Total and environment-related patents - FUAs β Patent applications by country
<p align="justify">This dataset provides indicators on total and environment-related patents in Functional Urban Areas (FUAs). The indicator is defined as the fractional count of (environment-related) patent applications.</p> <h3>Data sources and methodology</h3> <p align="justify">The indicator uses patent...
What the numbers show
Total and environment-related patents - FUAs β Patent applications is currently reported for 1 countries. The highest value is 78.2 Patents in Luxembourg; the lowest is 78.2 Patents in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 78.2 Patents, and the mean is 78.2 Patents.
Total and environment-related patents - FUAs β Patent applications: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 78.2 Patents | 2022 | up 16.2% | rising |
About this data
<p align="justify">This dataset provides indicators on total and environment-related patents in Functional Urban Areas (FUAs). The indicator is defined as the fractional count of (environment-related) patent applications.</p> <h3>Data sources and methodology</h3> <p align="justify">The indicator uses patent applications filled under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) at the World International Property Organisation (WIPO) from the OECD, STI Micro-data Lab Intellectual Property Database, <a href="http://oe.cd/ipstats">http://oe.cd/ipstats</a>. <br /><br /> Patents are allocated to FUAs based on the postal addresses of inventors. The year refers to the date the patent application was filed. <br /><br /> Patents are classified as environment-related following their technology domain, obtained from the methodology of the <a href="https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?lc=en&fs[0]=Topic%2C1%7CScience%252C%20technology%20and%20innovation%23INT%23%7CIntellectual%20property%23INT_PRP%23&pg=0&fc=Topic&bp=true&snb=8&vw=ov&df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_PATENTS%40DF_PATENTS_ENVIROMENT&df[ag]=OECD.STI.PIE&df[vs]=1.0&dq=.A...PRIORITY...INVENTOR..._T&pd=2020%2C2021&to[TIME_PERIOD]=false">Environment-related technologies patents</a> national-level dataset (<a href="https://stats.oecd.org/wbos/fileview2.aspx?IDFile=125cb3c8-3023-4ddc-940e-6ab627068740">database documentation</a>). Environment-related patents include patents on climate change mitigation, environmental management, sustainable ocean economy and climate change adaptation technologies. </p> <h3>Defining FUAs and cities</h3> <p align="justify">The OECD, in cooperation with the EU, has developed a harmonised <a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/data/datasets/oecd-definition-of-cities-and-functional-urban-areas.html">definition of functional urban areas</a> (FUAs) to capture the economic and functional reach of cities based on daily commuting patterns <a href=https://doi.org/10.1787/9789264174108-en>(OECD, 2012)</a>. FUAs consist of: <ol> <li><b>A city</b> β defined by urban centres in the degree of urbanisation, adapted to the closest local administrative units to define a city.</li> <li><b>A commuting zone</b> β including all local areas where at least 15% of employed residents work in the city.</li> </ol> The delineation process includes: <ul> <li>Assigning municipalities surrounded by a single FUA to that FUA.</li> <li>Excluding non-contiguous municipalities.</li> </ul> The definition identifies 1 285 FUAs and 1 402 cities in all OECD member countries except Costa Rica and three accession countries.</p> <h3>Cite this dataset</h3> <p>OECD Regions, cities and local areas database (<a href=http://data-explorer.oecd.org/s/1dn>Environment-related patents - FUAs</a>),Β <a href=http://oe.cd/geostats>http://oe.cd/geostats</a></p> <h3>Further information</h3> <ul> <li> <a href=https://localdataportal.oecd.org/>OECD Local Data Portal </a> </li> <li> <a href=https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-regions-and-cities-at-a-glance-2024_f42db3bf-en.html/>OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance </a> </li> </ul> <p align="justify">For questions and/or comments, please email <a href="mailto:CitiesStat@oecd.org">CitiesStat@oecd.org</a>