Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in France
France: Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies was 1 patents in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in France, 2000–2023
Source: IRENA - INSPIRE Platform (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in patents.
Analysis
France recorded 1 patents for annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 66.7% on the previous year and down 96.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in France peaked at 41 patents in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1 patents, in 2023.
France ranks 37th of 54 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.9 patents | 9 patents | 41 patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.9 patents | 13 patents | 37 patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.5 patents | 1 patents | 29 patents | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 37 Argentina 1 patents compare
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- 37 Cyprus 1 patents compare
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- 37 Georgia 1 patents compare
- 37 Germany 1 patents compare
- 37 Hungary 1 patents compare
- 37 Lithuania 1 patents compare
- 37 Morocco 1 patents compare
- 37 Peru 1 patents compare
- 37 Serbia 1 patents compare
- 37 Singapore 1 patents compare
- 37 Switzerland 1 patents compare
- 37 Ukraine 1 patents compare
- 37 Uruguay 1 patents compare
More science & technology data for France
- Scientific and technical journal articles 62,180 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 77.53 million (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 116.69 per 100 people (2023)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 116.69 per 100 people (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1,373 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 88.7% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 13,386 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 2.2% (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 21,189 Thousand persons (2025)
- Number of people using the Internet 56.90 million users (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in France?
- Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in France was 1 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 41 patents in 2009.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 patents in 2023.
- How does France rank for annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies?
- France ranks 37th out of 54 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this France 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.