Germplasm Flow

Updated 03-07-2025

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 116,538
Provider Countries 69
Recipient Countries 189
Sent to Contracting Parties 106,092
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 10,446
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 4,747
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 7,064,896  
Annex 1 crops 6,709,901 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 354,995 5%
PGRFA under development 1,595,431  
Sent to Contracting Parties 6,196,208
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 868,206
Non Art.15 Providers 989,487
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap57,45549%
Signed20,42017%
Shrink-wrap38,66333%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual60,09551%
Organization53,43445%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 28586  
Registered last year 23,682  
Registered this year 4,904  
Individuals 26,098 91%
Legal entities 2,488 9%
Number of Providers 565  
Number of Recipients 23,833  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,487
Asia18,866
Europe50,406
Latin America and the Caribbean25,238
Near East2,967
North America2,059
Southwest Pacific515
SMTA received by region
Africa13,314
Asia25,084
Europe53,842
Latin America and the Caribbean10,497
Near East7,353
North America5,311
Southwest Pacific1,137
PGRFA sent by region
Africa1,004,933
Asia1,334,775
Europe1,023,736
Latin America and the Caribbean3,072,629
Near East481,329
North America130,949
Southwest Pacific16,545
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,293,237
Asia2,067,418
Europe1,483,111
Latin America and the Caribbean914,927
Near East739,780
North America475,605
Southwest Pacific90,818

List of countries by region