Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Nigeria
Nigeria: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre was 0.0007 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Nigeria, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Nigeria is 0.0007 units per square kilometre, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.4% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Nigeria peaked at 0.001 units per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per square kilometre, in 2016.
Nigeria ranks 91st of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1990 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -42.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +203.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -82.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +182.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +34.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | -12.4% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.0007 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0003 units per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.0007 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 units per square kilometre, 13.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 88 Sweden 0.0007 units per square kilometre compare
- 89 Samoa 0.0007 units per square kilometre compare
- 90 Haiti 0.0007 units per square kilometre compare
- 92 Pakistan 0.0006 units per square kilometre compare
- 93 Azerbaijan 0.0006 units per square kilometre compare
- 94 Portugal 0.0006 units per square kilometre compare
More science & technology data for Nigeria
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 70.76 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7076 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 164.65 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 246.4 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -28.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -26.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 598 (2020)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 598 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Nigeria?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Nigeria was 0.0007 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.001 units per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Nigeria rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 91st out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.