Patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials in Netherlands

Netherlands: Patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials was 29.68 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
29.68
Change on year
up 60.9%
World rank
10th
of 35 countries
All-time high
31.23
in 2018
All-time low
8.76
in 2004
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials in Netherlands, 2000–2021

10152025302000201020212000: 15.72001: 13.22002: 12.82003: 11.62004: 8.82005: 20.72006: 15.42007: 17.42008: 10.62009: 15.42010: 11.32011: 15.82012: 19.72013: 17.42014: 21.82015: 25.62016: 26.32017: 22.52018: 31.22019: 24.62020: 18.42021: 29.7

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials in Netherlands is 29.68, measured in 2021.

The figure is up 60.9% on the previous year and up 87.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials in Netherlands peaked at 31.23 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8.76, in 2004.

Netherlands ranks 10th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials in Netherlands, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 15.67
2001 13.23 -15.6%
2002 12.83 -3.0%
2003 11.61 -9.5%
2004 8.76 -24.5%
2005 20.73 +136.6%
2006 15.4 -25.7%
2007 17.4 +13.0%
2008 10.59 -39.1%
2009 15.45 +45.9%
2010 11.3 -26.9%
2011 15.85 +40.3%
2012 19.67 +24.1%
2013 17.38 -11.6%
2014 21.83 +25.6%
2015 25.56 +17.1%
2016 26.29 +2.9%
2017 22.47 -14.5%
2018 31.23 +39.0%
2019 24.6 -21.2%
2020 18.45 -25.0%
2021 29.68 +60.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.17 8.76 20.73 10
2010s 21.62 11.3 31.23 10
2020s 24.06 18.45 29.68 2

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 7 France 32.76 compare
  2. 8 Finland 32.4 compare
  3. 9 Austria 30.54 compare
  4. 11 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 28.98 compare
  5. 12 Spain 22.32 compare
  6. 13 Russian Federation 19 compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials in Netherlands?
Patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials in Netherlands was 29.68 in 2021, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 31.23 in 2018.
What is the lowest patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 8.76 in 2004.
How does Netherlands rank for patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials?
Netherlands ranks 10th out of 35 countries with data for 2021.
Is patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 87.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands 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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Patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
36 places, 792 data points, 2000–2021
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