Number of accessions of plant genetic resources secured in conservation facilities by country
Countries reporting
117
Highest
848,922
United Kingdom
Lowest
64
Mauritania
Median
7,583
Years covered
30
1995–2024
Data points
1,754
What the numbers show
Number of accessions of plant genetic resources secured in conservation facilities is currently reported for 117 countries. The highest value is 848,922 in United Kingdom; the lowest is 64 in Mauritania.
The median across all reporting countries is 7,583, and the mean is 42,792.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13,264.
Over the past decade 104 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Mauritania (up 6,300.0%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 33.4%).
Number of accessions of plant genetic resources secured in conservatio: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | 848,922 | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 2 | United States | 584,724 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 3 | India | 424,812 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 4 | Australia | 297,198 | 2024 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 5 | Japan | 235,673 | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 204,671 | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 7 | Russia | 200,717 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Germany | 185,014 | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 9 | Canada | 124,356 | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 10 | Ukraine | 107,675 | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 11 | Mexico | 94,724 | 2024 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 12 | Poland | 90,687 | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 13 | Spain | 80,319 | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 14 | Morocco | 75,907 | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 15 | Ethiopia | 73,459 | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 70,550 | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 17 | Uzbekistan | 68,169 | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 18 | Czechia | 59,827 | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 19 | Italy | 55,979 | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 20 | Kenya | 51,405 | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 21 | Hungary | 49,367 | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 22 | Portugal | 48,363 | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 23 | Chile | 47,065 | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 24 | Pakistan | 41,422 | 2024 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 25 | Switzerland | 40,037 | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 26 | Turkey | 38,961 | 2024 | up 175.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Romania | 38,666 | 2024 | down 13.6% | flat |
| 28 | Bangladesh | 38,184 | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 29 | France | 37,912 | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 30 | New Zealand | 36,144 | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 31 | Thailand | 31,887 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 32 | Ecuador | 29,756 | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 33 | Israel | 28,884 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 34 | Belarus | 27,494 | 2024 | up 36.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Vietnam | 26,373 | 2024 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 36 | Tunisia | 24,485 | 2024 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Uruguay | 24,346 | 2024 | up 67.0% | rising |
| 38 | Netherlands | 23,892 | 2024 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 39 | Argentina | 20,961 | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 40 | Cuba | 19,929 | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 41 | Mongolia | 19,593 | 2024 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 42 | Slovakia | 18,967 | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 43 | Sudan | 17,168 | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 44 | Colombia | 15,315 | 2024 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 45 | Peru | 15,257 | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 46 | Egypt | 14,610 | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 47 | Azerbaijan | 13,430 | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 48 | Malaysia | 13,401 | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 49 | Ghana | 13,064 | 2024 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 50 | Sri Lanka | 12,392 | 2024 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 51 | Austria | 12,071 | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 52 | Myanmar | 12,050 | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 53 | Bolivia | 11,506 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 54 | Madagascar | 10,662 | 2024 | up 21.1% | flat |
| 55 | Philippines | 9,912 | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 56 | Greece | 9,570 | 2024 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 57 | Belgium | 9,311 | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 58 | Nigeria | 7,692 | 2024 | up 62.6% | rising |
| 59 | Zambia | 7,583 | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 60 | Tanzania | 7,279 | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 61 | South Africa | 6,951 | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 62 | Armenia | 6,830 | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 63 | Nepal | 6,470 | 2024 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 64 | Zimbabwe | 6,231 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 65 | Moldova | 6,108 | 2024 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 66 | Uganda | 5,600 | 2024 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Serbia | 5,588 | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 68 | Jordan | 4,933 | 2024 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 69 | Indonesia | 4,902 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 70 | Niger | 4,795 | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 71 | Tajikistan | 4,775 | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 72 | Eritrea | 4,683 | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 73 | Croatia | 4,634 | 2024 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 74 | Estonia | 3,732 | 2024 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 75 | Lesotho | 3,582 | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 76 | Saudi Arabia | 3,340 | 2024 | up 219.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Malawi | 3,253 | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 78 | Costa Rica | 3,057 | 2024 | up 100.7% | rising |
| 79 | Botswana | 3,044 | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 80 | Slovenia | 3,008 | 2024 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 81 | Georgia | 2,804 | 2024 | up 537.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Latvia | 2,798 | 2024 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 83 | Papua New Guinea | 2,662 | 2024 | up 81.1% | rising |
| 84 | Kyrgyzstan | 2,638 | 2024 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 85 | Cyprus | 2,541 | 2024 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 86 | Lebanon | 2,516 | 2024 | up 62.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Mali | 2,473 | 2024 | up 195.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Libya | 2,345 | 2024 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 89 | Lithuania | 2,296 | 2024 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 90 | Norway | 2,246 | 2024 | up 86.7% | rising |
| 91 | North Macedonia | 2,158 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 92 | Namibia | 2,153 | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 93 | Burkina Faso | 1,933 | 2024 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 94 | Senegal | 1,890 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 95 | Ireland | 1,636 | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 96 | Denmark | 1,593 | 2024 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 97 | Nicaragua | 1,364 | 2023 | up 245.3% | volatile |
| 98 | El Salvador | 1,316 | 2024 | up 86.7% | rising |
| 99 | Guyana | 1,294 | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 100 | Bhutan | 1,162 | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 101 | Qatar | 1,044 | 2024 | up 432.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 971 | 2024 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 103 | Afghanistan | 953 | 2024 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Guatemala | 946 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 105 | Togo | 845 | 2024 | up 284.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Panama | 824 | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 107 | Eswatini | 746 | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 108 | Trinidad and Tobago | 736 | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 109 | Finland | 721 | 2024 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 110 | Benin | 483 | 2024 | up 93.2% | rising |
| 111 | Sweden | 448 | 2024 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 112 | Montenegro | 433 | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 113 | Malta | 127 | 2024 | up 92.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Guinea | 96 | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 115 | Suriname | 83 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 116 | Honduras | 64 | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 116 | Mauritania | 64 | 2024 | up 6,300.0% | volatile |