Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer … SMTAs, number in Jamaica
Jamaica: Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer … SMTAs, number was 53 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in Jamaica, 2012–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 53 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 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Jamaica peaked at 53 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40, in 2012.
That places Jamaica 134th out of 266 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 … SMTAs, number in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 40 | — |
| 2013 | 41 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 45 | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 47 | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 49 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 50 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 52 | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 52 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 53 | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 53 | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 53 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 113, 47% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 53 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 45, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46.25 | 40 | 50 | 8 |
| 2020s | 51.67 | 50 | 53 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More infrastructure data for Jamaica
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.34 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 117.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 453,882 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 15.99 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1599 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 453,882 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.18 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Jamaica?
- Total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Jamaica was 53 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 53 in 2024.
- What is the lowest total reported number of standard material transfer agreements recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 40 in 2012.
- How does Jamaica rank for total reported number of standard material transfer agreements?
- Jamaica ranks 134th out of 266 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).