Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre was 0.4032 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.4032 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
11th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.4468 units per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
0.299 units per square kilometre
in 1996
Years of data
28
1996–2023

Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre in United Kingdom, 1996–2023

00.10.20.30.41996200920231996: 0.299 units per square kilometre1997: 0.306 units per square kilometre1998: 0.307 units per square kilometre1999: 0.303 units per square kilometre2000: 0.322 units per square kilometre2001: 0.308 units per square kilometre2002: 0.31 units per square kilometre2003: 0.315 units per square kilometre2004: 0.33 units per square kilometre2005: 0.351 units per square kilometre2006: 0.365 units per square kilometre2007: 0.376 units per square kilometre2008: 0.375 units per square kilometre2009: 0.384 units per square kilometre2010: 0.385 units per square kilometre2011: 0.392 units per square kilometre2012: 0.401 units per square kilometre2013: 0.408 units per square kilometre2014: 0.405 units per square kilometre2015: 0.412 units per square kilometre2016: 0.414 units per square kilometre2017: 0.417 units per square kilometre2018: 0.418 units per square kilometre2019: 0.422 units per square kilometre2020: 0.427 units per square kilometre2021: 0.447 units per square kilometre2022: 0.421 units per square kilometre2023: 0.403 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

United Kingdom recorded 0.4032 units per square kilometre for scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre in 2023.

That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre in United Kingdom peaked at 0.4468 units per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.299 units per square kilometre, in 1996.

United Kingdom ranks 11th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3038 units per square kilometre 0.299 units per square kilometre 0.3067 units per square kilometre 4
2000s 0.3435 units per square kilometre 0.3075 units per square kilometre 0.3843 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.4073 units per square kilometre 0.3853 units per square kilometre 0.4218 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.4245 units per square kilometre 0.4032 units per square kilometre 0.4468 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 8 Switzerland 0.5772 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 9 Belgium 0.5515 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 10 Luxembourg 0.4567 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 12 Denmark 0.3901 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 13 San Marino 0.3348 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 14 Liechtenstein 0.3201 units per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

More science & technology data for United Kingdom

All data for United Kingdom →

Frequently asked questions

What is scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre in United Kingdom?
Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre in United Kingdom was 0.4032 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 0.4468 units per square kilometre in 2021.
What is the lowest scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 0.299 units per square kilometre in 1996.
How does United Kingdom rank for scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre?
United Kingdom ranks 11th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
Is scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 28 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre in United Kingdom. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 18 August 2026, from https://science-tech.statizoid.com/stat/scientific-and-technical-journal-articles-per-square-kilometre/united-kingdom/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://science-tech.statizoid.com/stat/scientific-and-technical-journal-articles-per-square-kilometre/united-kingdom/">Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre in United Kingdom</a> — Statizoid

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

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

Indicator
Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 6,744 data points, 1996–2023
Last refreshed

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.