Countries that are contracting Parties to the International Treaty on in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Countries that are contracting Parties to the International Treaty on was 43 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
43
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
4th
of 38 groups
All-time high
43
in 2025
All-time low
37
in 2012
Years of data
14
2012–2025
Countries that are contracting Parties to the International Treaty on in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2012–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for countries that are contracting parties to the international treaty on in Sub-Saharan Africa is 43, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, countries that are contracting parties to the international treaty on in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 43 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 37, in 2012.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 4th 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 Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 37 | — |
| 2013 | 38 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 40 | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 41 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 42 | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 43 | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37.88 | 37 | 38 | 8 |
| 2020s | 41.33 | 40 | 43 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan 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 Cote d'Ivoire 1 compare
- 4 Laos 1 compare
- 4 South Korea 1 compare
- 4 Moldova 1 compare
- 4 Syria 1 compare
- 4 Turkey 1 compare
- 4 United Kingdom 1 compare
- 4 United States 1 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5534 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1791 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 299.6 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 395.96 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.9% (2025)
- Rural population 731.42 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is countries that are contracting parties to the international treaty on in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Countries that are contracting parties to the international treaty on in Sub-Saharan Africa was 43 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 43 in 2025.
- What is the lowest countries that are contracting parties to the international treaty on recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 37 in 2012.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for countries that are contracting parties to the international treaty on?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is countries that are contracting parties to the international treaty on rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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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