Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer … SMTAs, number in Nauru
Nauru: Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer … SMTAs, number was 5 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in Nauru, 2012–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Nauru stood at 5. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 400.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Nauru peaked at 5 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2012.
Nauru ranks 178th 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 Nauru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 1 | — |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5 | +66.7% |
| 2023 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5 | +0.0% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 48, 10% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 5 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22, 23% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.33 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 178 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 compare
- 178 Cook Islands 5 compare
- 178 Dominica 5 compare
- 178 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5 compare
- 178 Trinidad and Tobago 5 compare
- 178 Vanuatu 5 compare
- 178 Naoero 5 compare
More infrastructure data for Nauru
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 10,287 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 87.17 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2010)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 0 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8717 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Nauru?
- Total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Nauru was 5 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 Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2022.
- What is the lowest total reported number of standard material transfer agreements recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2012.
- How does Nauru rank for total reported number of standard material transfer agreements?
- Nauru ranks 178th out of 266 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 400.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nauru 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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