Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants in OECD
OECD: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants was 22,278 Patents in 2022. ▲ Rising
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants in OECD, 1978–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
OECD recorded 22,278 Patents for environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.2% on the previous year and down 73.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in OECD peaked at 91,884 Patents in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2,772 Patents, in 1978.
OECD ranks 1st of 88 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants in OECD, year by year
| Year | Patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 2,772 Patents | — |
| 1979 | 8,738 Patents | +215.2% |
| 1980 | 13,784 Patents | +57.7% |
| 1981 | 17,240 Patents | +25.1% |
| 1982 | 19,752 Patents | +14.6% |
| 1983 | 21,704 Patents | +9.9% |
| 1984 | 25,060 Patents | +15.5% |
| 1985 | 26,497 Patents | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 28,659 Patents | +8.2% |
| 1987 | 30,183 Patents | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 34,004 Patents | +12.7% |
| 1989 | 36,582 Patents | +7.6% |
| 1990 | 41,712 Patents | +14.0% |
| 1991 | 39,517 Patents | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 40,455 Patents | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 41,250 Patents | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 42,266 Patents | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 43,630 Patents | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 46,295 Patents | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 49,549 Patents | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 53,334 Patents | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 55,973 Patents | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 60,222 Patents | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 61,446 Patents | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 60,047 Patents | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 61,737 Patents | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 63,661 Patents | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 65,987 Patents | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 68,564 Patents | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 69,828 Patents | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 72,394 Patents | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 71,264 Patents | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 74,856 Patents | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 80,021 Patents | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 84,650 Patents | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 87,743 Patents | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 91,842 Patents | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 91,807 Patents | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 91,884 Patents | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 89,158 Patents | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 81,893 Patents | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 72,141 Patents | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 56,683 Patents | -21.4% |
| 2021 | 38,541 Patents | -32.0% |
| 2022 | 22,278 Patents | -42.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants in OECD 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +215.2% | 2,772 Patents | 8,738 Patents |
| 1980 | +57.7% | 8,738 Patents | 13,784 Patents |
| 2022 | -42.2% | 38,541 Patents | 22,278 Patents |
| 2021 | -32.0% | 56,683 Patents | 38,541 Patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,755 Patents | 2,772 Patents | 8,738 Patents | 2 |
| 1980s | 25,346 Patents | 13,784 Patents | 36,582 Patents | 10 |
| 1990s | 45,398 Patents | 39,517 Patents | 55,973 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 65,515 Patents | 60,047 Patents | 72,394 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 84,599 Patents | 72,141 Patents | 91,884 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,168 Patents | 22,278 Patents | 56,683 Patents | 3 |
Countries ranked near OECD
- 1 United States 3,509 Patents compare
- 2 Germany 5,128 Patents compare
- 3 Netherlands 833.5 Patents compare
- 3 France 2,410 Patents compare
- 4 Japan 2,344 Patents compare
- 4 United Kingdom 667.92 Patents compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in OECD?
- Environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in OECD was 22,278 Patents in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest environment-related technologies patents — patent grants recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 91,884 Patents in 2016.
- What is the lowest environment-related technologies patents — patent grants recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,772 Patents in 1978.
- How does OECD rank for environment-related technologies patents — patent grants?
- OECD ranks 1st out of 88 countries with data for 2022.
- Is environment-related technologies patents — patent grants rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD 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.