Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre was 0.0005 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 0.0005 units per square kilometre for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.3% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.0006 units per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per square kilometre, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -52.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +98.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +40.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +32.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -16.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +98.1% | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More science & technology data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 9,805 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 9,805 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 48,022 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre 0.002 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index -1.24 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate -0.2159 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.0005 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 units per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2023.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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.