Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in Germany
Germany: Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies was 1 patents in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in Germany, 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 Germany is 1 patents, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 91.7% on the previous year and down 97.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in Germany peaked at 50 patents in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1 patents, in 2023.
That places Germany 37th out of 54 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.6 patents | 23 patents | 50 patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 31 patents | 16 patents | 46 patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.25 patents | 1 patents | 31 patents | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 37 Argentina 1 patents compare
- 37 Austria 1 patents compare
- 37 Belgium 1 patents compare
- 37 Cyprus 1 patents compare
- 37 Ecuador 1 patents compare
- 37 France 1 patents compare
- 37 Georgia 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 Germany
- Scientific and technical journal articles 108,782 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 109.20 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 129.15 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 129.15 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 18,747 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 93.5% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 39,822 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 3.2% (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 26,845 Thousand persons (2025)
- Number of people using the Internet 76.52 million users (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in Germany?
- Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in Germany 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 50 patents in 2000.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 patents in 2023.
- How does Germany rank for annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies?
- Germany ranks 37th out of 54 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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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About this data
Figures in recent years are subject to a time lag; submitted patents may not yet be reflected in the data.