Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications in San Diego
San Diego: Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications was 4,299 Patents in 2022. ▲ Rising
Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications in San Diego, 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 San Diego stood at 4,299 Patents.
The figure is down 24.8% on the previous year and up 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total and environment-related patents - fuas — patent applications in San Diego peaked at 5,713 Patents in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,348 Patents, in 2000.
San Diego ranks 2nd of 873 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications in San Diego, year by year
| Year | Patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,348 Patents | — |
| 2001 | 1,371 Patents | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 1,587 Patents | +15.8% |
| 2003 | 1,538 Patents | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 1,669 Patents | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 1,688 Patents | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 2,206 Patents | +30.7% |
| 2007 | 2,248 Patents | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 2,569 Patents | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 2,685 Patents | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 2,938 Patents | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 2,723 Patents | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 3,073 Patents | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 3,781 Patents | +23.0% |
| 2014 | 4,080 Patents | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 3,981 Patents | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 3,904 Patents | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 3,865 Patents | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 3,854 Patents | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 3,831 Patents | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 5,585 Patents | +45.8% |
| 2021 | 5,713 Patents | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 4,299 Patents | -24.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,891 Patents | 1,348 Patents | 2,685 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,603 Patents | 2,723 Patents | 4,080 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,199 Patents | 4,299 Patents | 5,713 Patents | 3 |
Countries ranked near San Diego
- 1 Luxembourg 78.2 Patents compare
More environment data for San Diego
- Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -18.7 Percentage change (2025)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 2.1 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 41.1 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 18.53 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 32 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 19.97 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land 5.83 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 12.8 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 32.61 Microgrammes per cubic metre (2025)
- Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 53.05 Microgrammes per cubic metre (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total and environment-related patents - fuas — patent applications in San Diego?
- Total and environment-related patents - fuas — patent applications in San Diego was 4,299 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 San Diego?
- The highest recorded value was 5,713 Patents in 2021.
- What is the lowest total and environment-related patents - fuas — patent applications recorded in San Diego?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,348 Patents in 2000.
- How does San Diego rank for total and environment-related patents - fuas — patent applications?
- San Diego ranks 2nd out of 873 regions with data for 2022.
- Is total and environment-related patents - fuas — patent applications rising or falling in San Diego?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this San Diego 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