Patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials by country
Countries reporting
48
Highest
8,390 Number
China
Lowest
0 Number
Hungary
Median
9.97 Number
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
1,078
What the numbers show
Patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 8,390 Number in China; the lowest is 0 Number in Hungary.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.97 Number, and the mean is 450 Number.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in China (up 505.7%), and the largest decrease in Portugal (down 100.0%).
Patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 8,390 Number | 2021 | up 505.7% | volatile |
| 1 | China | 8,390 Number | 2021 | up 505.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Japan | 1,598 Number | 2021 | up 139.8% | falling |
| 4 | South Korea | 1,154 Number | 2021 | up 65.6% | rising |
| 4 | South Korea | 1,154 Number | 2021 | up 65.6% | rising |
| 6 | United States | 212.94 Number | 2021 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 6 | United States | 212.94 Number | 2021 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 8 | Germany | 78.85 Number | 2021 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 9 | Italy | 37.62 Number | 2021 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 10 | France | 32.76 Number | 2021 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 11 | Finland | 32.4 Number | 2021 | up 302.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Austria | 30.54 Number | 2021 | up 89.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Netherlands | 29.68 Number | 2021 | up 87.3% | rising |
| 13 | Netherlands | 29.68 Number | 2021 | up 87.3% | rising |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 28.98 Number | 2021 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 28.98 Number | 2021 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 17 | Spain | 22.32 Number | 2021 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 18 | Russia | 19 Number | 2021 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Russia | 19 Number | 2021 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Poland | 14.5 Number | 2021 | down 57.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Poland | 14.5 Number | 2021 | down 57.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Romania | 12.3 Number | 2021 | up 146.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Belgium | 11.96 Number | 2021 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 24 | Canada | 11.5 Number | 2021 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 25 | Australia | 8.44 Number | 2021 | down 54.9% | falling |
| 26 | Czechia | 5.75 Number | 2021 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Denmark | 4.55 Number | 2021 | down 27.9% | rising |
| 28 | Ireland | 3.83 Number | 2021 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 29 | Sweden | 3.72 Number | 2021 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Luxembourg | 1.07 Number | 2021 | down 35.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Estonia | 1 Number | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Slovenia | 1 Number | 2021 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Lithuania | 1 Number | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 31 | Estonia | 1 Number | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Slovenia | 1 Number | 2021 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Lithuania | 1 Number | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 37 | Slovakia | 0 Number | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Greece | 0 Number | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Latvia | 0 Number | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Portugal | 0 Number | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Croatia | 0 Number | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Croatia | 0 Number | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Malta | 0 Number | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Slovakia | 0 Number | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Cyprus | 0 Number | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Latvia | 0 Number | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 0 Number | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Hungary | 0 Number | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 324.84 Number