Germplasm Flow

Updated 21-10-2026

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 121,308
Provider Countries 70
Recipient Countries 189
Sent to Contracting Parties 111,012
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 10,296
With non-Annex 1 crops to developing countries 5,234
PGRFA Material (Accessions)
Total 7,250,839  
Annex 1 crops 6,844,221 94%
Non-Annex 1 crops 406,618 6%
PGRFA under development 1,630,456  
Sent to Contracting Parties 6,386,946
Sent to non-Contracting Parties 863,344
Non Art.15 Providers 1,050,320
SMTA by acceptance
Click-wrap60,24849%
Signed21,54717%
Shrink-wrap39,51332%
SMTA by Recipient type
Individual62,86851%
Organization55,43145%
Not specified3,0092%
Users
Total 32,609  
Registered last year 28,949  
Registered this year 3,660  
Individuals 29,669 91%
Legal entities 2,940 9%
Number of Providers 684  
Number of Recipients 26,166  
SMTA sent by region
Africa16,895
Asia19,672
Europe53,454
Latin America and the Caribbean25,524
Near East3,106
North America2,069
Southwest Pacific588
SMTA received by region
Africa13,776
Asia25,900
Europe56,907
Latin America and the Caribbean10,692
Near East7,407
North America5,412
Southwest Pacific1,214
PGRFA sent by region
Africa1,032,511
Asia1,397,379
Europe1,071,941
Latin America and the Caribbean3,095,094
Near East503,774
North America131,217
Southwest Pacific18,923
PGRFA received by region
Africa1,326,153
Asia2,134,944
Europe1,536,388
Latin America and the Caribbean929,905
Near East747,838
North America481,834
Southwest Pacific93,777

List of countries by region