Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in Switzerland
Switzerland: Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies was 1 patents in 2020. ▼ Falling
Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in Switzerland, 2001–2020
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 Switzerland is 1 patents, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in Switzerland peaked at 2 patents in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1 patents, in 2001.
Switzerland ranks 37th of 54 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5 patents | 1 patents | 2 patents | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.5 patents | 1 patents | 2 patents | 2 |
| 2020s | 1 patents | 1 patents | 1 patents | 1 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 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 Germany 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 Ukraine 1 patents compare
- 37 Uruguay 1 patents compare
More science & technology data for Switzerland
- Scientific and technical journal articles 22,804 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 11.55 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 129.47 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 129.47 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 267 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 97.3% (2025)
- Patent applications, residents 1,288 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 3.2% (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 3,292 Thousand persons (2025)
- Number of people using the Internet 8.32 million users (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in Switzerland?
- Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in Switzerland was 1 patents in 2020, 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 2 patents in 2009.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 patents in 2001.
- How does Switzerland rank for annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies?
- Switzerland ranks 37th out of 54 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.