Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants in World

World: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants was 24,843 Patents in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
24,843 Patents
Change on year
down 42.8%
Rank
1st
of 3 regions
All-time high
100,741 Patents
in 2016
All-time low
2,791 Patents
in 1978
Years of data
45
1978–2022

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k1978200020221978: 2.8k Patents1979: 8.8k Patents1980: 13.9k Patents1981: 17.4k Patents1982: 19.9k Patents1983: 21.9k Patents1984: 25.2k Patents1985: 26.7k Patents1986: 28.9k Patents1987: 30.5k Patents1988: 34.2k Patents1989: 36.9k Patents1990: 42.1k Patents1991: 39.9k Patents1992: 40.8k Patents1993: 41.7k Patents1994: 42.7k Patents1995: 44.1k Patents1996: 46.8k Patents1997: 50.2k Patents1998: 54.1k Patents1999: 56.9k Patents2000: 61.3k Patents2001: 62.7k Patents2002: 61.5k Patents2003: 63.3k Patents2004: 65.4k Patents2005: 67.8k Patents2006: 70.9k Patents2007: 72.5k Patents2008: 75.4k Patents2009: 74.8k Patents2010: 79.2k Patents2011: 84.6k Patents2012: 90.1k Patents2013: 94.3k Patents2014: 99.5k Patents2015: 99.7k Patents2016: 100.7k Patents2017: 99.1k Patents2018: 92.7k Patents2019: 81.8k Patents2020: 64.7k Patents2021: 43.4k Patents2022: 24.8k Patents

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

Analysis

World recorded 24,843 Patents for environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in 2022.

That represents a change of down 42.8% on the previous year and down 72.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in World peaked at 100,741 Patents in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2,791 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 5,793 Patents 2,791 Patents 8,795 Patents 2
1980s 25,532 Patents 13,873 Patents 36,858 Patents 10
1990s 45,930 Patents 39,872 Patents 56,863 Patents 10
2000s 67,548 Patents 61,265 Patents 75,407 Patents 10
2010s 92,172 Patents 79,150 Patents 100,741 Patents 10
2020s 44,328 Patents 24,843 Patents 64,721 Patents 3

Countries ranked near World

  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 World?
Environment-related technologies patents — patent grants in World was 24,843 Patents in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest environment-related technologies patents — patent grants recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 100,741 Patents in 2016.
What is the lowest environment-related technologies patents — patent grants recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 2,791 Patents in 1978.
How does World rank for environment-related technologies patents — patent grants?
World ranks 1st out of 3 regions with data for 2022.
Is environment-related technologies patents — patent grants rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is down 72.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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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