Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer … SMTAs, number in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer … SMTAs, number was 15 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in Tuvalu, 2012–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Tuvalu stood at 15. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 200.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Tuvalu peaked at 15 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2012.
Tuvalu ranks 163rd of 266 countries on this measure, 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 … SMTAs, number in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 2 | — |
| 2014 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 | +150.0% |
| 2016 | 8 | +60.0% |
| 2017 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 | +25.0% |
| 2019 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12 | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 15 | +25.0% |
| 2022 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 15 | +0.0% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 15 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 113, 13% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 15 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22, 68% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.62 | 0 | 10 | 8 |
| 2020s | 14.5 | 12 | 15 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 160 Liberia 17 compare
- 160 Oman 17 compare
- 162 Namibia 16 compare
- 163 Mauritania 15 compare
- 165 Chad 13 compare
- 166 Timor-Leste 12 compare
- 166 East Timor 12 compare
More infrastructure data for Tuvalu
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 9,878 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 98.86 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2,113 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 21.15 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2115 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 5.65 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2,113 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9886 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Tuvalu?
- Total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Tuvalu was 15 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 15 in 2021.
- What is the lowest total reported number of standard material transfer agreements recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2012.
- How does Tuvalu rank for total reported number of standard material transfer agreements?
- Tuvalu ranks 163rd out of 266 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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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