Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants in Australia
Australia: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants was 20.5 Patents in 2022. ▲ Rising
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants in Australia, 1978–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
The most recent figure for environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in Australia is 20.5 Patents, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 70.9% on the previous year and down 94.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in Australia peaked at 440.42 Patents in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18 Patents, in 1978.
That places Australia 27th out of 88 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40 Patents | 18 Patents | 62 Patents | 2 |
| 1980s | 122.67 Patents | 79 Patents | 172.5 Patents | 10 |
| 1990s | 216.37 Patents | 173.17 Patents | 274.83 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 355.78 Patents | 312.17 Patents | 440.42 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 379.32 Patents | 264.33 Patents | 425.67 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.89 Patents | 20.5 Patents | 166.67 Patents | 3 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 24 Portugal 41.33 Patents compare
- 25 Luxembourg 40 Patents compare
- 26 Saudi Arabia 27 Patents compare
- 28 Greece 20.13 Patents compare
- 29 Hungary 18 Patents compare
- 30 South Africa 11 Patents compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0001 t per person (2024)
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- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.11 Percentage change (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in Australia?
- Environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in Australia was 20.5 Patents in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest environment-related technologies patents — patent grants recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 440.42 Patents in 2000.
- What is the lowest environment-related technologies patents — patent grants recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 Patents in 1978.
- How does Australia rank for environment-related technologies patents — patent grants?
- Australia ranks 27th out of 88 countries with data for 2022.
- Is environment-related technologies patents — patent grants rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants. 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.