Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants in United States

United States: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants was 3,509 Patents in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
3,509 Patents
Change on year
down 52.6%
Rank
1st
of 13 groups
All-time high
25,819 Patents
in 2014
All-time low
742.75 Patents
in 1978
Years of data
45
1978–2022

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k1978200020221978: 742.8 Patents1979: 2.4k Patents1980: 3.6k Patents1981: 4.3k Patents1982: 5.0k Patents1983: 5.9k Patents1984: 6.4k Patents1985: 6.6k Patents1986: 7.1k Patents1987: 7.4k Patents1988: 8.0k Patents1989: 8.8k Patents1990: 10.2k Patents1991: 10.4k Patents1992: 10.7k Patents1993: 11.2k Patents1994: 11.5k Patents1995: 12.0k Patents1996: 12.7k Patents1997: 13.1k Patents1998: 14.1k Patents1999: 14.6k Patents2000: 15.3k Patents2001: 15.0k Patents2002: 14.6k Patents2003: 15.3k Patents2004: 15.7k Patents2005: 16.1k Patents2006: 17.2k Patents2007: 16.9k Patents2008: 17.3k Patents2009: 17.2k Patents2010: 17.6k Patents2011: 18.9k Patents2012: 21.1k Patents2013: 23.3k Patents2014: 25.8k Patents2015: 24.0k Patents2016: 24.1k Patents2017: 22.9k Patents2018: 20.1k Patents2019: 17.9k Patents2020: 12.2k Patents2021: 7.4k Patents2022: 3.5k Patents

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.

Analysis

United States recorded 3,509 Patents for environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in 2022.

That represents a change of down 52.6% on the previous year and down 83.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in United States peaked at 25,819 Patents in 2014 and was at its lowest, 742.75 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 1,569 Patents 742.75 Patents 2,394 Patents 2
1980s 6,304 Patents 3,559 Patents 8,754 Patents 10
1990s 12,059 Patents 10,225 Patents 14,644 Patents 10
2000s 16,064 Patents 14,644 Patents 17,286 Patents 10
2010s 21,564 Patents 17,604 Patents 25,819 Patents 10
2020s 7,721 Patents 3,509 Patents 12,244 Patents 3

Countries ranked near United States

  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

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Frequently asked questions

What is environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in United States?
Environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in United States was 3,509 Patents in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest environment-related technologies patents — patent grants recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 25,819 Patents in 2014.
What is the lowest environment-related technologies patents — patent grants recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 742.75 Patents in 1978.
How does United States rank for environment-related technologies patents — patent grants?
United States ranks 1st out of 13 groups with data for 2022.
Is environment-related technologies patents — patent grants rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is down 83.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States 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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