Countries that are contracting Parties to the International Treaty on in Africa
Africa: Countries that are contracting Parties to the International Treaty on was 49 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
49
Change on year
up 2.1%
Rank
3rd
of 38 groups
All-time high
49
in 2025
All-time low
43
in 2012
Years of data
14
2012–2025
Countries that are contracting Parties to the International Treaty on in Africa, 2012–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Africa recorded 49 for countries that are contracting parties to the international treaty on in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, countries that are contracting parties to the international treaty on in Africa peaked at 49 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 43, in 2012.
That places Africa 3rd out of 38 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Countries that are contracting Parties to the International Treaty on in Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 43 | — |
| 2013 | 44 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 46 | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 47 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 48 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 49 | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43.88 | 43 | 44 | 8 |
| 2020s | 47.33 | 46 | 49 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 1 Polynesia 4 compare
- 2 Micronesia 3 compare
- 3 Melanesia 2 compare
- 4 Afghanistan 1 compare
- 4 Albania 1 compare
- 4 Algeria 1 compare
- 4 Angola 1 compare
- 4 Antigua and Barbuda 1 compare
- 4 Argentina 1 compare
- 4 Armenia 1 compare
- 4 Australia 1 compare
- 4 Australia and New Zealand 1 compare
- 4 Austria 1 compare
- 4 Bahrain 1 compare
- 4 Bangladesh 1 compare
- 4 Barbados 1 compare
- 4 Belgium 1 compare
- 4 Benin 1 compare
- 4 Bhutan 1 compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1 compare
- 4 Brazil 1 compare
- 4 Bulgaria 1 compare
- 4 Burkina Faso 1 compare
- 4 Burundi 1 compare
- 4 Cambodia 1 compare
- 4 Cameroon 1 compare
- 4 Canada 1 compare
- 4 Central African Republic 1 compare
- 4 Chad 1 compare
- 4 Chile 1 compare
- 4 Colombia 1 compare
- 4 Congo 1 compare
- 4 Cook Islands 1 compare
- 4 Costa Rica 1 compare
- 4 Côte d'Ivoire 1 compare
- 4 Croatia 1 compare
- 4 Cuba 1 compare
- 4 Cyprus 1 compare
- 4 Czechia 1 compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1 compare
- 4 Denmark 1 compare
- 4 Djibouti 1 compare
- 4 Dominican Republic 1 compare
- 4 Ecuador 1 compare
- 4 Egypt 1 compare
- 4 El Salvador 1 compare
- 4 Eritrea 1 compare
- 4 Estonia 1 compare
- 4 Eswatini 1 compare
- 4 Ethiopia 1 compare
- 4 Fiji 1 compare
- 4 Finland 1 compare
- 4 France 1 compare
- 4 Gabon 1 compare
- 4 Georgia 1 compare
- 4 Germany 1 compare
- 4 Ghana 1 compare
- 4 Greece 1 compare
- 4 Guatemala 1 compare
- 4 Guinea 1 compare
- 4 Guinea-Bissau 1 compare
- 4 Guyana 1 compare
- 4 Honduras 1 compare
- 4 Hungary 1 compare
- 4 Iceland 1 compare
- 4 India 1 compare
- 4 Indonesia 1 compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1 compare
- 4 Iraq 1 compare
- 4 Ireland 1 compare
- 4 Italy 1 compare
- 4 Jamaica 1 compare
- 4 Japan 1 compare
- 4 Jordan 1 compare
- 4 Kenya 1 compare
- 4 Kiribati 1 compare
- 4 Kuwait 1 compare
- 4 Kyrgyzstan 1 compare
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1 compare
- 4 Latvia 1 compare
- 4 Lebanon 1 compare
- 4 Lesotho 1 compare
- 4 Liberia 1 compare
- 4 Libya 1 compare
- 4 Lithuania 1 compare
- 4 Luxembourg 1 compare
- 4 Madagascar 1 compare
- 4 Malawi 1 compare
- 4 Malaysia 1 compare
- 4 Maldives 1 compare
- 4 Mali 1 compare
- 4 Malta 1 compare
- 4 Marshall Islands 1 compare
- 4 Mauritania 1 compare
- 4 Mauritius 1 compare
- 4 Mongolia 1 compare
- 4 Montenegro 1 compare
- 4 Morocco 1 compare
- 4 Mozambique 1 compare
- 4 Myanmar 1 compare
- 4 Namibia 1 compare
- 4 Nepal 1 compare
- 4 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1 compare
- 4 Nicaragua 1 compare
- 4 Niger 1 compare
- 4 Nigeria 1 compare
- 4 Norway 1 compare
- 4 Oman 1 compare
- 4 Pakistan 1 compare
- 4 Palau 1 compare
- 4 Panama 1 compare
- 4 Papua New Guinea 1 compare
- 4 Paraguay 1 compare
- 4 Peru 1 compare
- 4 Philippines 1 compare
- 4 Poland 1 compare
- 4 Portugal 1 compare
- 4 Qatar 1 compare
- 4 Republic of Korea 1 compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 1 compare
- 4 Romania 1 compare
- 4 Rwanda 1 compare
- 4 Saint Lucia 1 compare
- 4 Samoa 1 compare
- 4 Sao Tome and Principe 1 compare
- 4 Saudi Arabia 1 compare
- 4 Senegal 1 compare
- 4 Serbia 1 compare
- 4 Seychelles 1 compare
- 4 Sierra Leone 1 compare
- 4 Slovakia 1 compare
- 4 Slovenia 1 compare
- 4 Somalia 1 compare
- 4 South Africa 1 compare
- 4 South Sudan 1 compare
- 4 Spain 1 compare
- 4 Sri Lanka 1 compare
- 4 Sudan 1 compare
- 4 Sweden 1 compare
- 4 Switzerland 1 compare
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 1 compare
- 4 Togo 1 compare
- 4 Tonga 1 compare
- 4 Trinidad and Tobago 1 compare
- 4 Tunisia 1 compare
- 4 Türkiye 1 compare
- 4 Tuvalu 1 compare
- 4 Uganda 1 compare
- 4 United Arab Emirates 1 compare
- 4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1 compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 1 compare
- 4 Uruguay 1 compare
- 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1 compare
- 4 Yemen 1 compare
- 4 Zambia 1 compare
- 4 Zimbabwe 1 compare
- 4 Côte d'Ivoire 1 compare
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1 compare
- 4 Korea 1 compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 1 compare
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 1 compare
- 4 Türkiye 1 compare
- 4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1 compare
- 4 United States of America 1 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is countries that are contracting parties to the international treaty on in Africa?
- Countries that are contracting parties to the international treaty on in Africa was 49 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest countries that are contracting parties to the international treaty on recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 49 in 2025.
- What is the lowest countries that are contracting parties to the international treaty on recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 43 in 2012.
- How does Africa rank for countries that are contracting parties to the international treaty on?
- Africa ranks 3rd out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is countries that are contracting parties to the international treaty on rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Countries that are contracting Parties to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (PGRFA) (1 = YES; 0 = NO). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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