Brazil vs United States: Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies

Brazil
25 patents
in 2022
United States
29 patents
in 2024
Brazil rank
3rd
United States rank
2nd

Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies over time

  • Brazil
  • United States
0200400600200020122024

How they compare

United States currently reports 29 patents against 25 patents in Brazil, a difference of 4 patents.

That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 54 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil United States Difference Ahead
2000s 26.4 patents 182.9 patents 156.5 patents United States
2010s 56.2 patents 456.1 patents 399.9 patents United States
2020s 42.33 patents 436.33 patents 394 patents United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies, Brazil or United States?
United States, at 29 patents against 25 patents in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies between Brazil and United States?
4 patents, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Brazil and United States rank globally for annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies?
Brazil ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 54 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IRENA - INSPIRE Platform (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies
Unit
patents
Source
IRENA - INSPIRE Platform (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
54 places, 919 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Figures in recent years are subject to a time lag; submitted patents may not yet be reflected in the data.