Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer … SMTAs, number in Caribbean
Caribbean: Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer … SMTAs, number was 265 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in Caribbean, 2012–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Caribbean recorded 265 for total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Caribbean peaked at 265 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 133, in 2012.
That places Caribbean 70th out of 266 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 … SMTAs, number in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 133 | — |
| 2013 | 152 | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 172 | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 190 | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 209 | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 222 | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 231 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 240 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 241 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 248 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 258 | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 261 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 264 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 265 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 193.62 | 133 | 240 | 8 |
| 2020s | 256.17 | 241 | 265 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Caribbean?
- Total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Caribbean was 265 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 Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 265 in 2025.
- What is the lowest total reported number of standard material transfer agreements recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 133 in 2012.
- How does Caribbean rank for total reported number of standard material transfer agreements?
- Caribbean ranks 70th out of 266 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean 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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