Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements was 155 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in Sri Lanka, 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 Sri Lanka is 155, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 82.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Sri Lanka peaked at 155 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 39, in 2012.
That places Sri Lanka 74th out of 229 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 39 | — |
| 2013 | 51 | +30.8% |
| 2014 | 69 | +35.3% |
| 2015 | 85 | +23.2% |
| 2016 | 91 | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 98 | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 110 | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 115 | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 122 | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 129 | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 139 | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 146 | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 152 | +4.1% |
| 2025 | 155 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.25 | 39 | 115 | 8 |
| 2020s | 140.5 | 122 | 155 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More infrastructure data for Sri Lanka
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 30.62 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 132.55 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.58 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.85 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0722 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.58 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.4 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 Sri Lanka?
- Total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Sri Lanka was 155 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 155 in 2025.
- What is the lowest total reported number of standard material transfer agreements recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 39 in 2012.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for total reported number of standard material transfer agreements?
- Sri Lanka ranks 74th out of 229 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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