Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications in OECD
OECD: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications was 121,552 Patents in 2023. ▲ Rising
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications in OECD, 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 OECD is 121,552 Patents, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 17.8% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, environment-related technologies patents — patent applications in OECD peaked at 150,060 Patents in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3,876 Patents, in 1978.
OECD ranks 1st of 88 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,075 Patents | 3,876 Patents | 12,274 Patents | 2 |
| 1980s | 37,598 Patents | 19,547 Patents | 57,044 Patents | 10 |
| 1990s | 70,566 Patents | 58,655 Patents | 97,977 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 122,917 Patents | 108,783 Patents | 134,115 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 139,383 Patents | 127,676 Patents | 149,082 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 142,205 Patents | 121,552 Patents | 150,060 Patents | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.312 °C (2025)
- Permanent crops — Area 24,537 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.11 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 30.73 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 357,807 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11.21 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is environment-related technologies patents — patent applications in OECD?
- Environment-related technologies patents — patent applications in OECD was 121,552 Patents in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest environment-related technologies patents — patent applications recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 150,060 Patents in 2020.
- What is the lowest environment-related technologies patents — patent applications recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,876 Patents in 1978.
- How does OECD rank for environment-related technologies patents — patent applications?
- OECD ranks 1st out of 88 countries with data for 2023.
- Is environment-related technologies patents — patent applications rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD 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.