Germplasm Flow

Updated 02-09-2025

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 116,859
Provider Countries 69
Recipient Countries 189
Sent to Contracting Parties 106,402
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 10,457
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 4,789
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 7,087,604  
Annex 1 crops 6,729,905 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 357,699 5%
PGRFA under development 1,596,215  
Sent to Contracting Parties 6,214,981
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 872,141
Non Art.15 Providers 994,804
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap57,53749%
Signed20,53417%
Shrink-wrap38,78833%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual60,22951%
Organization53,62145%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 28698  
Registered last year 23,682  
Registered this year 5,016  
Individuals 26,153 91%
Legal entities 2,545 9%
Number of Providers 593  
Number of Recipients 23,967  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,515
Asia18,948
Europe50,442
Latin America and the Caribbean25,388
Near East2,978
North America2,059
Southwest Pacific529
SMTA received by region
Africa13,354
Asia25,156
Europe53,900
Latin America and the Caribbean10,611
Near East7,363
North America5,325
Southwest Pacific1,150
PGRFA sent by region
Africa1,006,174
Asia1,339,970
Europe1,025,107
Latin America and the Caribbean3,085,911
Near East482,486
North America130,949
Southwest Pacific17,007
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,294,330
Asia2,072,740
Europe1,486,175
Latin America and the Caribbean926,806
Near East740,780
North America475,782
Southwest Pacific90,991

List of countries by region