Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies by country
Figures in recent years are subject to a time lag; submitted patents may not yet be reflected in the data.
Countries reporting
55
Highest
60 patents
China
Lowest
1 patents
Luxembourg
Median
2 patents
Years covered
26
2000β2025
Data points
970
What the numbers show
Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies is currently reported for 55 countries. The highest value is 60 patents in China; the lowest is 1 patents in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 2 patents, and the mean is 4.82 patents.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 60.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Turkey (up 300.0%), and the largest decrease in South Korea (down 99.2%).
Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 60 patents | 2025 | down 83.7% | volatile |
| 2 | United States | 34 patents | 2025 | down 92.6% | rising |
| 3 | Brazil | 25 patents | 2022 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Canada | 14 patents | 2023 | down 91.9% | rising |
| 5 | Japan | 10 patents | 2025 | down 93.8% | rising |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 9 patents | 2024 | down 30.8% | rising |
| 7 | Taiwan | 8 patents | 2024 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Norway | 8 patents | 2024 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Mexico | 6 patents | 2025 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Netherlands | 5 patents | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Portugal | 4 patents | 2021 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Turkey | 4 patents | 2020 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Hong Kong | 4 patents | 2019 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Spain | 4 patents | 2024 | down 86.2% | flat |
| 11 | Tunisia | 4 patents | 2014 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 11 | France | 4 patents | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Morocco | 3 patents | 2023 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Italy | 3 patents | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Peru | 3 patents | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 3 patents | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Slovenia | 3 patents | 2018 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 17 | Egypt | 3 patents | 2011 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Germany | 3 patents | 2024 | down 90.0% | falling |
| 17 | Czechia | 3 patents | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 25 | Russia | 2 patents | 2021 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Australia | 2 patents | 2025 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 25 | South Africa | 2 patents | 2024 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Chile | 2 patents | 2025 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Argentina | 2 patents | 2024 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 25 | India | 2 patents | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 25 | Hungary | 2 patents | 2022 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Georgia | 1 patents | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Colombia | 1 patents | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Cyprus | 1 patents | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 32 | Denmark | 1 patents | 2025 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Uruguay | 1 patents | 2021 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Ukraine | 1 patents | 2022 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Ecuador | 1 patents | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 32 | Finland | 1 patents | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 32 | Sweden | 1 patents | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Switzerland | 1 patents | 2020 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 32 | Serbia | 1 patents | 2021 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 32 | San Marino | 1 patents | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Singapore | 1 patents | 2021 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Lithuania | 1 patents | 2021 | down 66.7% | flat |
| 32 | Croatia | 1 patents | 2024 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 32 | Poland | 1 patents | 2024 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Philippines | 1 patents | 2022 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 32 | New Zealand | 1 patents | 2022 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Austria | 1 patents | 2020 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Israel | 1 patents | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Malaysia | 1 patents | 2022 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Belgium | 1 patents | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 32 | South Korea | 1 patents | 2025 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Luxembourg | 1 patents | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
About this data
Figures in recent years are subject to a time lag; submitted patents may not yet be reflected in the data.