Germplasm Flow

Updated 31-03-2025

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 113,138
Provider Countries 67
Recipient Countries 189
Sent to Contracting Parties 102,800
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 10,338
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 4,680
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 6,992,396  
Annex 1 crops 6,644,426 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 347,970 5%
PGRFA under development 1,575,738  
Sent to Contracting Parties 6,138,613
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 853,311
Non Art.15 Providers 945,732
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap54,83648%
Signed20,08017%
Shrink-wrap38,22233%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual57,51950%
Organization52,61046%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 26123  
Registered last year 23,682  
Registered this year 2,441  
Individuals 23,731 91%
Legal entities 2,392 9%
Number of Providers 552  
Number of Recipients 21,347  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,416
Asia18,681
Europe47,645
Latin America and the Caribbean25,143
Near East2,803
North America1,958
Southwest Pacific492
SMTA received by region
Africa13,219
Asia24,817
Europe51,057
Latin America and the Caribbean10,445
Near East7,293
North America5,195
Southwest Pacific1,112
PGRFA sent by region
Africa999,851
Asia1,329,798
Europe988,912
Latin America and the Caribbean3,068,625
Near East464,818
North America128,142
Southwest Pacific12,250
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,285,423
Asia2,050,165
Europe1,452,862
Latin America and the Caribbean912,603
Near East732,523
North America472,643
Southwest Pacific86,177

List of countries by region