Germplasm Flow

Updated 24-06-2025

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 116,421
Provider Countries 69
Recipient Countries 189
Sent to Contracting Parties 105,977
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 10,444
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 4,740
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 7,061,825  
Annex 1 crops 6,707,593 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 354,232 5%
PGRFA under development 1,595,431  
Sent to Contracting Parties 6,193,502
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 867,841
Non Art.15 Providers 986,432
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap57,44649%
Signed20,31917%
Shrink-wrap38,65633%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual60,04351%
Organization53,36945%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 28558  
Registered last year 23,682  
Registered this year 4,876  
Individuals 26,080 91%
Legal entities 2,478 9%
Number of Providers 565  
Number of Recipients 23,827  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,481
Asia18,866
Europe50,402
Latin America and the Caribbean25,238
Near East2,967
North America1,958
Southwest Pacific509
SMTA received by region
Africa13,309
Asia25,079
Europe53,827
Latin America and the Caribbean10,497
Near East7,352
North America5,225
Southwest Pacific1,132
PGRFA sent by region
Africa1,004,914
Asia1,334,775
Europe1,023,714
Latin America and the Caribbean3,072,629
Near East481,329
North America128,142
Southwest Pacific16,322
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,293,228
Asia2,066,736
Europe1,482,956
Latin America and the Caribbean914,927
Near East739,769
North America473,595
Southwest Pacific90,614

List of countries by region