Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in South Africa
South Africa: Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements was 697 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in South Africa, 2012–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 697 for total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in South Africa peaked at 697 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 372, in 2012.
That places South Africa 40th out of 264 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 372 | — |
| 2013 | 424 | +14.0% |
| 2014 | 469 | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 511 | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 549 | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 588 | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 617 | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 643 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 661 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 668 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 681 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 691 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 696 | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 697 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 521.62 | 372 | 643 | 8 |
| 2020s | 682.33 | 661 | 697 | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More infrastructure data for South Africa
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 114.79 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 179.34 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.01 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.58 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0158 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -25.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.79 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in South Africa?
- Total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in South Africa was 697 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 697 in 2025.
- What is the lowest total reported number of standard material transfer agreements recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 372 in 2012.
- How does South Africa rank for total reported number of standard material transfer agreements?
- South Africa ranks 40th out of 264 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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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