Germplasm Flow

Updated 08-02-2025

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 110,682
Provider Countries 66
Recipient Countries 189
Sent to Contracting Parties 100,369
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 10,313
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 4,634
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 6,973,367  
Annex 1 crops 6,626,391 95%
Non-Annex 1 crops 346,976 5%
PGRFA under development 1,574,729  
Sent to Contracting Parties 6,120,359
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 852,536
Non Art.15 Providers 930,255
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap52,49847%
Signed20,05218%
Shrink-wrap38,13234%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual55,22349%
Organization52,45047%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 23760  
Registered last year 23,682  
Registered this year 78  
Individuals 21,429 90%
Legal entities 2,331 10%
Number of Providers 510  
Number of Recipients 19,220  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,362
Asia18,657
Europe45,310
Latin America and the Caribbean25,108
Near East2,802
North America1,958
Southwest Pacific485
SMTA received by region
Africa13,157
Asia24,789
Europe48,729
Latin America and the Caribbean10,430
Near East7,291
North America5,180
Southwest Pacific1,106
PGRFA sent by region
Africa998,834
Asia1,328,299
Europe973,715
Latin America and the Caribbean3,067,551
Near East464,749
North America128,142
Southwest Pacific12,077
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,284,145
Asia2,048,512
Europe1,437,833
Latin America and the Caribbean912,091
Near East732,510
North America472,254
Southwest Pacific86,022

List of countries by region