Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer … SMTAs, number in Kuwait
Kuwait: Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer … SMTAs, number was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in Kuwait, 2012–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Kuwait stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over five years.
Over the whole period, total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Kuwait peaked at 1 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2012.
That places Kuwait 201st out of 266 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 1 | — |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | +0.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 48, 2% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 1 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 222, 0% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More infrastructure data for Kuwait
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.11 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 167.68 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 572,621 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.83 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.118 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.0192 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 572,621 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.67 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Kuwait?
- Total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Kuwait was 1 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2016.
- What is the lowest total reported number of standard material transfer agreements recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2012.
- How does Kuwait rank for total reported number of standard material transfer agreements?
- Kuwait ranks 201st out of 266 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Kuwait 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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