Every year the ISO (www.iso.org) releases it’s annual report showing trends and patterns in things such as ISO uptake, which are the most “in vogue” standards etc. The figures are very detailed and full of charts and graphs, therefore to help see this more easily we have presented this in an infographic:

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Just in case you cannot read the info above:

  • over 1.1million ISO 9001 certificates were issued in 180 countries – down 1% from previous year
  • 267,000 ISO 14001 certificates were issued – up 6% year or year
  • 20,000 ISO 13485 certificates issued in 95 countries – up 6%
  • the number of ISO 27001 is up 12% year on year
  • ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 are still the most popular