Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer … SMTAs, number in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)
Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs): Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer … SMTAs, number was 8,550 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), 2012–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) recorded 8,550 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 0.5% on the previous year and up 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) peaked at 8,550 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,476, in 2012.
Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) ranks 15th of 37 groups on this measure, 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 Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3,476 | — |
| 2013 | 4,127 | +18.7% |
| 2014 | 4,811 | +16.6% |
| 2015 | 5,497 | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 6,145 | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 6,665 | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 7,146 | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 7,533 | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 7,829 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 7,985 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 8,217 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 8,389 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 8,507 | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 8,550 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5,675 | 3,476 | 7,533 | 8 |
| 2020s | 8,246 | 7,829 | 8,550 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)
- 12 China 2,334 compare
- 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2,282 compare
- 13 United Kingdom 2,282 compare
- 15 Kenya 2,148 compare
- 16 Philippines 2,035 compare
- 17 Belgium 1,975 compare
- 18 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,934 compare
More infrastructure data for Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted 29.1% (2024)
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 4.1% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 81.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 1.4% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 1.2% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 13.7% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 1.2% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.8% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 11,981 (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 6.41 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- Total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) was 8,550 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 Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 8,550 in 2025.
- What is the lowest total reported number of standard material transfer agreements recorded in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,476 in 2012.
- How does Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) rank for total reported number of standard material transfer agreements?
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) ranks 15th out of 37 groups with data for 2025.
- Is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements rising or falling in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 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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