Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in United States
United States: Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies was 34 patents in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in United States, 2000–2025
Source: IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in patents.
Analysis
United States recorded 34 patents for annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 86.0% on the previous year and down 92.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in United States peaked at 532 patents in 2021 and was at its lowest, 34 patents, in 2025.
United States ranks 2nd of 55 countries on this measure, 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 United States, year by year
| Year | patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83 patents | — |
| 2001 | 196 patents | +136.1% |
| 2002 | 128 patents | -34.7% |
| 2003 | 104 patents | -18.8% |
| 2004 | 113 patents | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 169 patents | +49.6% |
| 2006 | 168 patents | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 234 patents | +39.3% |
| 2008 | 280 patents | +19.7% |
| 2009 | 358 patents | +27.9% |
| 2010 | 477 patents | +33.2% |
| 2011 | 460 patents | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 484 patents | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 498 patents | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 446 patents | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 462 patents | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 444 patents | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 461 patents | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 401 patents | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 432 patents | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 415 patents | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 532 patents | +28.2% |
| 2022 | 521 patents | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 372 patents | -28.6% |
| 2024 | 243 patents | -34.7% |
| 2025 | 34 patents | -86.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 34 patents is above the median for high income countries, which is 2 patents, 17.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 183.3 patents | 83 patents | 358 patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 456.5 patents | 401 patents | 498 patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 352.83 patents | 34 patents | 532 patents | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in United States?
- Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in United States was 34 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 532 patents in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 34 patents in 2025.
- How does United States rank for annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies?
- United States ranks 2nd out of 55 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.