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

Latest (2023)
1 patents
Change on year
down 66.7%
World rank
37th
of 54 countries
All-time high
41 patents
in 2009
All-time low
1 patents
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in France, 2000–2023

0102030402000201120232000: 10 patents2001: 16 patents2002: 9 patents2003: 10 patents2004: 10 patents2005: 18 patents2006: 16 patents2007: 23 patents2008: 36 patents2009: 41 patents2010: 36 patents2011: 37 patents2012: 37 patents2013: 29 patents2014: 16 patents2015: 23 patents2016: 13 patents2017: 16 patents2018: 25 patents2019: 17 patents2020: 29 patents2021: 21 patents2022: 3 patents2023: 1 patents

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 37 Argentina 1 patents compare
  2. 37 Austria 1 patents compare
  3. 37 Belgium 1 patents compare
  4. 37 Cyprus 1 patents compare
  5. 37 Ecuador 1 patents compare
  6. 37 Georgia 1 patents compare
  7. 37 Germany 1 patents compare
  8. 37 Hungary 1 patents compare
  9. 37 Lithuania 1 patents compare
  10. 37 Morocco 1 patents compare
  11. 37 Peru 1 patents compare
  12. 37 Serbia 1 patents compare
  13. 37 Singapore 1 patents compare
  14. 37 Switzerland 1 patents compare
  15. 37 Ukraine 1 patents compare
  16. 37 Uruguay 1 patents compare

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