Germplasm Flow

Updated 11-05-2026

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 119,838
Provider Countries 70
Recipient Countries 189
Sent to Contracting Parties 109,289
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 10,549
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 4,898
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 7,172,683  
Annex 1 crops 6,803,732 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 368,951 5%
PGRFA under development 1,630,423  
Sent to Contracting Parties 6,290,927
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 881,212
Non Art.15 Providers 1,024,283
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap59,47849%
Signed21,00117%
Shrink-wrap39,35932%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual62,50552%
Organization54,32445%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 31,919  
Registered last year 28,949  
Registered this year 2,970  
Individuals 29,151 91%
Legal entities 2,768 9%
Number of Providers 704  
Number of Recipients 25,897  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,661
Asia19,497
Europe52,471
Latin America and the Caribbean25,483
Near East3,106
North America2,061
Southwest Pacific559
SMTA received by region
Africa13,537
Asia25,678
Europe56,002
Latin America and the Caribbean10,662
Near East7,404
North America5,370
Southwest Pacific1,185
PGRFA sent by region
Africa1,019,024
Asia1,363,537
Europe1,047,358
Latin America and the Caribbean3,090,520
Near East503,774
North America130,982
Southwest Pacific17,488
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,312,719
Asia2,097,248
Europe1,514,896
Latin America and the Caribbean929,324
Near East746,879
North America479,488
Southwest Pacific92,129

List of countries by region