Patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials in South Korea
South Korea: Patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials was 1,154 Number in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1,154 Number
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
4th
of 48 countries
All-time high
1,154 Number
in 2021
All-time low
252.75 Number
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials in South Korea, 2000–2021
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials in South Korea is 1,154 Number, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 65.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials in South Korea peaked at 1,154 Number in 2021 and was at its lowest, 252.75 Number, in 2000.
South Korea ranks 4th of 48 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 252.75 Number | — |
| 2001 | 280.84 Number | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 294.25 Number | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 294.05 Number | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 334.87 Number | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 404.8 Number | +20.9% |
| 2006 | 464.82 Number | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 523.51 Number | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 590.77 Number | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 732.29 Number | +24.0% |
| 2010 | 714.94 Number | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 697 Number | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 797.92 Number | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 673.48 Number | -15.6% |
| 2014 | 717.16 Number | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 560.84 Number | -21.8% |
| 2016 | 834.92 Number | +48.9% |
| 2017 | 748.09 Number | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 726.99 Number | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 770.52 Number | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 1,096 Number | +42.3% |
| 2021 | 1,154 Number | +5.2% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 1,154 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.09 Number, 162.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 417.29 Number | 252.75 Number | 732.29 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 724.19 Number | 560.84 Number | 834.92 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,125 Number | 1,096 Number | 1,154 Number | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 1 China 8,390 Number compare
- 1 China 8,390 Number compare
- 3 Japan 1,598 Number compare
- 4 South Korea 1,154 Number compare
- 6 United States 212.94 Number compare
- 6 United States 212.94 Number compare
More science & technology data for South Korea
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 172.52 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.72 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 89.22 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 859.55 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 6.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 6.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 50,459 (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 71,724 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials in South Korea?
- Patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials in South Korea was 1,154 Number in 2021, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1,154 Number in 2021.
- What is the lowest patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 252.75 Number in 2000.
- How does South Korea rank for patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials?
- South Korea ranks 4th out of 48 countries with data for 2021.
- Is patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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