Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer … SMTAs, number in Namibia
Namibia: Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer … SMTAs, number was 16 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in Namibia, 2012–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 16 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 433.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Namibia peaked at 16 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2012.
Namibia ranks 162nd of 266 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 3 | — |
| 2016 | 5 | +66.7% |
| 2017 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 | +40.0% |
| 2019 | 10 | +42.9% |
| 2020 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 13 | +18.2% |
| 2022 | 14 | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 2025 | 16 | +0.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 16 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 94, 17% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 16 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33, 48% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.75 | 0 | 10 | 8 |
| 2020s | 14.17 | 11 | 16 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More infrastructure data for Namibia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.58 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 85.16 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 77,390 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.55 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0255 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 77,390 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8517 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 Namibia?
- Total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Namibia was 16 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 16 in 2024.
- What is the lowest total reported number of standard material transfer agreements recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2012.
- How does Namibia rank for total reported number of standard material transfer agreements?
- Namibia ranks 162nd out of 266 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 433.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia 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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