Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in Finland

Finland: Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies was 1 patents in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
1 patents
Change on year
down 85.7%
World rank
32nd
of 55 countries
All-time high
7 patents
in 2020
All-time low
1 patents
in 2000
Years of data
17
2000–2021

Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in Finland, 2000–2021

024682000201020212000: 1 patents2001: 1 patents2003: 1 patents2004: 1 patents2005: 1 patents2008: 1 patents2011: 1 patents2012: 3 patents2013: 3 patents2014: 2 patents2015: 2 patents2016: 4 patents2017: 3 patents2018: 4 patents2019: 4 patents2020: 7 patents2021: 1 patents

Source: IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – 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 Finland is 1 patents, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 85.7% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in Finland peaked at 7 patents in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1 patents, in 2000.

That places Finland 32nd out of 55 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in Finland, 2000 to 2021.
Year patents Change
2000 1 patents
2001 1 patents +0.0%
2003 1 patents +0.0%
2004 1 patents +0.0%
2005 1 patents +0.0%
2008 1 patents +0.0%
2011 1 patents +0.0%
2012 3 patents +200.0%
2013 3 patents +0.0%
2014 2 patents -33.3%
2015 2 patents +0.0%
2016 4 patents +100.0%
2017 3 patents -25.0%
2018 4 patents +33.3%
2019 4 patents +0.0%
2020 7 patents +75.0%
2021 1 patents -85.7%

Finland compared with similar countries

  • Finland's 1 patents is below the median for high income countries, which is 2 patents, 50% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Finland's 1 patents is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1 patents, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1 patents 1 patents 1 patents 6
2010s 2.89 patents 1 patents 4 patents 9
2020s 4 patents 1 patents 7 patents 2

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 32 Austria 1 patents compare
  2. 32 Belgium 1 patents compare
  3. 32 Colombia 1 patents compare
  4. 32 Croatia 1 patents compare
  5. 32 Cyprus 1 patents compare
  6. 32 Denmark 1 patents compare
  7. 32 Ecuador 1 patents compare
  8. 32 Georgia 1 patents compare
  9. 32 Israel 1 patents compare
  10. 32 Lithuania 1 patents compare
  11. 32 Luxembourg 1 patents compare
  12. 32 Malaysia 1 patents compare
  13. 32 New Zealand 1 patents compare
  14. 32 Philippines 1 patents compare
  15. 32 Poland 1 patents compare
  16. 32 Serbia 1 patents compare
  17. 32 Singapore 1 patents compare
  18. 32 South Korea 1 patents compare
  19. 32 Sweden 1 patents compare
  20. 32 Switzerland 1 patents compare
  21. 32 Ukraine 1 patents compare
  22. 32 Uruguay 1 patents compare
  23. 32 San Marino 1 patents compare

See the full ranking of 55 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in Finland?
Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in Finland was 1 patents in 2021, according to IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 7 patents in 2020.
What is the lowest annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 1 patents in 2000.
How does Finland rank for annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies?
Finland ranks 32nd out of 55 countries with data for 2021.
Is annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – 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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Indicator
Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies
Unit
patents
Source
IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
55 places, 970 data points, 2000–2025
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Figures in recent years are subject to a time lag; submitted patents may not yet be reflected in the data.