Number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities in United States of America
United States of America: Number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities was 584,724 number in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities in United States of America, 1995–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities in United States of America is 584,724 number, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities in United States of America peaked at 584,724 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 409,471 number, in 1995.
United States of America ranks 2nd of 118 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities in United States of America, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 409,471 number | — |
| 2000 | 449,203 number | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 473,439 number | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 543,966 number | +14.9% |
| 2012 | 557,936 number | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 565,844 number | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 568,147 number | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 571,131 number | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 578,470 number | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 582,926 number | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 584,724 number | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 584,724 number | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 584,724 number | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 584,724 number | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 584,724 number | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 409,471 number | 409,471 number | 409,471 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 461,321 number | 449,203 number | 473,439 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 566,917 number | 543,966 number | 582,926 number | 7 |
| 2020s | 584,724 number | 584,724 number | 584,724 number | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities in United States of America?
- Number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities in United States of America was 584,724 number in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 584,724 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 409,471 number in 1995.
- How does United States of America rank for number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities?
- United States of America ranks 2nd out of 118 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Plant genetic resources accessions stored ex situ (number).