Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in India
India: Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements was 12,095 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in India, 2012–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in India stood at 12,095. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 89.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in India peaked at 12,095 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,671, in 2012.
India ranks 2nd of 229 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 Agreements in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3,671 | — |
| 2013 | 4,473 | +21.8% |
| 2014 | 5,269 | +17.8% |
| 2015 | 6,401 | +21.5% |
| 2016 | 7,669 | +19.8% |
| 2017 | 8,699 | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 9,567 | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 10,573 | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 11,029 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 11,347 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 11,762 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 11,966 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 12,074 | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 12,095 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7,040 | 3,671 | 10,573 | 8 |
| 2020s | 11,712 | 11,029 | 12,095 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in India?
- Total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in India was 12,095 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 12,095 in 2025.
- What is the lowest total reported number of standard material transfer agreements recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,671 in 2012.
- How does India rank for total reported number of standard material transfer agreements?
- India ranks 2nd out of 229 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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