Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants in World
World: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants was 24,843 Patents in 2022. ▲ Rising
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants in World, 1978–2022
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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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.