Germplasm Flow

Updated 30-04-2025

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 115,599
Provider Countries 68
Recipient Countries 189
Sent to Contracting Parties 105,252
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 10,347
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 4,695
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 7,018,567  
Annex 1 crops 6,669,211 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 349,356 5%
PGRFA under development 1,578,905  
Sent to Contracting Parties 6,164,127
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 853,965
Non Art.15 Providers 963,725
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap57,13149%
Signed20,18117%
Shrink-wrap38,28733%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual59,80651%
Organization52,78445%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 28365  
Registered last year 23,682  
Registered this year 4,683  
Individuals 25,934 91%
Legal entities 2,431 9%
Number of Providers 557  
Number of Recipients 23,577  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,466
Asia18,834
Europe49,891
Latin America and the Caribbean25,147
Near East2,804
North America1,958
Southwest Pacific499
SMTA received by region
Africa13,251
Asia24,964
Europe53,320
Latin America and the Caribbean10,448
Near East7,301
North America5,196
Southwest Pacific1,119
PGRFA sent by region
Africa1,004,859
Asia1,333,766
Europe1,002,798
Latin America and the Caribbean3,068,636
Near East464,819
North America128,142
Southwest Pacific15,547
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,288,766
Asia2,052,581
Europe1,468,017
Latin America and the Caribbean912,611
Near East734,043
North America472,827
Southwest Pacific89,722

List of countries by region