Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in Morocco
Morocco: Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies was 3 patents in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in Morocco, 2002–2023
Source: IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in patents.
Analysis
In 2023, annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in Morocco stood at 3 patents.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 200.0% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in Morocco peaked at 13 patents in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1 patents, in 2002.
Morocco ranks 17th of 55 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.
Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in Morocco, year by year
| Year | patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1 patents | — |
| 2007 | 1 patents | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 patents | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 patents | +900.0% |
| 2012 | 13 patents | +30.0% |
| 2013 | 5 patents | -61.5% |
| 2014 | 2 patents | -60.0% |
| 2015 | 3 patents | +50.0% |
| 2016 | 3 patents | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 patents | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 patents | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 patents | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 2 patents | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 patents | -50.0% |
| 2023 | 3 patents | +200.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 3 patents is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3 patents, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in Morocco changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +900.0% | 1 patents | 10 patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 patents | 1 patents | 1 patents | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.89 patents | 2 patents | 13 patents | 9 |
| 2020s | 2 patents | 1 patents | 3 patents | 3 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in Morocco?
- Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in Morocco was 3 patents in 2023, 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 13 patents in 2012.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 patents in 2002.
- How does Morocco rank for annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies?
- Morocco ranks 17th out of 55 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco 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.