Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Canada
Canada: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre was 0.0035 units per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Canada, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Canada is 0.0035 units per square kilometre, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Canada peaked at 0.0041 units per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 units per square kilometre, in 1991.
That places Canada 58th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Canada, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0035 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0043 units per square kilometre, 81% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 55 Panama 0.0038 units per square kilometre compare
- 56 Chile 0.0038 units per square kilometre compare
- 57 Australia 0.0036 units per square kilometre compare
- 59 Mauritius 0.0035 units per square kilometre compare
- 60 Jordan 0.003 units per square kilometre compare
- 61 Sri Lanka 0.0029 units per square kilometre compare
More science & technology data for Canada
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 94.11 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9064 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 37.40 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 4.21 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.0464 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 31,070 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 31,070 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Canada?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Canada was 0.0035 units per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0041 units per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 units per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Canada rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 58th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Patent applications, nonresidents divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Patent applications, nonresidents ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Patent applications, nonresidents WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Patent applications, nonresidents divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.