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.
The figure is 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% |
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 Republic of Korea 1,154 Number compare
- 6 United States of America 212.94 Number compare
- 6 United States 212.94 Number compare
More science & technology data for South Korea
- GERD by sector of performance and type of R&D 84,278 Million euro (2023)
- GERD by sector of performance and fields of R&D 84,278 Million euro (2023)
- R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex 610,824 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2023)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D 610,824 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2023)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year 6,423 Number (2014)
- Researchers by sector of performance, age class and sex 603,566 Head count (2023)
- Researchers by sector of performance, country of citizenship and sex 603,566 Head count (2023)
- Share of female researchers by sector of performance 23.7% (2023)
- Co-patenting at the EPO according to applicants'/inventors' country 5,837 Number (2013)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international 464.08 Number (2013)
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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