Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants in Korea
Korea: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants was 1,263 Patents in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants in Korea, 1978–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
Korea recorded 1,263 Patents for environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in 2022.
The figure is down 45.8% on the previous year and down 64.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in Korea peaked at 5,268 Patents in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 Patents, in 1978.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants in Korea, year by year
| Year | Patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1979 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1980 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1981 | 1 Patents | — |
| 1982 | 2.5 Patents | +150.0% |
| 1983 | 3 Patents | +20.0% |
| 1984 | 3 Patents | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2 Patents | -33.3% |
| 1986 | 6 Patents | +200.0% |
| 1987 | 8 Patents | +33.3% |
| 1988 | 11 Patents | +37.5% |
| 1989 | 25.5 Patents | +131.8% |
| 1990 | 35.5 Patents | +39.2% |
| 1991 | 92.5 Patents | +160.6% |
| 1992 | 107.5 Patents | +16.2% |
| 1993 | 156.67 Patents | +45.7% |
| 1994 | 212.5 Patents | +35.6% |
| 1995 | 240.33 Patents | +13.1% |
| 1996 | 272.5 Patents | +13.4% |
| 1997 | 288.96 Patents | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 387.2 Patents | +34.0% |
| 1999 | 539.67 Patents | +39.4% |
| 2000 | 560.17 Patents | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 701.33 Patents | +25.2% |
| 2002 | 901.17 Patents | +28.5% |
| 2003 | 1,254 Patents | +39.1% |
| 2004 | 1,664 Patents | +32.7% |
| 2005 | 2,120 Patents | +27.4% |
| 2006 | 2,528 Patents | +19.2% |
| 2007 | 2,520 Patents | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 2,456 Patents | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 2,402 Patents | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 3,021 Patents | +25.8% |
| 2011 | 3,520 Patents | +16.5% |
| 2012 | 3,585 Patents | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 4,273 Patents | +19.2% |
| 2014 | 4,773 Patents | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 5,194 Patents | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 5,247 Patents | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 5,268 Patents | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 5,139 Patents | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 4,766 Patents | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 3,960 Patents | -16.9% |
| 2021 | 2,331 Patents | -41.1% |
| 2022 | 1,263 Patents | -45.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants in Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +200.0% | 2 Patents | 6 Patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 2 |
| 1980s | 6.2 Patents | 0 Patents | 25.5 Patents | 10 |
| 1990s | 233.33 Patents | 35.5 Patents | 539.67 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,711 Patents | 560.17 Patents | 2,528 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,479 Patents | 3,021 Patents | 5,268 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,518 Patents | 1,263 Patents | 3,960 Patents | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in Korea?
- Environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in Korea was 1,263 Patents in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest environment-related technologies patents — patent grants recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 5,268 Patents in 2017.
- What is the lowest environment-related technologies patents — patent grants recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Patents in 1978.
- How does Korea rank for environment-related technologies patents — patent grants?
- Korea ranks 2nd out of 13 groups with data for 2022.
- Is environment-related technologies patents — patent grants rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Korea 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.