Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies was 5 patents in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2022
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 Saudi Arabia is 5 patents, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% on the previous year and up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in Saudi Arabia peaked at 19 patents in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1 patents, in 2000.
Saudi Arabia ranks 10th of 54 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 1 patents | 1 patents | 1 patents | 3 |
| 2010s | 9.38 patents | 1 patents | 19 patents | 8 |
| 2020s | 9 patents | 5 patents | 16 patents | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 8 South Africa 9 patents compare
- 9 Italy 7 patents compare
- 10 Finland 5 patents compare
- 10 Israel 5 patents compare
- 10 South Korea 5 patents compare
More science & technology data for Saudi Arabia
- Scientific and technical journal articles 24,595 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 54.18 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 159.54 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 159.54 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 2,581 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 100.0% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 1,398 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 0.6% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 31.33 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 44.07 per 100 people (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in Saudi Arabia?
- Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in Saudi Arabia was 5 patents in 2022, 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 19 patents in 2017.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 patents in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 10th out of 54 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.