Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications in Richmond (Greater)
Richmond (Greater): Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications was 87.2 Patents in 2022. ▲ Rising
Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications in Richmond (Greater), 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
In 2022, total and environment-related patents - fuas — patent applications in Richmond (Greater) stood at 87.2 Patents.
The figure is down 44.8% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total and environment-related patents - fuas — patent applications in Richmond (Greater) peaked at 166.9 Patents in 2006 and was at its lowest, 73.8 Patents, in 2009.
Richmond (Greater) ranks 146th of 873 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications in Richmond (Greater), year by year
| Year | Patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.8 Patents | — |
| 2001 | 119 Patents | +54.9% |
| 2002 | 111.4 Patents | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 108.1 Patents | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 114.8 Patents | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 112.3 Patents | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 166.9 Patents | +48.6% |
| 2007 | 165.2 Patents | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 156.5 Patents | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 73.8 Patents | -52.8% |
| 2010 | 116.2 Patents | +57.5% |
| 2011 | 105.5 Patents | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 121.3 Patents | +15.0% |
| 2013 | 126.6 Patents | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 146.5 Patents | +15.7% |
| 2015 | 118.1 Patents | -19.4% |
| 2016 | 108 Patents | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 156.1 Patents | +44.5% |
| 2018 | 108 Patents | -30.8% |
| 2019 | 106 Patents | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 120.8 Patents | +14.0% |
| 2021 | 157.9 Patents | +30.7% |
| 2022 | 87.2 Patents | -44.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 120.48 Patents | 73.8 Patents | 166.9 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 121.23 Patents | 105.5 Patents | 156.1 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 121.97 Patents | 87.2 Patents | 157.9 Patents | 3 |
More environment data for Richmond (Greater)
- Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.02 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 33.87 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 10.47 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 22.79 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 21.06 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land 0.8088 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 10.64 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 17.75 Microgrammes per cubic metre (2025)
- Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 48.79 Microgrammes per cubic metre (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total and environment-related patents - fuas — patent applications in Richmond (Greater)?
- Total and environment-related patents - fuas — patent applications in Richmond (Greater) was 87.2 Patents in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest total and environment-related patents - fuas — patent applications recorded in Richmond (Greater)?
- The highest recorded value was 166.9 Patents in 2006.
- What is the lowest total and environment-related patents - fuas — patent applications recorded in Richmond (Greater)?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.8 Patents in 2009.
- How does Richmond (Greater) rank for total and environment-related patents - fuas — patent applications?
- Richmond (Greater) ranks 146th out of 873 regions with data for 2022.
- Is total and environment-related patents - fuas — patent applications rising or falling in Richmond (Greater)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Richmond (Greater) data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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. Data sources and methodology 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, http://oe.cd/ipstats. Patents are allocated to FUAs based on the postal addresses of inventors. The year refers to the date the patent application was filed. Patents are classified as environment-related following their technology domain, obtained from the methodology of the Environment-related technologies patents national-level dataset (database documentation). Environment-related patents include patents on climate change mitigation, environmental management, sustainable ocean economy and climate change adaptation technologies. Defining FUAs and cities The OECD, in cooperation with the EU, has developed a harmonised definition of functional urban areas (FUAs) to capture the economic and functional reach of cities based on daily commuting patterns (OECD, 2012). FUAs consist of: A city – defined by urban centres in the degree of urbanisation, adapted to the closest local administrative units to define a city. A commuting zone – including all local areas where at least 15% of employed residents work in the city. The delineation process includes: Assigning municipalities surrounded by a single FUA to that FUA. Excluding non-contiguous municipalities. The definition identifies 1 285 FUAs and 1 402 cities in all OECD member countries except Costa Rica and three accession countries. Cite this dataset OECD Regions, cities and local areas database (Environment-related patents - FUAs), http://oe.cd/geostats Further information OECD Local Data Portal OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email CitiesStat@oecd.org