Germplasm Flow

Updated 29-04-2026

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 119,568
Provider Countries 70
Recipient Countries 189
Sent to Contracting Parties 109,024
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 10,544
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 4,889
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 7,169,114  
Annex 1 crops 6,800,876 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 368,238 5%
PGRFA under development 1,630,421  
Sent to Contracting Parties 6,287,666
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 880,904
Non Art.15 Providers 1,022,180
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap59,21949%
Signed20,99817%
Shrink-wrap39,35132%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual62,25752%
Organization54,30245%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 31,042  
Registered last year 28,949  
Registered this year 2,093  
Individuals 28,289 91%
Legal entities 2,753 9%
Number of Providers 700  
Number of Recipients 25,650  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,652
Asia19,497
Europe52,226
Latin America and the Caribbean25,468
Near East3,106
North America2,061
Southwest Pacific558
SMTA received by region
Africa13,523
Asia25,674
Europe55,757
Latin America and the Caribbean10,659
Near East7,402
North America5,370
Southwest Pacific1,183
PGRFA sent by region
Africa1,018,958
Asia1,363,537
Europe1,045,288
Latin America and the Caribbean3,089,095
Near East503,774
North America130,982
Southwest Pacific17,480
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,311,744
Asia2,096,954
Europe1,513,447
Latin America and the Caribbean928,709
Near East746,660
North America479,488
Southwest Pacific92,112

List of countries by region