Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre was 0.0467 units per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates, 2010–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 0.0467 units per square kilometre for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 130.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.0467 units per square kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0178 units per square kilometre, in 2010.
That places United Arab Emirates 15th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.0178 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2011 | 0.0186 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0187 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0197 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0202 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0241 units per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0231 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0244 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0243 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.026 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0263 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0331 units per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0385 units per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0459 units per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0467 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.0467 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0043 units per square kilometre, 10.8× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.0467 units per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0018 units per square kilometre, 25.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0217 units per square kilometre | 0.0178 units per square kilometre | 0.026 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0381 units per square kilometre | 0.0263 units per square kilometre | 0.0467 units per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 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
- 16 Malta 0.0413 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Netherlands 0.0376 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Kuwait 0.0366 units per square kilometre compare
More science & technology data for United Arab Emirates
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 203.21 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 2.04 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 22.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 298.83 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 3,320 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 3,320 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates was 0.0467 units per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0467 units per square kilometre in 2024.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0178 units per square kilometre in 2010.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 15th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.
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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.