Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre in North America
North America: Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre was 0.0276 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre in North America, 1996–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
North America recorded 0.0276 units per square kilometre for scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre in North America peaked at 0.0301 units per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0182 units per square kilometre, in 1999.
North America ranks 13th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre in North America, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.0192 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1997 | 0.0191 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0185 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0182 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0188 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0188 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0198 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0205 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.022 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0239 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0242 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0244 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0246 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.025 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0256 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0264 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0267 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0269 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0269 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.027 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0272 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0274 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0278 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0279 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0286 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0301 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0287 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0276 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0187 units per square kilometre | 0.0182 units per square kilometre | 0.0192 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0222 units per square kilometre | 0.0188 units per square kilometre | 0.025 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.027 units per square kilometre | 0.0256 units per square kilometre | 0.0279 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0287 units per square kilometre | 0.0276 units per square kilometre | 0.0301 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 10 Luxembourg 0.4567 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 United Kingdom 0.4032 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Denmark 0.3901 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 San Marino 0.3348 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Liechtenstein 0.3201 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Germany 0.3113 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Italy 0.2799 units per square kilometre compare
More science & technology data for North America
- Scientific and technical journal articles 494,654 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0013 units per person (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (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 square kilometre in North America?
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre in North America was 0.0276 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0301 units per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0182 units per square kilometre in 1999.
- How does North America rank for scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre?
- North America ranks 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Scientific and technical journal articles divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Scientific and technical journal articles ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Scientific and technical journal articles Science and Engineering Indicators, National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.