Austria vs Sweden: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications
Austria
1,745 Patents
in 2023
Sweden
2,913 Patents
in 2023
Austria rank
9th
Sweden rank
8th
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications over time
- Austria
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2,913 Patents against 1,745 Patents in Austria, a difference of 1,168 Patents.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.7 times Austria's.
Across all 46 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 8th of 88 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80.99 Patents | 194.92 Patents | 113.93 Patents | Sweden |
| 1980s | 411.99 Patents | 784.13 Patents | 372.14 Patents | Sweden |
| 1990s | 653.16 Patents | 1,448 Patents | 795.31 Patents | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1,216 Patents | 2,867 Patents | 1,651 Patents | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1,887 Patents | 3,737 Patents | 1,850 Patents | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1,984 Patents | 3,928 Patents | 1,944 Patents | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher environment-related technologies patents — patent applications, Austria or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 2,913 Patents against 1,745 Patents in Austria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in environment-related technologies patents — patent applications between Austria and Sweden?
- 1,168 Patents, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for environment-related technologies patents — patent applications?
- Austria ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 8th of 88 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
To identify patents in environment-related technologies (ENV-TECH), detailed search strategies have been developed drawing on more than 200,000 classification symbols. The search strategies encompass a broad spectrum of technologies related to environmental pollution, water scarcity, climate change mitigation.