Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Japan
Japan: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre was 0.1912 units per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Japan, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.1912 units per square kilometre for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in 2024.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 0.1953 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0682 units per square kilometre, in 1983.
That places Japan 11th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Japan, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.069 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1983 | 0.0682 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0783 units per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0785 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0819 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0825 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0836 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0923 units per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0942 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0918 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0929 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0936 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0915 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0949 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1002 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1118 units per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1167 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1248 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1358 units per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1438 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1415 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1506 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 0.15 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1622 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.169 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1723 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1671 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1462 units per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1496 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.151 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.153 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1556 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1647 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1643 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1595 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1596 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1644 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1717 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1677 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1831 units per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 0.194 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1953 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1912 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.1912 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0043 units per square kilometre, 44.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.1912 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0138 units per square kilometre, 13.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0793 units per square kilometre | 0.0682 units per square kilometre | 0.0923 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.1012 units per square kilometre | 0.0915 units per square kilometre | 0.1248 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1538 units per square kilometre | 0.1358 units per square kilometre | 0.1723 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1593 units per square kilometre | 0.1496 units per square kilometre | 0.1717 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1863 units per square kilometre | 0.1677 units per square kilometre | 0.1953 units per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 8 Bahrain 0.4838 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Tuvalu 0.3462 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Israel 0.3149 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Qatar 0.0965 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Germany 0.0549 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Grenada 0.05 units per square kilometre compare
More science & technology data for Japan
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 178.43 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.78 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 221.92 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 608.71 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 5.83 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.3 % change on previous year (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 69,686 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 69,686 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Japan?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Japan was 0.1912 units per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1953 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0682 units per square kilometre in 1983.
- How does Japan rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 11th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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.