15.6.1 Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in South America
South America: 15.6.1 Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements was 5,368 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
15.6.1 Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in South America, 2012–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 15.6.1 total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in South America is 5,368 No, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.6.1 total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in South America peaked at 5,368 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,897 No, in 2012.
South America ranks 18th of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
15.6.1 Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in South America, year by year
| Year | No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2,897 No | — |
| 2013 | 3,392 No | +17.1% |
| 2014 | 3,793 No | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 4,058 No | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 4,309 No | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 4,509 No | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 4,695 No | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 4,920 No | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 5,024 No | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 5,120 No | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 5,208 No | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 5,303 No | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 5,346 No | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 5,368 No | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4,072 No | 2,897 No | 4,920 No | 8 |
| 2020s | 5,228 No | 5,024 No | 5,368 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 15 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 58 No compare
- 15 Japan 1,845 No compare
- 16 Colombia 1,789 No compare
- 16 Polynesia 39 No compare
- 17 Pakistan 1,776 No compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 34 No compare
- 18 Nigeria 1,536 No compare
- 18 Micronesia 23 No compare
- 19 Sweden 1,438 No compare
- 19 Timor-Leste 12 No compare
- 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 4 No compare
- 20 Switzerland 1,398 No compare
- 21 Egypt 1,380 No compare
- 21 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 No
More economy & growth data for South America
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 9.17 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 4.35 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 682,399 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 9,997 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 9,035 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 3.93 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 2.44 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 1.83 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ -0.3025 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 17.35 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.6.1 total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in South America?
- 15.6.1 total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in South America was 5,368 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.6.1 total reported number of standard material transfer agreements recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 5,368 No in 2025.
- What is the lowest 15.6.1 total reported number of standard material transfer agreements recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,897 No in 2012.
- How does South America rank for 15.6.1 total reported number of standard material transfer agreements?
- South America ranks 18th out of 33 groups with data for 2025.
- Is 15.6.1 total reported number of standard material transfer agreements rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.6.1 Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements (SMTAs) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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