Germplasm Flow

Updated 17-01-2025

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 110,538
Provider Countries 66
Recipient Countries 189
Sent to Contracting Parties 99,534
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 11,004
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 4,629
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 6,972,478  
Annex 1 crops 6,625,576 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 346,902 5%
PGRFA under development 1,574,699  
Sent to Contracting Parties 6,053,852
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 918,154
Non Art.15 Providers 929,416
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap52,36147%
Signed20,05018%
Shrink-wrap38,12734%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual55,08949%
Organization52,44047%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 23711  
Registered last year 23,682  
Registered this year 29  
Individuals 21,399 90%
Legal entities 2,312 10%
Number of Providers 467  
Number of Recipients 19,210  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,354
Asia18,657
Europe45,179
Latin America and the Caribbean25,107
Near East2,802
North America1,958
Southwest Pacific481
SMTA received by region
Africa13,149
Asia24,789
Europe48,597
Latin America and the Caribbean10,429
Near East7,291
North America5,180
Southwest Pacific1,103
PGRFA sent by region
Africa998,809
Asia1,328,299
Europe972,930
Latin America and the Caribbean3,067,521
Near East464,749
North America128,142
Southwest Pacific12,028
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,284,120
Asia2,048,512
Europe1,437,040
Latin America and the Caribbean912,061
Near East732,510
North America472,254
Southwest Pacific85,981

List of countries by region