Germplasm Flow

Updated 15-09-2025

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 116,873
Provider Countries 69
Recipient Countries 189
Sent to Contracting Parties 106,415
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 10,458
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 4,789
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 7,088,385  
Annex 1 crops 6,730,683 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 357,702 5%
PGRFA under development 1,596,664  
Sent to Contracting Parties 6,215,730
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 872,173
Non Art.15 Providers 995,099
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap57,53849%
Signed20,53417%
Shrink-wrap38,80133%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual60,23951%
Organization53,62545%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 28724  
Registered last year 23,682  
Registered this year 5,042  
Individuals 26,168 91%
Legal entities 2,556 9%
Number of Providers 593  
Number of Recipients 23,979  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,516
Asia18,958
Europe50,443
Latin America and the Caribbean25,389
Near East2,978
North America2,059
Southwest Pacific530
SMTA received by region
Africa13,357
Asia25,163
Europe53,901
Latin America and the Caribbean10,612
Near East7,363
North America5,326
Southwest Pacific1,151
PGRFA sent by region
Africa1,006,177
Asia1,340,635
Europe1,025,187
Latin America and the Caribbean3,085,943
Near East482,486
North America130,949
Southwest Pacific17,008
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,294,744
Asia2,072,991
Europe1,486,255
Latin America and the Caribbean926,838
Near East740,780
North America475,785
Southwest Pacific90,992

List of countries by region