Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer … SMTAs, number in Sweden
Sweden: Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer … SMTAs, number was 1,438 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in Sweden, 2012–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Sweden stood at 1,438. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 346.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Sweden peaked at 1,438 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 170, in 2012.
Sweden ranks 24th of 266 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer … SMTAs, number in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 170 | — |
| 2013 | 214 | +25.9% |
| 2014 | 279 | +30.4% |
| 2015 | 322 | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 379 | +17.7% |
| 2017 | 438 | +15.6% |
| 2018 | 489 | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 562 | +14.9% |
| 2020 | 635 | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 709 | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 838 | +18.2% |
| 2023 | 1,209 | +44.3% |
| 2024 | 1,361 | +12.6% |
| 2025 | 1,438 | +5.7% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 1,438 is above the median for high income countries, which is 48, 30.0× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 1,438 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 166, 8.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer … SMTAs, number in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +44.3% | 838 | 1,209 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 356.62 | 170 | 562 | 8 |
| 2020s | 1,032 | 635 | 1,438 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions 140.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 796,716 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7.51 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 796,716 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.41 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 Sweden?
- Total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Sweden was 1,438 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1,438 in 2025.
- What is the lowest total reported number of standard material transfer agreements recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 170 in 2012.
- How does Sweden rank for total reported number of standard material transfer agreements?
- Sweden ranks 24th out of 266 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 346.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden 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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