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.
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 |
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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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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.