germplasm Flow

Updated 16-10-2026

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 121,305
Provider Countries 70
Recipient Countries 189
Sent to Contracting Parties 111,009
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 10,296
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 5,233
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 7,250,779  
Annex 1 crops 6,844,209 94%
Non-Annex 1 crops 406,570 6%
PGRFA under development 1,630,455  
Sent to Contracting Parties 6,386,886
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 863,344
Non Art.15 Providers 1,050,260
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap60,24749%
Signed21,54717%
Shrink-wrap39,51132%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual62,86551%
Organization55,43145%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 32,602  
Registered last year 28,949  
Registered this year 3,653  
Individuals 29,663 91%
Legal entities 2,939 9%
Number of Providers 684  
Number of Recipients 26,165  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,894
Asia19,672
Europe53,454
Latin America and the Caribbean25,524
Near East3,106
North America2,069
Southwest Pacific586
SMTA received by region
Africa13,775
Asia25,900
Europe56,907
Latin America and the Caribbean10,692
Near East7,407
North America5,412
Southwest Pacific1,212
PGRFA sent by region
Africa1,032,510
Asia1,397,379
Europe1,071,941
Latin America and the Caribbean3,095,094
Near East503,774
North America131,217
Southwest Pacific18,864
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,326,152
Asia2,134,944
Europe1,536,388
Latin America and the Caribbean929,905
Near East747,838
North America481,834
Southwest Pacific93,718

List of countries by region