Germplasm Flow

Updated 30-01-2026

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 117,323
Provider Countries 69
Recipient Countries 189
Sent to Contracting Parties 106,822
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 10,501
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 4,843
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 7,111,502  
Annex 1 crops 6,749,162 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 362,340 5%
PGRFA under development 1,606,045  
Sent to Contracting Parties 6,235,977
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 874,981
Non Art.15 Providers 1,000,504
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap57,63549%
Signed20,64317%
Shrink-wrap39,04533%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual60,54651%
Organization53,76845%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 29006  
Registered last year 28,949  
Registered this year 57  
Individuals 26,345 91%
Legal entities 2,661 9%
Number of Providers 598  
Number of Recipients 24,332  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,570
Asia19,211
Europe50,499
Latin America and the Caribbean25,458
Near East2,978
North America2,059
Southwest Pacific548
SMTA received by region
Africa13,430
Asia25,384
Europe53,986
Latin America and the Caribbean10,647
Near East7,366
North America5,344
Southwest Pacific1,166
PGRFA sent by region
Africa1,009,833
Asia1,355,450
Europe1,026,466
Latin America and the Caribbean3,088,962
Near East482,486
North America130,949
Southwest Pacific17,356
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,299,737
Asia2,084,601
Europe1,489,225
Latin America and the Caribbean927,825
Near East740,831
North America478,128
Southwest Pacific91,155

List of countries by region