Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications in San Francisco (Greater)
San Francisco (Greater): Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications was 8,991 Patents in 2022. ▲ Rising
Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications in San Francisco (Greater), 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
San Francisco (Greater) recorded 8,991 Patents for total and environment-related patents - fuas — patent applications in 2022.
The figure is down 10.8% on the previous year and up 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total and environment-related patents - fuas — patent applications in San Francisco (Greater) peaked at 10,086 Patents in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4,252 Patents, in 2000.
That places San Francisco (Greater) 1st out of 873 regions with data for 2022, putting it 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 Francisco (Greater), year by year
| Year | Patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,252 Patents | — |
| 2001 | 4,882 Patents | +14.8% |
| 2002 | 4,540 Patents | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 4,276 Patents | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 4,536 Patents | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 4,894 Patents | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 5,232 Patents | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 5,991 Patents | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 5,896 Patents | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 5,326 Patents | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 5,260 Patents | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 5,907 Patents | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 6,482 Patents | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 7,553 Patents | +16.5% |
| 2014 | 8,105 Patents | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 7,788 Patents | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 7,813 Patents | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 8,002 Patents | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 8,499 Patents | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 9,510 Patents | +11.9% |
| 2020 | 9,962 Patents | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 10,086 Patents | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 8,991 Patents | -10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,982 Patents | 4,252 Patents | 5,991 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,492 Patents | 5,260 Patents | 9,510 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,680 Patents | 8,991 Patents | 10,086 Patents | 3 |
Countries ranked near San Francisco (Greater)
- 1 Luxembourg 78.2 Patents compare
More environment data for San Francisco (Greater)
- Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 3.59 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 36.05 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 14.84 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 28.24 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 14.79 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land 5.2 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 10.23 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 20.24 Microgrammes per cubic metre (2025)
- Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 44.06 Microgrammes per cubic metre (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total and environment-related patents - fuas — patent applications in San Francisco (Greater)?
- Total and environment-related patents - fuas — patent applications in San Francisco (Greater) was 8,991 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 Francisco (Greater)?
- The highest recorded value was 10,086 Patents in 2021.
- What is the lowest total and environment-related patents - fuas — patent applications recorded in San Francisco (Greater)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,252 Patents in 2000.
- How does San Francisco (Greater) rank for total and environment-related patents - fuas — patent applications?
- San Francisco (Greater) ranks 1st out of 873 regions with data for 2022.
- Is total and environment-related patents - fuas — patent applications rising or falling in San Francisco (Greater)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this San Francisco (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