Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in Canada
Canada: Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies was 11 patents in 2023. ▲ Rising
Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in Canada, 2000–2023
Source: IRENA - INSPIRE Platform (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in patents.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in Canada is 11 patents, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 92.4% on the previous year and down 93.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in Canada peaked at 192 patents in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11 patents, in 2023.
Canada ranks 6th of 54 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.5 patents | 39 patents | 182 patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 142.7 patents | 90 patents | 192 patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 105 patents | 11 patents | 145 patents | 4 |
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More science & technology data for Canada
- Scientific and technical journal articles 63,720 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 37.40 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 94.11 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 94.11 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 32,445 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 94.4% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 4,710 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 1.8% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 36.12 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 42.52 per 100 people (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in Canada?
- Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in Canada was 11 patents in 2023, according to IRENA - INSPIRE Platform (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 192 patents in 2012.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 patents in 2023.
- How does Canada rank for annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies?
- Canada ranks 6th out of 54 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from IRENA - INSPIRE Platform (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Figures in recent years are subject to a time lag; submitted patents may not yet be reflected in the data.