Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Kenya
Kenya: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2024. ▼ Falling
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Kenya, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2024, patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Kenya stood at 0.0001 units per square kilometre.
The figure is down 22.4% on the previous year and down 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Kenya peaked at 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1991.
Kenya ranks 133rd of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Kenya, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +31.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -49.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1991 | 0 units per square kilometre | -69.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +85.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +63.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +49.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -27.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -30.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +122.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +38.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -34.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -27.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +45.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -22.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0001 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0003 units per square kilometre, 22% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0001 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 units per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 130 Solomon Islands 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 131 Estonia 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 132 Papua New Guinea 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 134 Bulgaria 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 135 Mongolia 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 136 Ghana 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
More science & technology data for Kenya
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 126.48 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 71.38 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 114.91 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 6.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 38 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 38 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Kenya?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Kenya was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Kenya rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 133rd out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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.