Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in Benin
Benin: Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements was 148 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in Benin, 2012–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Benin stood at 148. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 82.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Benin peaked at 148 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55, in 2012.
That places Benin 77th out of 229 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 55 | — |
| 2013 | 71 | +29.1% |
| 2014 | 77 | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 81 | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 93 | +14.8% |
| 2017 | 97 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 109 | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 125 | +14.7% |
| 2020 | 132 | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 138 | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 141 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 147 | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 148 | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 148 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.5 | 55 | 125 | 8 |
| 2020s | 142.33 | 132 | 148 | 6 |
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More infrastructure data for Benin
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 18.21 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 125.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1,350 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0093 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1,350 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Benin?
- Total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Benin was 148 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 148 in 2024.
- What is the lowest total reported number of standard material transfer agreements recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 55 in 2012.
- How does Benin rank for total reported number of standard material transfer agreements?
- Benin ranks 77th out of 229 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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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