Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)
European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020): Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants was 12,801 Patents in 2022. ▲ Rising
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020), 1978–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) recorded 12,801 Patents for environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.3% on the previous year and down 64.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) peaked at 38,106 Patents in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,462 Patents, in 1978.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020), year by year
| Year | Patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1,462 Patents | — |
| 1979 | 4,367 Patents | +198.7% |
| 1980 | 6,840 Patents | +56.6% |
| 1981 | 8,265 Patents | +20.8% |
| 1982 | 8,942 Patents | +8.2% |
| 1983 | 9,527 Patents | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 11,187 Patents | +17.4% |
| 1985 | 11,355 Patents | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 12,836 Patents | +13.0% |
| 1987 | 13,167 Patents | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 14,783 Patents | +12.3% |
| 1989 | 15,368 Patents | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 17,107 Patents | +11.3% |
| 1991 | 15,307 Patents | -10.5% |
| 1992 | 16,378 Patents | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 17,058 Patents | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 17,611 Patents | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 18,579 Patents | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 19,425 Patents | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 21,335 Patents | +9.8% |
| 1998 | 23,446 Patents | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 24,967 Patents | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 26,836 Patents | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 27,065 Patents | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 26,802 Patents | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 27,160 Patents | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 27,804 Patents | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 28,774 Patents | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 29,579 Patents | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 30,786 Patents | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 32,052 Patents | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 31,844 Patents | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 33,489 Patents | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 34,744 Patents | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 36,034 Patents | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 36,320 Patents | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 37,623 Patents | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 38,106 Patents | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 37,910 Patents | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 37,233 Patents | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 35,572 Patents | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 31,265 Patents | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 26,876 Patents | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 20,106 Patents | -25.2% |
| 2022 | 12,801 Patents | -36.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,914 Patents | 1,462 Patents | 4,367 Patents | 2 |
| 1980s | 11,227 Patents | 6,840 Patents | 15,368 Patents | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,121 Patents | 15,307 Patents | 24,967 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,870 Patents | 26,802 Patents | 32,052 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 35,830 Patents | 31,265 Patents | 38,106 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,928 Patents | 12,801 Patents | 26,876 Patents | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)?
- Environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) was 12,801 Patents in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest environment-related technologies patents — patent grants recorded in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 38,106 Patents in 2015.
- What is the lowest environment-related technologies patents — patent grants recorded in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,462 Patents in 1978.
- How does European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) rank for environment-related technologies patents — patent grants?
- European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) ranks 2nd out of 3 regions with data for 2022.
- Is environment-related technologies patents — patent grants rising or falling in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) 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.