Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications in Netherlands
Netherlands: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications was 4,269 Patents in 2023. ▲ Rising
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications in Netherlands, 1978–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
In 2023, environment-related technologies patents — patent applications in Netherlands stood at 4,269 Patents.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.4% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, environment-related technologies patents — patent applications in Netherlands peaked at 4,997 Patents in 2017 and was at its lowest, 142 Patents, in 1978.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 245.82 Patents | 142 Patents | 349.64 Patents | 2 |
| 1980s | 1,271 Patents | 618.38 Patents | 1,907 Patents | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,187 Patents | 1,767 Patents | 3,033 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,487 Patents | 3,587 Patents | 4,932 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,378 Patents | 3,709 Patents | 4,997 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,631 Patents | 4,269 Patents | 4,818 Patents | 4 |
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More environment data for Netherlands
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8288 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 6.6 Percentage change (2024)
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 7,580 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Total area 41,540 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland 10,450 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Land area 33,670 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Other areas 11,917 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest 367.2 Square kilometres (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is environment-related technologies patents — patent applications in Netherlands?
- Environment-related technologies patents — patent applications in Netherlands was 4,269 Patents in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest environment-related technologies patents — patent applications recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 4,997 Patents in 2017.
- What is the lowest environment-related technologies patents — patent applications recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 142 Patents in 1978.
- How does Netherlands rank for environment-related technologies patents — patent applications?
- Netherlands ranks 4th out of 13 groups with data for 2023.
- Is environment-related technologies patents — patent applications rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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About this data
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.