Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer … SMTAs, number in Australia
Australia: Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer … SMTAs, number was 914 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in Australia, 2012–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Australia stood at 914. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 117.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Australia peaked at 914 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 270, in 2012.
Australia ranks 36th of 266 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer … SMTAs, number in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 270 | — |
| 2013 | 309 | +14.4% |
| 2014 | 347 | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 421 | +21.3% |
| 2016 | 496 | +17.8% |
| 2017 | 571 | +15.1% |
| 2018 | 641 | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 682 | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 703 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 719 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 776 | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 824 | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 866 | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 914 | +5.5% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 914 is above the median for high income countries, which is 48, 19.0× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Australia's 914 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22, 41.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 467.12 | 270 | 682 | 8 |
| 2020s | 800.33 | 703 | 914 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More infrastructure data for Australia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 30.07 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 112.58 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.95 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 22.28 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2189 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 5.95 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.11 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Australia?
- Total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Australia was 914 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest total reported number of standard material transfer agreements recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 914 in 2025.
- What is the lowest total reported number of standard material transfer agreements recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 270 in 2012.
- How does Australia rank for total reported number of standard material transfer agreements?
- Australia ranks 36th out of 266 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements (SMTAs) transferring plant genetic resources for food and agriculture to the country (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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