Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in Lesotho
Lesotho: Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements was 32 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in Lesotho, 2012–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Lesotho is 32, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Lesotho peaked at 32 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13, in 2012.
Lesotho ranks 120th of 229 countries 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 Agreements in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 13 | — |
| 2013 | 14 | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 23 | +64.3% |
| 2015 | 24 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 25 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 28 | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 29 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 31 | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 32 | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23 | 13 | 29 | 8 |
| 2020s | 30.83 | 29 | 32 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More infrastructure data for Lesotho
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.64 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 70.33 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7,980 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3414 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0034 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 8.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 7,980 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7033 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Lesotho?
- Total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Lesotho was 32 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 32 in 2025.
- What is the lowest total reported number of standard material transfer agreements recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 in 2012.
- How does Lesotho rank for total reported number of standard material transfer agreements?
- Lesotho ranks 120th out of 229 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho 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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