Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in North America
North America: Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita was 0.0013 units per person in 2023. β² Rising
Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in North America, 1996β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in North America is 0.0013 units per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in North America peaked at 0.0015 units per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 units per person, in 1999.
That places North America 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near North America
More science & technology data for North America
- Scientific and technical journal articles 494,654 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre 0.0276 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index 0.9882 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate -3.84 % change on previous year (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 357,699 (2020)
- Patent applications, residents 274,038 (2020)
- Research and development expenditure 3.3% (2023)
- Researchers in R&D 5,009 per million people (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in North America?
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita in North America was 0.0013 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest scientific and technical journal articles, per capita recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0015 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest scientific and technical journal articles, per capita recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 units per person in 1999.
- How does North America rank for scientific and technical journal articles, per capita?
- North America ranks 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is scientific and technical journal articles, per capita rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Scientific and technical journal articles divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Scientific and technical journal articles Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Scientific and technical journal articles Science and Engineering Indicators, National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Scientific and technical journal articles divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.