Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications in Malta
Malta: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications was 40 Patents in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications in Malta, 1978–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
In 2023, environment-related technologies patents — patent applications in Malta stood at 40 Patents.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.5% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, environment-related technologies patents — patent applications in Malta peaked at 78 Patents in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 Patents, in 1978.
Malta ranks 37th 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 Malta, year by year
| Year | Patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1979 | 1 Patents | — |
| 1980 | 0 Patents | -100.0% |
| 1981 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1982 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1983 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1984 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1985 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1986 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1987 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1988 | 1 Patents | — |
| 1989 | 0 Patents | -100.0% |
| 1990 | 1 Patents | — |
| 1991 | 1 Patents | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2 Patents | +100.0% |
| 1993 | 2 Patents | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 Patents | -50.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5 Patents | -50.0% |
| 1996 | 3.8 Patents | +660.0% |
| 1997 | 2.5 Patents | -34.2% |
| 1998 | 2 Patents | -20.0% |
| 1999 | 8.5 Patents | +325.0% |
| 2000 | 13 Patents | +52.9% |
| 2001 | 13.5 Patents | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 23 Patents | +70.4% |
| 2003 | 12 Patents | -47.8% |
| 2004 | 15 Patents | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 28.5 Patents | +90.0% |
| 2006 | 35.83 Patents | +25.7% |
| 2007 | 27.5 Patents | -23.3% |
| 2008 | 38 Patents | +38.2% |
| 2009 | 63 Patents | +65.8% |
| 2010 | 35.33 Patents | -43.9% |
| 2011 | 35.83 Patents | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 29 Patents | -19.1% |
| 2013 | 66 Patents | +127.6% |
| 2014 | 78 Patents | +18.2% |
| 2015 | 73.5 Patents | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 58.5 Patents | -20.4% |
| 2017 | 59 Patents | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 42 Patents | -28.8% |
| 2019 | 37 Patents | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 52.5 Patents | +41.9% |
| 2021 | 47.5 Patents | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 48.5 Patents | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 40 Patents | -17.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 40 Patents is below the median for high income countries, which is 134.16 Patents, 30% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Malta's 40 Patents is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.04 Patents, 9.9× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications in Malta 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +660.0% | 0.5 Patents | 3.8 Patents |
| 1999 | +325.0% | 2 Patents | 8.5 Patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5 Patents | 0 Patents | 1 Patents | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.1 Patents | 0 Patents | 1 Patents | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.43 Patents | 0.5 Patents | 8.5 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.93 Patents | 12 Patents | 63 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.42 Patents | 29 Patents | 78 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.12 Patents | 40 Patents | 52.5 Patents | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is environment-related technologies patents — patent applications in Malta?
- Environment-related technologies patents — patent applications in Malta was 40 Patents in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest environment-related technologies patents — patent applications recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 78 Patents in 2014.
- What is the lowest environment-related technologies patents — patent applications recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Patents in 1978.
- How does Malta rank for environment-related technologies patents — patent applications?
- Malta ranks 37th out of 88 countries with data for 2023.
- Is environment-related technologies patents — patent applications rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta 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.