Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in Tonga
Tonga: Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements was 7 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in Tonga, 2012–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 7 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 250.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Tonga peaked at 7 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2012.
That places Tonga 142nd out of 229 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 1 | — |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2022 | 6 | +100.0% |
| 2023 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2024 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.75 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.33 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 139 Brunei Darussalam 9 compare
- 139 Samoa 9 compare
- 139 Solomon Islands 9 compare
- 142 Montenegro 7 compare
- 144 Comoros 6 compare
- 144 Gabon 6 compare
- 144 Kiribati 6 compare
- 144 Marshall Islands 6 compare
More infrastructure data for Tonga
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 64,838 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 61.73 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3,280 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.12 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0312 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -69.7 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3,280 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6173 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Tonga?
- Total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Tonga was 7 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total reported number of standard material transfer agreements recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2012.
- How does Tonga rank for total reported number of standard material transfer agreements?
- Tonga ranks 142nd out of 229 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Tonga 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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