Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements was 58 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 2012–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Democratic People's Republic of Korea recorded 58 for total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 56.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 58 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2012.
That places Democratic People's Republic of Korea 131st out of 264 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 Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2 | — |
| 2013 | 13 | +550.0% |
| 2014 | 28 | +115.4% |
| 2015 | 37 | +32.1% |
| 2016 | 39 | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 52 | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 56 | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 58 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 58 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 58 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 58 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 58 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 58 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 58 | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in Democratic People's Republic of Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +550.0% | 2 | 13 |
| 2014 | +115.4% | 13 | 28 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.62 | 2 | 58 | 8 |
| 2020s | 58 | 58 | 58 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 58 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 Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 58 in 2019.
- What is the lowest total reported number of standard material transfer agreements recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2012.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for total reported number of standard material transfer agreements?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 131st out of 264 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic People's Republic of Korea 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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