Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants was 1 Patents in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants in Costa Rica, 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 Costa Rica is 1 Patents, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 66.7% over five years.
Over the whole period, environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in Costa Rica peaked at 5 Patents in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 Patents, in 1978.
Costa Rica ranks 49th 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 grants in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1979 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1980 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1981 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1982 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1983 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1984 | 1 Patents | — |
| 1985 | 0 Patents | -100.0% |
| 1986 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1987 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1988 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1989 | 1 Patents | — |
| 1990 | 0 Patents | -100.0% |
| 1991 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1992 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1993 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1994 | 1 Patents | — |
| 1995 | 0 Patents | -100.0% |
| 1996 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1997 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1998 | 1 Patents | — |
| 1999 | 0.5 Patents | -50.0% |
| 2000 | 1 Patents | +100.0% |
| 2001 | 1 Patents | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 Patents | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 Patents | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 Patents | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0 Patents | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0 Patents | — |
| 2007 | 0 Patents | — |
| 2008 | 0 Patents | — |
| 2009 | 0 Patents | — |
| 2010 | 0 Patents | — |
| 2011 | 1 Patents | — |
| 2012 | 0 Patents | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 5 Patents | — |
| 2014 | 0 Patents | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 5 Patents | — |
| 2016 | 1.5 Patents | -70.0% |
| 2017 | 3 Patents | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 1 Patents | -66.7% |
| 2019 | 3 Patents | +200.0% |
| 2020 | 2 Patents | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 1 Patents | -50.0% |
| 2022 | 1 Patents | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.2 Patents | 0 Patents | 1 Patents | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.25 Patents | 0 Patents | 1 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5 Patents | 0 Patents | 1 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.95 Patents | 0 Patents | 5 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 Patents | 1 Patents | 2 Patents | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in Costa Rica?
- Environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in Costa Rica was 1 Patents in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest environment-related technologies patents — patent grants recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 5 Patents in 2013.
- What is the lowest environment-related technologies patents — patent grants recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Patents in 1978.
- How does Costa Rica rank for environment-related technologies patents — patent grants?
- Costa Rica ranks 49th out of 88 countries with data for 2022.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.