Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer … SMTAs, number in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer … SMTAs, number was 5 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in Cook Islands, 2012–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 5 for total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 400.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Cook Islands peaked at 5 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2012.
That places Cook Islands 178th out of 266 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer … SMTAs, number in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 1 | — |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 | +150.0% |
| 2022 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.38 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.5 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 178 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 compare
- 178 Dominica 5 compare
- 178 Nauru 5 compare
- 178 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5 compare
- 178 Trinidad and Tobago 5 compare
- 178 Vanuatu 5 compare
- 178 Naoero 5 compare
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- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 0.6% (2024)
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- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 10.48 million constant US$ (2019)
- Proportion of the target population who received 79.0% (2024)
- Proportion of urban population living in slums 0.5% (2024)
- Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved 109.0% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Cook Islands?
- Total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Cook Islands was 5 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 Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2021.
- What is the lowest total reported number of standard material transfer agreements recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2012.
- How does Cook Islands rank for total reported number of standard material transfer agreements?
- Cook Islands ranks 178th out of 266 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 400.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cook Islands 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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