Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications was 329 Patents in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications in Liechtenstein, 1978–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
The most recent figure for environment-related technologies patents — patent applications in Liechtenstein is 329 Patents, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, environment-related technologies patents — patent applications in Liechtenstein peaked at 437.75 Patents in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.5 Patents, in 1978.
Liechtenstein ranks 23rd 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 Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | Patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 3.5 Patents | — |
| 1979 | 24.5 Patents | +600.0% |
| 1980 | 39 Patents | +59.2% |
| 1981 | 39 Patents | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 62.5 Patents | +60.3% |
| 1983 | 56 Patents | -10.4% |
| 1984 | 48.33 Patents | -13.7% |
| 1985 | 75 Patents | +55.2% |
| 1986 | 71.5 Patents | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 79 Patents | +10.5% |
| 1988 | 77.5 Patents | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 89.5 Patents | +15.5% |
| 1990 | 117.08 Patents | +30.8% |
| 1991 | 98 Patents | -16.3% |
| 1992 | 104.5 Patents | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 78 Patents | -25.4% |
| 1994 | 95.67 Patents | +22.6% |
| 1995 | 111.25 Patents | +16.3% |
| 1996 | 113.08 Patents | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 131.92 Patents | +16.7% |
| 1998 | 134.17 Patents | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 158 Patents | +17.8% |
| 2000 | 153 Patents | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 172.83 Patents | +13.0% |
| 2002 | 154 Patents | -10.9% |
| 2003 | 149.25 Patents | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 142 Patents | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 158 Patents | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 167.5 Patents | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 176 Patents | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 292 Patents | +65.9% |
| 2009 | 173 Patents | -40.8% |
| 2010 | 165 Patents | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 231.67 Patents | +40.4% |
| 2012 | 217 Patents | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 290.5 Patents | +33.9% |
| 2014 | 352.5 Patents | +21.3% |
| 2015 | 366.33 Patents | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 348.5 Patents | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 352 Patents | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 411.33 Patents | +16.9% |
| 2019 | 408 Patents | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 397 Patents | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 437.75 Patents | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 351.33 Patents | -19.7% |
| 2023 | 329 Patents | -6.4% |
Liechtenstein compared with similar countries
- Liechtenstein's 329 Patents is above the median for high income countries, which is 134.16 Patents, 2.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Liechtenstein's 329 Patents is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 106.83 Patents, 3.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications in Liechtenstein 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +600.0% | 3.5 Patents | 24.5 Patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14 Patents | 3.5 Patents | 24.5 Patents | 2 |
| 1980s | 63.73 Patents | 39 Patents | 89.5 Patents | 10 |
| 1990s | 114.17 Patents | 78 Patents | 158 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 173.76 Patents | 142 Patents | 292 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 314.28 Patents | 165 Patents | 411.33 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 378.77 Patents | 329 Patents | 437.75 Patents | 4 |
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More environment data for Liechtenstein
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.7508 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.1032 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 2.28 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 3,523 m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 0.1669 % (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 1,422 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 664 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 2,086 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is environment-related technologies patents — patent applications in Liechtenstein?
- Environment-related technologies patents — patent applications in Liechtenstein was 329 Patents in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest environment-related technologies patents — patent applications recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 437.75 Patents in 2021.
- What is the lowest environment-related technologies patents — patent applications recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5 Patents in 1978.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for environment-related technologies patents — patent applications?
- Liechtenstein ranks 23rd out of 88 countries with data for 2023.
- Is environment-related technologies patents — patent applications rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liechtenstein 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.