Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants in Netherlands
Netherlands: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants was 833.5 Patents in 2022. ▲ Rising
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants in Netherlands, 1978–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
In 2022, environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in Netherlands stood at 833.5 Patents.
The figure is down 38.5% on the previous year and down 67.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in Netherlands peaked at 3,054 Patents in 2015 and was at its lowest, 122 Patents, in 1978.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 198.41 Patents | 122 Patents | 274.81 Patents | 2 |
| 1980s | 926.8 Patents | 467.57 Patents | 1,266 Patents | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,441 Patents | 1,233 Patents | 1,682 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,025 Patents | 1,787 Patents | 2,326 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,574 Patents | 2,062 Patents | 3,054 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,329 Patents | 833.5 Patents | 1,799 Patents | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in Netherlands?
- Environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in Netherlands was 833.5 Patents in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest environment-related technologies patents — patent grants recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 3,054 Patents in 2015.
- What is the lowest environment-related technologies patents — patent grants recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 122 Patents in 1978.
- How does Netherlands rank for environment-related technologies patents — patent grants?
- Netherlands ranks 3rd out of 13 groups with data for 2022.
- Is environment-related technologies patents — patent grants rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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About this data
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.