Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements was 10,854 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2012–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 10,854. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 104.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 10,854 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,196, in 2012.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 11th out of 38 groups 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 Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3,196 | — |
| 2013 | 3,833 | +19.9% |
| 2014 | 4,595 | +19.9% |
| 2015 | 5,309 | +15.5% |
| 2016 | 6,227 | +17.3% |
| 2017 | 7,193 | +15.5% |
| 2018 | 8,089 | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 8,821 | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 9,483 | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 9,793 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 10,173 | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 10,470 | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 10,710 | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 10,854 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5,908 | 3,196 | 8,821 | 8 |
| 2020s | 10,247 | 9,483 | 10,854 | 6 |
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More infrastructure data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.20 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 90.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0038 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -16.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 5.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9049 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Sub-Saharan Africa was 10,854 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 10,854 in 2025.
- What is the lowest total reported number of standard material transfer agreements recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,196 in 2012.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for total reported number of standard material transfer agreements?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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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