Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in Finland

Finland: Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies was 5 patents in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
5 patents
Change on year
up 25.0%
World rank
10th
of 54 countries
All-time high
5 patents
in 2020
All-time low
1 patents
in 2000
Years of data
16
2000–2020

Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in Finland, 2000–2020

123452000201020202000: 1 patents2001: 1 patents2003: 1 patents2004: 1 patents2005: 1 patents2008: 1 patents2011: 1 patents2012: 4 patents2013: 3 patents2014: 1 patents2015: 2 patents2016: 3 patents2017: 3 patents2018: 2 patents2019: 4 patents2020: 5 patents

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 Finland is 5 patents, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 25.0% on the previous year and up 400.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in Finland peaked at 5 patents in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1 patents, in 2000.

That places Finland 10th out of 54 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1 patents 1 patents 1 patents 6
2010s 2.56 patents 1 patents 4 patents 9
2020s 5 patents 5 patents 5 patents 1

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 8 South Africa 9 patents compare
  2. 9 Italy 7 patents compare
  3. 10 Israel 5 patents compare
  4. 10 Saudi Arabia 5 patents compare
  5. 10 South Korea 5 patents compare

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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 5 patents in 2020, 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 Finland?
The highest recorded value was 5 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 10th out of 54 countries with data for 2020.
Is annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 400.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Finland 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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Indicator
Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies
Unit
patents
Source
IRENA - INSPIRE Platform (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
54 places, 919 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Figures in recent years are subject to a time lag; submitted patents may not yet be reflected in the data.