Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants in Netherlands

Netherlands: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants was 833.5 Patents in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
833.5 Patents
Change on year
down 38.5%
Rank
3rd
of 13 groups
All-time high
3,054 Patents
in 2015
All-time low
122 Patents
in 1978
Years of data
45
1978–2022

Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants in Netherlands, 1978–2022

01.0k2.0k3.0k1978200020221978: 122 Patents1979: 274.8 Patents1980: 467.6 Patents1981: 555.1 Patents1982: 765.4 Patents1983: 862 Patents1984: 935.1 Patents1985: 992.6 Patents1986: 1.1k Patents1987: 1.1k Patents1988: 1.2k Patents1989: 1.3k Patents1990: 1.4k Patents1991: 1.2k Patents1992: 1.3k Patents1993: 1.3k Patents1994: 1.3k Patents1995: 1.4k Patents1996: 1.5k Patents1997: 1.6k Patents1998: 1.6k Patents1999: 1.7k Patents2000: 1.8k Patents2001: 1.9k Patents2002: 1.8k Patents2003: 2.1k Patents2004: 2.0k Patents2005: 2.1k Patents2006: 2.1k Patents2007: 2.1k Patents2008: 2.1k Patents2009: 2.3k Patents2010: 2.4k Patents2011: 2.2k Patents2012: 2.5k Patents2013: 2.6k Patents2014: 2.8k Patents2015: 3.1k Patents2016: 3.0k Patents2017: 2.7k Patents2018: 2.4k Patents2019: 2.1k Patents2020: 1.8k Patents2021: 1.4k Patents2022: 833.5 Patents

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 1 OECD 22,278 Patents compare
  2. 2 Germany 5,128 Patents compare
  3. 3 France 2,410 Patents compare
  4. 4 Japan 2,344 Patents compare
  5. 5 China (People’s Republic of) 1,763 Patents compare
  6. 6 Italy 1,634 Patents compare

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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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Indicator
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants
Unit
Patents
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
104 places, 4,680 data points, 1978–2022
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