Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications in Egypt
Egypt: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications was 8.5 Patents in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications in Egypt, 1978–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 8.5 Patents for environment-related technologies patents — patent applications in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.0% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, environment-related technologies patents — patent applications in Egypt peaked at 10.5 Patents in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 Patents, in 1978.
Egypt ranks 50th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1979 | 1 Patents | — |
| 1980 | 1 Patents | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0 Patents | -100.0% |
| 1982 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1983 | 1 Patents | — |
| 1984 | 0 Patents | -100.0% |
| 1985 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1986 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1987 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1988 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1989 | 1.5 Patents | — |
| 1990 | 1 Patents | -33.3% |
| 1991 | 2 Patents | +100.0% |
| 1992 | 2 Patents | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2 Patents | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0 Patents | -100.0% |
| 1995 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1996 | 0.5 Patents | — |
| 1997 | 3 Patents | +500.0% |
| 1998 | 4.5 Patents | +50.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5 Patents | -88.9% |
| 2000 | 1 Patents | +100.0% |
| 2001 | 1 Patents | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.33 Patents | +233.3% |
| 2003 | 6.5 Patents | +95.0% |
| 2004 | 7 Patents | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 9 Patents | +28.6% |
| 2006 | 6.5 Patents | -27.8% |
| 2007 | 4 Patents | -38.5% |
| 2008 | 4.33 Patents | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 3.5 Patents | -19.2% |
| 2010 | 6 Patents | +71.4% |
| 2011 | 8.17 Patents | +36.1% |
| 2012 | 6.93 Patents | -15.2% |
| 2013 | 7.6 Patents | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 0.75 Patents | -90.1% |
| 2015 | 5.5 Patents | +633.3% |
| 2016 | 10 Patents | +81.8% |
| 2017 | 4 Patents | -60.0% |
| 2018 | 6.67 Patents | +66.7% |
| 2019 | 4 Patents | -40.0% |
| 2020 | 2.7 Patents | -32.5% |
| 2021 | 5.2 Patents | +92.6% |
| 2022 | 10.5 Patents | +101.9% |
| 2023 | 8.5 Patents | -19.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 8.5 Patents is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.25 Patents, 34.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 8.5 Patents is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.04 Patents, 2.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +633.3% | 0.75 Patents | 5.5 Patents |
| 1997 | +500.0% | 0.5 Patents | 3 Patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5 Patents | 0 Patents | 1 Patents | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.35 Patents | 0 Patents | 1.5 Patents | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.55 Patents | 0 Patents | 4.5 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.62 Patents | 1 Patents | 9 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.96 Patents | 0.75 Patents | 10 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.72 Patents | 2.7 Patents | 10.5 Patents | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is environment-related technologies patents — patent applications in Egypt?
- Environment-related technologies patents — patent applications in Egypt was 8.5 Patents in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest environment-related technologies patents — patent applications recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5 Patents in 2022.
- What is the lowest environment-related technologies patents — patent applications recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Patents in 1978.
- How does Egypt rank for environment-related technologies patents — patent applications?
- Egypt ranks 50th out of 88 countries with data for 2023.
- Is environment-related technologies patents — patent applications rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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To identify patents in environment-related technologies (ENV-TECH), detailed search strategies have been developed drawing on more than 200,000 classification symbols. The search strategies encompass a broad spectrum of technologies related to environmental pollution, water scarcity, climate change mitigation.