Belgium vs Finland: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications
Belgium
1,562 Patents
in 2023
Finland
1,580 Patents
in 2023
Belgium rank
12th
Finland rank
10th
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications over time
- Belgium
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1,580 Patents against 1,562 Patents in Belgium, a difference of 18 Patents.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 12th and Finland ranks 10th of 88 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Finland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 112.82 Patents | 10.92 Patents | 101.9 Patents | Belgium |
| 1980s | 312.73 Patents | 161.95 Patents | 150.78 Patents | Belgium |
| 1990s | 662 Patents | 712.4 Patents | 50.41 Patents | Finland |
| 2000s | 1,339 Patents | 1,633 Patents | 294.6 Patents | Finland |
| 2010s | 1,671 Patents | 1,757 Patents | 86.16 Patents | Finland |
| 2020s | 1,780 Patents | 1,964 Patents | 184.22 Patents | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher environment-related technologies patents — patent applications, Belgium or Finland?
- Finland, at 1,580 Patents against 1,562 Patents in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in environment-related technologies patents — patent applications between Belgium and Finland?
- 18 Patents, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Finland?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Finland rank globally for environment-related technologies patents — patent applications?
- Belgium ranks 12th and Finland ranks 10th 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.