Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer … SMTAs, number in China
China: Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer … SMTAs, number was 2,334 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in China, 2012–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
China recorded 2,334 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 0.6% on the previous year and up 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in China peaked at 2,334 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,018, in 2012.
China ranks 12th of 266 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1,018 | — |
| 2013 | 1,208 | +18.7% |
| 2014 | 1,371 | +13.5% |
| 2015 | 1,594 | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 1,689 | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 1,790 | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 1,885 | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 1,965 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 2,044 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 2,108 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 2,183 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 2,244 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 2,321 | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 2,334 | +0.6% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 2,334 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 113, 20.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- China's 2,334 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22, 106.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,565 | 1,018 | 1,965 | 8 |
| 2020s | 2,206 | 2,044 | 2,334 | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
More infrastructure data for China
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.87 billion (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 131.75 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 166.51 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.73 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 166.51 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.33 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in China?
- Total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in China was 2,334 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 2,334 in 2025.
- What is the lowest total reported number of standard material transfer agreements recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,018 in 2012.
- How does China rank for total reported number of standard material transfer agreements?
- China ranks 12th out of 266 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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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