Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in Zambia
Zambia: Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements was 278 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in Zambia, 2012–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 278 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 1.5% on the previous year and up 117.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Zambia peaked at 278 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 93, in 2012.
Zambia ranks 57th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 93 | — |
| 2013 | 115 | +23.7% |
| 2014 | 122 | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 128 | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 156 | +21.9% |
| 2017 | 186 | +19.2% |
| 2018 | 213 | +14.5% |
| 2019 | 236 | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 255 | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 257 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 266 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 269 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 274 | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 278 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 156.12 | 93 | 236 | 8 |
| 2020s | 266.5 | 255 | 278 | 6 |
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More infrastructure data for Zambia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 23.17 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.7 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 73,688 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3457 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -9.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 73,688 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.09 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Zambia?
- Total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Zambia was 278 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 278 in 2025.
- What is the lowest total reported number of standard material transfer agreements recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 93 in 2012.
- How does Zambia rank for total reported number of standard material transfer agreements?
- Zambia ranks 57th out of 229 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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