Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer … SMTAs, number in Germany
Germany: Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer … SMTAs, number was 16,566 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in Germany, 2012–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Germany recorded 16,566 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 11.4% on the previous year and up 126.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Germany peaked at 16,566 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,916, in 2012.
Germany ranks 1st 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 Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3,916 | — |
| 2013 | 5,034 | +28.5% |
| 2014 | 6,089 | +21.0% |
| 2015 | 7,311 | +20.1% |
| 2016 | 8,367 | +14.4% |
| 2017 | 8,754 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 9,153 | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 9,518 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 9,903 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 10,564 | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 11,398 | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 13,466 | +18.1% |
| 2024 | 14,869 | +10.4% |
| 2025 | 16,566 | +11.4% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 16,566 is above the median for high income countries, which is 48, 345.1× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Germany's 16,566 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 166, 99.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7,268 | 3,916 | 9,518 | 8 |
| 2020s | 12,794 | 9,903 | 16,566 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More infrastructure data for Germany
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 109.20 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 129.15 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 38.40 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 45.42 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4598 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.7752 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 38.40 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.31 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Germany?
- Total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Germany was 16,566 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 16,566 in 2025.
- What is the lowest total reported number of standard material transfer agreements recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,916 in 2012.
- How does Germany rank for total reported number of standard material transfer agreements?
- Germany ranks 1st out of 266 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 126.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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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