Patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials in Sweden
Sweden: Patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials was 3.72 Number in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
3.72 Number
Change on year
down 54.5%
World rank
29th
of 48 countries
All-time high
17.49 Number
in 2018
All-time low
1.67 Number
in 2006
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials in Sweden, 2000–2021
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials in Sweden is 3.72 Number, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 54.5% on the previous year and down 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials in Sweden peaked at 17.49 Number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.67 Number, in 2006.
That places Sweden 29th out of 48 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.79 Number | — |
| 2001 | 4.81 Number | +26.9% |
| 2002 | 3.8 Number | -21.0% |
| 2003 | 5.12 Number | +34.7% |
| 2004 | 3.71 Number | -27.5% |
| 2005 | 3.8 Number | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.67 Number | -56.1% |
| 2007 | 3.06 Number | +83.2% |
| 2008 | 8.33 Number | +172.2% |
| 2009 | 2.06 Number | -75.3% |
| 2010 | 3.35 Number | +62.6% |
| 2011 | 7.31 Number | +118.2% |
| 2012 | 5.41 Number | -26.0% |
| 2013 | 8.69 Number | +60.6% |
| 2014 | 5.8 Number | -33.3% |
| 2015 | 10.53 Number | +81.6% |
| 2016 | 6.34 Number | -39.8% |
| 2017 | 13.03 Number | +105.5% |
| 2018 | 17.49 Number | +34.2% |
| 2019 | 15.57 Number | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 8.17 Number | -47.5% |
| 2021 | 3.72 Number | -54.5% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 3.72 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.09 Number, 52% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 3.72 Number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.19 Number, 89% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.01 Number | 1.67 Number | 8.33 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.35 Number | 3.35 Number | 17.49 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.95 Number | 3.72 Number | 8.17 Number | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 26 Czechia 5.75 Number compare
- 27 Denmark 4.55 Number compare
- 28 Ireland 3.83 Number compare
- 30 Luxembourg 1.07 Number compare
- 31 Estonia 1 Number compare
- 31 Lithuania 1 Number compare
- 31 Slovenia 1 Number compare
- 31 Estonia 1 Number compare
- 31 Lithuania 1 Number compare
- 31 Slovenia 1 Number compare
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 140.69 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.41 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 14.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 36.34 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.3001 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.8277 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 296 (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 21,244 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials in Sweden?
- Patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials in Sweden was 3.72 Number in 2021, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 17.49 Number in 2018.
- What is the lowest patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.67 Number in 2006.
- How does Sweden rank for patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials?
- Sweden ranks 29th out of 48 countries with data for 2021.
- Is patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden 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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