Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in United States
United States: Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies was 29 patents in 2024. ▲ Rising
Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in United States, 2000–2024
Source: IRENA - INSPIRE Platform (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in patents.
Analysis
United States recorded 29 patents for annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 89.4% on the previous year and down 93.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies in United States peaked at 521 patents in 2021 and was at its lowest, 29 patents, in 2024.
United States ranks 2nd of 54 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 182.9 patents | 83 patents | 358 patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 456.1 patents | 399 patents | 498 patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 322.2 patents | 29 patents | 521 patents | 5 |
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- Scientific and technical journal articles 430,843 (2023)
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- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 113.19 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 113.19 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 329,229 (2021)
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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 29 patents in 2024, 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 521 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 29 patents in 2024.
- How does United States rank for annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies?
- United States ranks 2nd out of 54 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.5%. 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 (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.