Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants in Switzerland
Switzerland: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants was 1,210 Patents in 2022. ▲ Rising
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants in Switzerland, 1978–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
The most recent figure for environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in Switzerland is 1,210 Patents, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 45.5% on the previous year and down 65.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in Switzerland peaked at 4,006 Patents in 2017 and was at its lowest, 194 Patents, in 1978.
Switzerland ranks 7th 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 194 Patents | — |
| 1979 | 577.81 Patents | +197.8% |
| 1980 | 775.07 Patents | +34.1% |
| 1981 | 901.43 Patents | +16.3% |
| 1982 | 1,020 Patents | +13.2% |
| 1983 | 1,120 Patents | +9.8% |
| 1984 | 1,211 Patents | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 1,270 Patents | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 1,215 Patents | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 1,254 Patents | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 1,342 Patents | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 1,395 Patents | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 1,525 Patents | +9.3% |
| 1991 | 1,387 Patents | -9.1% |
| 1992 | 1,464 Patents | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 1,494 Patents | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 1,458 Patents | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 1,516 Patents | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 1,591 Patents | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 1,857 Patents | +16.7% |
| 1998 | 1,980 Patents | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 2,039 Patents | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 2,192 Patents | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 2,334 Patents | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 2,391 Patents | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 2,459 Patents | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 2,511 Patents | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 2,662 Patents | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 2,880 Patents | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 3,067 Patents | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 3,125 Patents | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 3,141 Patents | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 3,217 Patents | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 3,547 Patents | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 3,553 Patents | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 3,628 Patents | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 3,552 Patents | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 3,768 Patents | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 3,927 Patents | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 4,006 Patents | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 3,561 Patents | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 3,266 Patents | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 2,689 Patents | -17.7% |
| 2021 | 2,218 Patents | -17.5% |
| 2022 | 1,210 Patents | -45.5% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 1,210 Patents is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.5 Patents, 59.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 1,210 Patents is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.13 Patents, 60.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants in Switzerland 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 | +197.8% | 194 Patents | 577.81 Patents |
| 2022 | -45.5% | 2,218 Patents | 1,210 Patents |
| 1980 | +34.1% | 577.81 Patents | 775.07 Patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 385.9 Patents | 194 Patents | 577.81 Patents | 2 |
| 1980s | 1,151 Patents | 775.07 Patents | 1,395 Patents | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,631 Patents | 1,387 Patents | 2,039 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,676 Patents | 2,192 Patents | 3,141 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,603 Patents | 3,217 Patents | 4,006 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,039 Patents | 1,210 Patents | 2,689 Patents | 3 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 4 Japan 2,344 Patents compare
- 4 United Kingdom 667.92 Patents compare
- 5 China 1,763 Patents compare
- 5 Poland 114.33 Patents compare
- 6 Türkiye 56 Patents compare
- 6 Italy 1,634 Patents compare
- 7 Slovenia 29 Patents compare
- 8 Sweden 616 Patents compare
- 8 Lithuania 11 Patents compare
- 8 Latvia 11 Patents compare
- 9 Austria 475.7 Patents compare
- 10 Estonia 10 Patents compare
- 10 Belgium 394.5 Patents compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.4333 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.458 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.33 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 11.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2741 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0914 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in Switzerland?
- Environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in Switzerland was 1,210 Patents in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest environment-related technologies patents — patent grants recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 4,006 Patents in 2017.
- What is the lowest environment-related technologies patents — patent grants recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 194 Patents in 1978.
- How does Switzerland rank for environment-related technologies patents — patent grants?
- Switzerland ranks 7th out of 88 countries with data for 2022.
- Is environment-related technologies patents — patent grants rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.