Patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials was 28.98 Number in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
28.98 Number
Change on year
down 8.0%
World rank
15th
of 48 countries
All-time high
34.8 Number
in 2002
All-time low
18.66 Number
in 2008
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials in United Kingdom, 2000–2021
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials in United Kingdom is 28.98 Number, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 8.0% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials in United Kingdom peaked at 34.8 Number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 18.66 Number, in 2008.
United Kingdom ranks 15th of 48 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 United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.77 Number | — |
| 2001 | 19 Number | -16.6% |
| 2002 | 34.8 Number | +83.2% |
| 2003 | 26.98 Number | -22.5% |
| 2004 | 29.57 Number | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 21.31 Number | -27.9% |
| 2006 | 22.23 Number | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 20.31 Number | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 18.66 Number | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 21.31 Number | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 28.03 Number | +31.5% |
| 2011 | 26.95 Number | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 32.29 Number | +19.8% |
| 2013 | 21.52 Number | -33.4% |
| 2014 | 21.31 Number | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 24.71 Number | +16.0% |
| 2016 | 28.84 Number | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 23.31 Number | -19.2% |
| 2018 | 24.67 Number | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 30.2 Number | +22.4% |
| 2020 | 31.49 Number | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 28.98 Number | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.69 Number | 18.66 Number | 34.8 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.18 Number | 21.31 Number | 32.29 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.23 Number | 28.98 Number | 31.49 Number | 2 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 12 Austria 30.54 Number compare
- 13 Netherlands 29.68 Number compare
- 13 Netherlands 29.68 Number compare
- 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 28.98 Number compare
- 17 Spain 22.32 Number compare
- 18 Russian Federation 19 Number compare
- 18 Russia 19 Number compare
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- 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 667.92 Patents (2022)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 21,623 Thousand persons (2019)
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- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 486,088 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2019)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials in United Kingdom?
- Patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials in United Kingdom was 28.98 Number in 2021, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8 Number in 2002.
- What is the lowest patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.66 Number in 2008.
- How does United Kingdom rank for patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials?
- United Kingdom ranks 15th out of 48 countries with data for 2021.
- Is patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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