Germplasm Flow

Updated 15-10-2025

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 117,041
Provider Countries 69
Recipient Countries 189
Sent to Contracting Parties 106,575
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 10,466
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 4,794
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 7,097,559  
Annex 1 crops 6,739,462 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 358,097 5%
PGRFA under development 1,603,199  
Sent to Contracting Parties 6,223,685
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 873,392
Non Art.15 Providers 995,218
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap57,55149%
Signed20,58617%
Shrink-wrap38,90433%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual60,39251%
Organization53,64045%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 28807  
Registered last year 23,682  
Registered this year 5,125  
Individuals 26,226 91%
Legal entities 2,581 9%
Number of Providers 593  
Number of Recipients 24,133  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,523
Asia19,104
Europe50,451
Latin America and the Caribbean25,392
Near East2,978
North America2,059
Southwest Pacific534
SMTA received by region
Africa13,372
Asia25,282
Europe53,917
Latin America and the Caribbean10,614
Near East7,363
North America5,338
Southwest Pacific1,155
PGRFA sent by region
Africa1,006,328
Asia1,349,332
Europe1,025,274
Latin America and the Caribbean3,086,150
Near East482,486
North America130,949
Southwest Pacific17,040
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,295,266
Asia2,080,338
Europe1,486,563
Latin America and the Caribbean927,070
Near East740,780
North America476,518
Southwest Pacific91,024

List of countries by region