Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer … SMTAs, number in Qatar
Qatar: Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer … SMTAs, number was 4 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in Qatar, 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 Qatar is 4, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Qatar peaked at 4 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2012.
Qatar ranks 186th of 266 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 … SMTAs, number in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2 | — |
| 2013 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4 | +0.0% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 4 is below the median for high income countries, which is 48, 8% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 4 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 222, 2% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.38 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 2020s | 3.83 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 186 Micronesia (Federated States of) 4 compare
- 186 North Macedonia 4 compare
- 186 South Sudan 4 compare
More infrastructure data for Qatar
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.68 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 153.61 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 524,643 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 17.21 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1836 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.1749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 524,643 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.64 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Qatar?
- Total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Qatar was 4 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2021.
- What is the lowest total reported number of standard material transfer agreements recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2012.
- How does Qatar rank for total reported number of standard material transfer agreements?
- Qatar ranks 186th out of 266 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar 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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