Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz: Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications was 68.4 Patents in 2022. ▼ Falling
Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications in Santa Cruz, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total and environment-related patents - fuas — patent applications in Santa Cruz is 68.4 Patents, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 9.6% on the previous year and down 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total and environment-related patents - fuas — patent applications in Santa Cruz peaked at 137.5 Patents in 2006 and was at its lowest, 62.4 Patents, in 2021.
That places Santa Cruz 168th out of 873 regions with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications in Santa Cruz, year by year
| Year | Patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 126.1 Patents | — |
| 2001 | 134.2 Patents | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 130.8 Patents | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 104.6 Patents | -20.0% |
| 2004 | 106.2 Patents | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 120.7 Patents | +13.7% |
| 2006 | 137.5 Patents | +13.9% |
| 2007 | 129.1 Patents | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 125.6 Patents | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 113.8 Patents | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 99 Patents | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 109.6 Patents | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 114.1 Patents | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 110.2 Patents | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 111.4 Patents | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 117.3 Patents | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 122.9 Patents | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 89.4 Patents | -27.3% |
| 2018 | 95.6 Patents | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 90.8 Patents | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 95.3 Patents | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 62.4 Patents | -34.5% |
| 2022 | 68.4 Patents | +9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 122.86 Patents | 104.6 Patents | 137.5 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 106.03 Patents | 89.4 Patents | 122.9 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.37 Patents | 62.4 Patents | 95.3 Patents | 3 |
More environment data for Santa Cruz
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 12.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.2734 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.97 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.54 Percentage change (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.07 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 0.2533 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 28.01 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 13.75 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 22.78 Degrees celsius (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total and environment-related patents - fuas — patent applications in Santa Cruz?
- Total and environment-related patents - fuas — patent applications in Santa Cruz was 68.4 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 Santa Cruz?
- The highest recorded value was 137.5 Patents in 2006.
- What is the lowest total and environment-related patents - fuas — patent applications recorded in Santa Cruz?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.4 Patents in 2021.
- How does Santa Cruz rank for total and environment-related patents - fuas — patent applications?
- Santa Cruz ranks 168th out of 873 regions with data for 2022.
- Is total and environment-related patents - fuas — patent applications rising or falling in Santa Cruz?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Santa Cruz 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