Plant genetic resources accessions stored ex situ (number) by country

Countries reporting
119
Highest
907,571
International Centers (FAO)
Lowest
64
Mauritania
Median
7,583
Years covered
30
1995–2024
Data points
2,324

What the numbers show

Plant genetic resources accessions stored ex situ (number) is currently reported for 119 countries. The highest value is 907,571 in International Centers (FAO); the lowest is 64 in Mauritania.

The median across all reporting countries is 7,583, and the mean is 47,604.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 14,181.

Over the past decade 106 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Mauritania (up 6,300.0%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 33.4%).

Plant genetic resources accessions stored ex situ: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 International Centers (FAO) 907,571 2024 up 14.2% rising
2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 848,922 2024 up 8.1% rising
3 India 424,812 2024 up 11.1% rising
4 Australia and New Zealand 333,342 2024 up 32.5% rising
5 Australia 297,198 2024 up 36.7% rising
6 Japan 235,673 2024 up 10.0% rising
7 Brazil 204,671 2024 up 5.6% rising
8 Russian Federation 200,717 2024 unchanged flat
9 Germany 185,014 2024 up 5.0% rising
10 Canada 124,356 2024 up 7.9% rising
11 Ukraine 107,675 2024 up 4.6% rising
12 Mexico 94,724 2024 up 30.6% rising
13 Poland 90,687 2024 up 7.2% rising
14 Spain 80,319 2024 up 4.4% rising
15 Morocco 75,907 2024 up 20.4% rising
16 Ethiopia 73,459 2024 up 2.7% rising
17 Bulgaria 70,550 2024 up 6.7% rising
18 Uzbekistan 68,169 2024 up 3.0% rising
19 Czechia 59,827 2024 up 9.3% rising
20 Italy 55,979 2024 up 5.0% rising
21 Kenya 51,405 2024 up 2.7% rising
22 Hungary 49,367 2024 up 5.6% rising
23 Portugal 48,363 2024 down 2.5% rising
24 Chile 47,065 2024 up 10.0% rising
25 Pakistan 41,422 2024 up 38.1% rising
26 Switzerland 40,037 2024 up 0.3% rising
27 Türkiye 38,961 2024 up 175.8% volatile
28 Romania 38,666 2024 down 13.6% flat
29 Bangladesh 38,184 2024 up 22.6% rising
30 France 37,912 2024 up 8.8% rising
31 New Zealand 36,144 2024 up 5.6% rising
32 Thailand 31,887 2024 up 1.6% rising
33 Ecuador 29,756 2024 up 7.1% rising
34 Israel 28,884 2024 up 9.1% rising
35 Belarus 27,494 2024 up 36.5% volatile
36 Viet Nam 26,373 2024 up 66.3% rising
37 Tunisia 24,485 2024 up 75.0% volatile
38 Uruguay 24,346 2024 up 67.0% rising
39 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 23,892 2024 down 7.2% rising
40 Argentina 20,961 2024 up 15.5% rising
41 Cuba 19,929 2024 up 8.2% rising
42 Mongolia 19,593 2024 up 40.2% rising
43 Slovakia 18,967 2024 up 11.4% rising
44 Sudan 17,168 2024 up 22.2% rising
45 Colombia 15,315 2024 down 20.2% rising
46 Peru 15,257 2024 up 21.8% rising
47 Egypt 14,610 2024 up 2.3% rising
48 Azerbaijan 13,430 2024 up 13.4% rising
49 Malaysia 13,401 2024 up 4.3% rising
50 Ghana 13,064 2024 up 33.5% rising
51 Sri Lanka 12,392 2024 up 40.7% rising
52 Austria 12,071 2024 up 3.0% rising
53 Myanmar 12,050 2024 up 2.3% rising
54 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 11,506 2024 unchanged rising
55 Madagascar 10,662 2024 up 21.1% flat
56 Philippines 9,912 2024 up 21.6% rising
57 Greece 9,570 2024 up 52.6% rising
58 Belgium 9,311 2024 up 0.1% rising
59 Nigeria 7,692 2024 up 62.6% rising
60 Zambia 7,583 2024 up 4.6% rising
61 United Republic of Tanzania 7,279 2024 up 24.5% rising
62 Armenia 6,830 2024 up 1.8% rising
63 Nepal 6,470 2024 up 38.6% rising
64 Albania 6,368 2024 up 63.9% rising
65 Zimbabwe 6,231 2024 up 1.6% rising
66 Republic of Moldova 6,108 2024 down 4.8% flat
67 Uganda 5,600 2024 up 32.5% volatile
68 Serbia 5,588 2024 up 0.5% flat
69 Jordan 4,933 2024 up 23.9% rising
70 Indonesia 4,902 2024 up 0.0% flat
71 Niger 4,795 2024 up 21.2% rising
72 Tajikistan 4,775 2024 up 12.6% rising
73 Eritrea 4,683 2024 up 17.0% rising
74 Croatia 4,634 2024 up 43.2% rising
75 Estonia 3,732 2024 up 34.8% rising
76 Lesotho 3,582 2024 up 12.5% rising
77 Saudi Arabia 3,340 2024 up 219.6% volatile
78 Malawi 3,253 2024 up 8.4% rising
79 Costa Rica 3,057 2024 up 100.7% rising
80 Botswana 3,044 2024 up 1.7% rising
81 Slovenia 3,008 2024 down 4.9% rising
82 Georgia 2,804 2024 up 537.3% volatile
83 Latvia 2,798 2024 up 32.5% rising
84 Papua New Guinea 2,662 2024 up 81.1% rising
84 Melanesia 2,662 2024 up 81.1% rising
86 Kyrgyzstan 2,638 2024 up 47.8% rising
87 Cyprus 2,541 2024 up 44.4% rising
88 Lebanon 2,516 2024 up 62.6% volatile
89 Mali 2,473 2024 up 195.1% volatile
90 Libya 2,345 2024 up 51.0% rising
91 Lithuania 2,296 2024 up 36.6% rising
92 Norway 2,246 2024 up 86.7% rising
93 North Macedonia 2,158 2024 unchanged rising
94 Namibia 2,153 2024 up 11.3% rising
95 Burkina Faso 1,933 2024 up 43.3% rising
96 Senegal 1,890 2024 unchanged rising
97 Ireland 1,636 2024 up 15.1% rising
98 Denmark 1,593 2024 up 8.1% falling
99 Nicaragua 1,364 2023 up 245.3% volatile
100 El Salvador 1,316 2024 up 86.7% rising
101 Guyana 1,294 2024 up 6.9% rising
102 Bhutan 1,162 2024 up 18.9% rising
103 Qatar 1,044 2024 up 432.7% volatile
104 Bosnia and Herzegovina 971 2024 up 32.3% rising
105 Afghanistan 953 2024 up 1.1% volatile
106 Guatemala 946 2024 unchanged flat
107 Togo 845 2024 up 284.1% volatile
108 Panama 824 2024 up 1.4% rising
109 Eswatini 746 2024 up 0.5% rising
110 Trinidad and Tobago 736 2024 up 19.9% rising
111 Finland 721 2024 down 33.4% falling
112 Benin 483 2024 up 93.2% rising
113 Sweden 448 2024 up 45.5% rising
114 Montenegro 433 2024 up 21.6% rising
115 Malta 127 2024 up 92.4% volatile
116 Guinea 96 2024 up 10.3% rising
117 Suriname 83 2024 unchanged volatile
118 Honduras 64 2024 up 25.5% rising
118 Mauritania 64 2024 up 6,300.0% volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Plant genetic resources accessions stored ex situ (number)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
155 places, 2,324 data points, 1995–2024
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