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
Latest (2020)
1 patents
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
32nd
of 55 countries
All-time high
2 patents
in 2009
All-time low
1 patents
in 2001
Years of data
5
2001–2020
Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in Switzerland, 2001–2020
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 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 32nd of 55 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 patents | — |
| 2009 | 2 patents | +100.0% |
| 2010 | 2 patents | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 patents | -50.0% |
| 2020 | 1 patents | +0.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 1 patents is below the median for high income countries, which is 2 patents, 50% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 1 patents is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1 patents, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
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
- 32 Austria 1 patents compare
- 32 Belgium 1 patents compare
- 32 Colombia 1 patents compare
- 32 Croatia 1 patents compare
- 32 Cyprus 1 patents compare
- 32 Denmark 1 patents compare
- 32 Ecuador 1 patents compare
- 32 Finland 1 patents compare
- 32 Georgia 1 patents compare
- 32 Israel 1 patents compare
- 32 Lithuania 1 patents compare
- 32 Luxembourg 1 patents compare
- 32 Malaysia 1 patents compare
- 32 New Zealand 1 patents compare
- 32 Philippines 1 patents compare
- 32 Poland 1 patents compare
- 32 Serbia 1 patents compare
- 32 Singapore 1 patents compare
- 32 South Korea 1 patents compare
- 32 Sweden 1 patents compare
- 32 Ukraine 1 patents compare
- 32 Uruguay 1 patents compare
- 32 San Marino 1 patents compare
More science & technology data for Switzerland
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.28 units per person (2024)
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 11.55 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 292.37 units per square kilometre (2023)
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- Scientific and technical journal articles 22,804 (2023)
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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 (2026) – 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 32nd out of 55 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 (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.