Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in Japan
Japan: Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies was 10 patents in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in Japan, 2000–2025
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 Japan is 10 patents, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 77.3% on the previous year and down 93.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in Japan peaked at 263 patents in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10 patents, in 2025.
That places Japan 5th out of 55 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in Japan, year by year
| Year | patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 92 patents | — |
| 2001 | 94 patents | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 80 patents | -14.9% |
| 2003 | 87 patents | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 80 patents | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 95 patents | +18.8% |
| 2006 | 102 patents | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 125 patents | +22.5% |
| 2008 | 168 patents | +34.4% |
| 2009 | 221 patents | +31.5% |
| 2010 | 243 patents | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 226 patents | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 245 patents | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 201 patents | -18.0% |
| 2014 | 183 patents | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 162 patents | -11.5% |
| 2016 | 199 patents | +22.8% |
| 2017 | 187 patents | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 173 patents | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 185 patents | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 189 patents | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 251 patents | +32.8% |
| 2022 | 263 patents | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 180 patents | -31.6% |
| 2024 | 44 patents | -75.6% |
| 2025 | 10 patents | -77.3% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 10 patents is above the median for high income countries, which is 2 patents, 5.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Japan's 10 patents is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1 patents, 10.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 114.4 patents | 80 patents | 221 patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 200.4 patents | 162 patents | 245 patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 156.17 patents | 10 patents | 263 patents | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More science & technology data for Japan
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 178.43 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.78 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 608.71 units per square kilometre (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in Japan?
- Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in Japan was 10 patents in 2025, 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 263 patents in 2022.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 patents in 2025.
- How does Japan rank for annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies?
- Japan ranks 5th out of 55 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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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Figures in recent years are subject to a time lag; submitted patents may not yet be reflected in the data.