Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements was 22 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in Papua New Guinea, 2012–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 22 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 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Papua New Guinea peaked at 22 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2012.
Papua New Guinea ranks 155th of 264 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4 | — |
| 2013 | 8 | +100.0% |
| 2014 | 12 | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 14 | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 16 | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 17 | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20 | +17.6% |
| 2020 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 22 | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 22 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.5 | 4 | 20 | 8 |
| 2020s | 21.67 | 20 | 22 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More infrastructure data for Papua New Guinea
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.10 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 38.77 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 172,691 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.69 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0169 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.03 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 172,691 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.3877 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Papua New Guinea?
- Total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Papua New Guinea was 22 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 22 in 2021.
- What is the lowest total reported number of standard material transfer agreements recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2012.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for total reported number of standard material transfer agreements?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 155th out of 264 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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