Patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials in Latvia
Latvia: Patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials was 0 Number in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials in Latvia, 2000–2021
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0 Number for patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials in Latvia peaked at 4 Number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 Number, in 2003.
That places Latvia 37th out of 48 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 Number | — |
| 2001 | 1 Number | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 Number | +100.0% |
| 2003 | 0 Number | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 1 Number | — |
| 2005 | 0 Number | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0 Number | — |
| 2007 | 0 Number | — |
| 2008 | 0.06 Number | — |
| 2009 | 2.75 Number | +4483.3% |
| 2010 | 1.5 Number | -45.5% |
| 2011 | 0 Number | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 2.33 Number | — |
| 2013 | 4 Number | +71.7% |
| 2014 | 0.08 Number | -98.0% |
| 2015 | 2.8 Number | +3400.0% |
| 2016 | 1 Number | -64.3% |
| 2017 | 3 Number | +200.0% |
| 2018 | 0 Number | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 1 Number | — |
| 2020 | 0.5 Number | -50.0% |
| 2021 | 0 Number | -100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.781 Number | 0 Number | 2.75 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.57 Number | 0 Number | 4 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.25 Number | 0 Number | 0.5 Number | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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- 37 Latvia 0 Number compare
- 37 Malta 0 Number compare
- 37 Portugal 0 Number compare
- 37 Slovakia 0 Number compare
- 37 Croatia 0 Number compare
- 37 Slovakia 0 Number compare
More science & technology data for Latvia
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications 19.5 Patents (2023)
- Domestic ownership of inventions made abroad — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Indicators of international co-operation — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants 11 Patents (2022)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 538.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- Patents - technology diffusion 41 Patents (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 538.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 538.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 6,990 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials in Latvia?
- Patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials in Latvia was 0 Number in 2021, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 4 Number in 2013.
- What is the lowest patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Number in 2003.
- How does Latvia rank for patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials?
- Latvia ranks 37th out of 48 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Latvia 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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