Germplasm Flow

Updated 13-07-2025

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 116,544
Provider Countries 69
Recipient Countries 189
Sent to Contracting Parties 106,098
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 10,446
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 4,748
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 7,064,956  
Annex 1 crops 6,709,955 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 355,001 5%
PGRFA under development 1,595,431  
Sent to Contracting Parties 6,196,268
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 868,206
Non Art.15 Providers 989,547
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap57,46049%
Signed20,42017%
Shrink-wrap38,66433%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual60,09851%
Organization53,43745%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 28600  
Registered last year 23,682  
Registered this year 4,918  
Individuals 26,107 91%
Legal entities 2,493 9%
Number of Providers 566  
Number of Recipients 23,838  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,489
Asia18,867
Europe50,408
Latin America and the Caribbean25,238
Near East2,967
North America2,059
Southwest Pacific516
SMTA received by region
Africa13,316
Asia25,085
Europe53,844
Latin America and the Caribbean10,497
Near East7,353
North America5,311
Southwest Pacific1,138
PGRFA sent by region
Africa1,004,935
Asia1,334,780
Europe1,023,783
Latin America and the Caribbean3,072,629
Near East481,329
North America130,949
Southwest Pacific16,551
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,293,239
Asia2,067,423
Europe1,483,158
Latin America and the Caribbean914,927
Near East739,780
North America475,605
Southwest Pacific90,824

List of countries by region