Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer … SMTAs, number in Rwanda
Rwanda: Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer … SMTAs, number was 126 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in Rwanda, 2012–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Rwanda stood at 126. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Rwanda peaked at 126 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 62, in 2012.
Rwanda ranks 97th 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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 62 | — |
| 2013 | 73 | +17.7% |
| 2014 | 87 | +19.2% |
| 2015 | 92 | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 99 | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 108 | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 112 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 116 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 121 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 122 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 126 | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 126 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 126 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 126 | +0.0% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 126 is above the median for low income countries, which is 105, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 126 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33, 3.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93.62 | 62 | 116 | 8 |
| 2020s | 124.5 | 121 | 126 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More infrastructure data for Rwanda
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 13.29 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 93.2 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9,255 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0649 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0006 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 10.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 9,255 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.932 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Rwanda?
- Total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Rwanda was 126 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 126 in 2022.
- What is the lowest total reported number of standard material transfer agreements recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 62 in 2012.
- How does Rwanda rank for total reported number of standard material transfer agreements?
- Rwanda ranks 97th out of 266 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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