Germplasm Flow

Updated 16-11-2025

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 117,163
Provider Countries 69
Recipient Countries 189
Sent to Contracting Parties 106,675
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 10,488
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 4,817
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 7,105,627  
Annex 1 crops 6,744,228 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 361,399 5%
PGRFA under development 1,603,454  
Sent to Contracting Parties 6,230,884
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 874,199
Non Art.15 Providers 998,971
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap57,57849%
Signed20,62217%
Shrink-wrap38,96333%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual60,42651%
Organization53,72845%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 28866  
Registered last year 23,682  
Registered this year 5,184  
Individuals 26,259 91%
Legal entities 2,607 9%
Number of Providers 595  
Number of Recipients 24,212  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,549
Asia19,120
Europe50,467
Latin America and the Caribbean25,450
Near East2,978
North America2,059
Southwest Pacific540
SMTA received by region
Africa13,404
Asia25,303
Europe53,945
Latin America and the Caribbean10,644
Near East7,365
North America5,343
Southwest Pacific1,159
PGRFA sent by region
Africa1,009,629
Asia1,351,133
Europe1,025,560
Latin America and the Caribbean3,088,682
Near East482,486
North America130,949
Southwest Pacific17,188
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,299,359
Asia2,081,238
Europe1,487,217
Latin America and the Caribbean927,788
Near East740,823
North America478,120
Southwest Pacific91,082

List of countries by region