Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants in New Zealand
New Zealand: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants was 2 Patents in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants in New Zealand, 1978–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 2 Patents for environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of down 81.8% on the previous year and down 97.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in New Zealand peaked at 140.07 Patents in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2 Patents, in 1978.
New Zealand ranks 44th 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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 2 Patents | — |
| 1979 | 9.5 Patents | +375.0% |
| 1980 | 15 Patents | +57.9% |
| 1981 | 7 Patents | -53.3% |
| 1982 | 13 Patents | +85.7% |
| 1983 | 17 Patents | +30.8% |
| 1984 | 14.5 Patents | -14.7% |
| 1985 | 14 Patents | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 18 Patents | +28.6% |
| 1987 | 12.5 Patents | -30.6% |
| 1988 | 7.5 Patents | -40.0% |
| 1989 | 16.33 Patents | +117.8% |
| 1990 | 16 Patents | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 9 Patents | -43.8% |
| 1992 | 32 Patents | +255.6% |
| 1993 | 37.17 Patents | +16.1% |
| 1994 | 19 Patents | -48.9% |
| 1995 | 30.67 Patents | +61.4% |
| 1996 | 30 Patents | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 29.5 Patents | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 49.75 Patents | +68.6% |
| 1999 | 30 Patents | -39.7% |
| 2000 | 57 Patents | +90.0% |
| 2001 | 64.57 Patents | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 44.72 Patents | -30.7% |
| 2003 | 67 Patents | +49.8% |
| 2004 | 76.83 Patents | +14.7% |
| 2005 | 69 Patents | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 53.5 Patents | -22.5% |
| 2007 | 67 Patents | +25.2% |
| 2008 | 58.33 Patents | -12.9% |
| 2009 | 74.17 Patents | +27.1% |
| 2010 | 79.17 Patents | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 85.25 Patents | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 97.2 Patents | +14.0% |
| 2013 | 136 Patents | +39.9% |
| 2014 | 125.25 Patents | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 140.07 Patents | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 117 Patents | -16.5% |
| 2017 | 94 Patents | -19.7% |
| 2018 | 57 Patents | -39.4% |
| 2019 | 49.5 Patents | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 40 Patents | -19.2% |
| 2021 | 11 Patents | -72.5% |
| 2022 | 2 Patents | -81.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.75 Patents | 2 Patents | 9.5 Patents | 2 |
| 1980s | 13.48 Patents | 7 Patents | 18 Patents | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.31 Patents | 9 Patents | 49.75 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.21 Patents | 44.72 Patents | 76.83 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.04 Patents | 49.5 Patents | 140.07 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.67 Patents | 2 Patents | 40 Patents | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in New Zealand?
- Environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in New Zealand was 2 Patents in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest environment-related technologies patents — patent grants recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 140.07 Patents in 2015.
- What is the lowest environment-related technologies patents — patent grants recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 Patents in 1978.
- How does New Zealand rank for environment-related technologies patents — patent grants?
- New Zealand ranks 44th out of 88 countries with data for 2022.
- Is environment-related technologies patents — patent grants rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.