Table 2. Representation in the Seed Vault of the world's 10 largest collections of selected crop genera.
| Genus (major crops) | IARCs and Countries of location of 10 largest collections | No of collections in SGSV | No of collections under SDA conditions |
| Oryza (Rice) | IRRI (107), India (0), China (0,0,0), Japan (0), South Korea (4),USA (20), WARDA (57) | 4 | 5 |
| Triticum (Wheat) | CIMMYT (69), USA (17), China (0), India (0), ICARDA (95),Japan (0), Russia (3), Italy (0), Germany (5), Australia (0) | 5 | 7 |
| Hordeum (Barley) | Canada (22), USA (23), Brazil (0), ICARDA (97), Japan (0),Germany (11), China (0), South Korea (19), Russia (6), Ethiopia (0) | 6 | 7 |
| Sorghum (Sorghum) | ICRISAT (83), USA (13, 62), China (0), India (0), Ethiopia (0),Brazil (0), Kenya (10), Japan (0), Australia (0) | 4 | 7 |
| Zea (Maize) | CIMMYT (86), Portugal (0), USA (4), China (0),Mexico (0,0,0,0), Russia (10), India (0) | 3 | 5 |
| Glycine (Soybean) | China (0,0,0), USA (45), South Korea (11),AVRDC (0), Brazil (0,0), Japan (0), Russia (0) | 4 | 6 |
| Phaseolus (Common bean) | CIAT (84), USA (5), Brazil (0,0,0), Mexico (0,0),Germany (19), China (0), Russia (3) | 5 | 6 |
| Vigna (Cowpea) | IITA (74), China (0), USA (1), India (0,0,0),AVRDC (76), Philippines (8), Japan (0), Brazil (0) | 4 | 7 |
| Avena (Oat) | Canada (13,0), USA (26), Russia (2), Germany (7),Kenya (0), Australia (0), China (0), UK (0), Poland (0) | 5 | 7 |
| Arachis (Groundnut) | ICRISAT (58), India (0,0,0), USA (3), Argentina (0,0),Niger (0), China (0,0) | 2 | 3 |
| Cicer (Chickpea) | ICRISAT (85), India (0,0), ICARDA (79), Australia (0), USA (0), Iran (0), Pakistan (19),Russia (3), Turkey (0) | 6 | 7 |
| Solanum (Potato,Eggplant, Tomato) | Russia (3), AVRDC (18), France (0), CIP (59),USA (98,0,0), Germany (15), India (0), Japan (0) | 5 | 6 |
| Pennisetum (Pearl millet) | ICRISAT (88), Brazil (0), India (0,0), France (0),Canada (0), India (0), Niger (0), Uganda (0), USA (13) | 3 | 4 |
| Brassica (Cabbage) | India (0,0,0,0), China (0,0), Australia (0),Japan (0), Russia (3), UK (0) | 2 | 3 |
| Vicia (Fababean) | ICARDA (63), Russia (3), Australia (0), Germany (14), China (0), Italy (0),Spain (0), USA (11), Turkey (0), Bulgaria (0) | 5 | 5 |
| Pisum (Pea) | Australia (4), Russia (1), ICARDA (62), Germany (16), USA (28),Italy (0), China (0), UK (0,0), India (0) | 5 | 6 |
| Setaria (Foxtail millet) | China (0), India (0), France (0,0), Japan (0), ICRISAT (92),USA (71), Kenya (0), UK (0) | 4 | 5 |
| Lens (Lentil) | ICARDA (99), India (0,0), Australia (0), Iran (0),USA (0), Russia (6), Chile (0), Canada (32), Hungary (0) | 5 | 7 |
| Cajanus (Pigeon pea) | ICRISAT (73), India (0,0,0,0), Kenya (4), Philippines (3),Australia (0), Brazil (0), Nepal (0) | 3 | 7 |
| Capsicum (Peppers) | AVRDC (4), USA (5), Mexico (0,0,0), India (0),Brazil (0,0), Japan (0), Philippines (0) | 3 | 5 |
| Sesamum (Sesame) | India (0,0,0), China (0,0), Israel (0), Kenya (0), Brazil (0),Japan (0), Mexico (0) | 1 | 5 |
| Eleusine (Finger millet) | India (0,0,0), ICRISAT (98) Kenya (19), Ethiopia (0),Uganda (0), Zambia (3), Nepal (0), USA (88) | 4 | 5 |
| Triticale (Wheat x Rye) | CIMMYT (114), Russia (0), USA (5), Canada (5), Ukraine (0), Poland (0),Germany (7), Bulgaria (0), Slovakia (0), Uzbekistan (0) | 5 | 6 |
| Cucumis (Cucumbers, True Melons) | USA (23), Japan (0), Russia (0), China (0,0), Brazil (0),Kazakhstan (0), France (0), Germany (22), India (0) | 3 | 5 |
| Helianthus (Sunflower) | Serbia (0), USA (37), China (0), France (0), Brazil (0,0),Russia (0), Australia (0), India (0), Morocco (0) | 2 | 5 |
| Lupinus (Lupin) | Australia (0,0), Germany (6), Russia (1), France (0),Peru (0,0,0), Spain (0), UK (0) | 3 | 4 |
| Ipomoea (Sweet potato) | CIP (30), Japan (0,0,0), USA (0), Papua New Guinea (0),Brazil (0), China (0), Taiwan ROC (0) | 3 | 3 |
| Allium (Onion) | India (0), Russia (0), Japan (0), USA (0,0), Germany (12),AVRDC (0), UK (0,0), Hungary (0) | 3 | 5 |
| Amaranthus (Amaranth) | India (0,0,0), USA (29), Brazil (0), Peru (0), China (0),Hungary (0), AVRDC (33), Argentina (0) | 2 | 6 |
| Average | 3,8 | 5,5 |
The table lists the genera with the largest number of accessions conserved ex-situ. The list excludes fiber, sugar, oil and forage crop genera (Gossypium, Medicago, Trifolium, Panicum, Linum, Saccharum, Aegilops, Festuca, Dactylis, Carthamus). The percentages of the individual collections backed up in the Seed Vault compared to the total number of accessions reported in WIEWS are given in brackets. The collections/countries are sorted by decreasing number of accessions. If a country holds more than one collection the percentage share of all collections are given in the bracket after the first appearance of the country on the list.